Wave pools, Bloomberg says, were once “the antithesis of surf culture.” But that has changed considerably: The publication opens its story about the rise of these inland, human-designed bodies of ...

One great promise of the wild world of wave pools is the increased amount of time actually riding a wave. Unless you’re surfing Chicama, Jeffreys Bay, or any other of the world’s greatest pointbreaks, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amsterdam and its famed system of historic canals could soon be home to something never-before-seen in the Netherlands’ capital ...

(CNN) — Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in ...

Surf Abu Dhabi, the Kelly Slater Wave Company joint in the United Arab Emirates, was honored with a slot on Time Magazine’s coveted list of “The World’s Greatest Places.” ...

Ryan Watkins, Surf Abu Dhabi’s general manager, says the facility’s primary aim is simple: to produce the best waves, period. “There’s no natural surf break in the world that runs perfection 365 days ...

Amidst the global wave pool arms race, China was always going to be a major player. With a rising surfing population, funding from the government for competitive training, and the first-ever Chinese ...

The manmade wave pool revolution is reaching all four corners of the globe, as now, a new player in the game has emerged in the surf-starved Russian motherland. Vertigo Sports, a wakeboard park ...

In the wild west world of wave pools, oftentimes, it’s tough to keep up. So much news, so many project announcements, openings, closings, backyard pools, surf parks planned worldwide from Newport ...

The change would have exempted smaller parks, including surf pools built on quarter-acre lots, from state regulations, if local governments had rules governing water facilities.