The Wave & Endless Surf to Realise Surf Park in London
Image: Courtesy of Endless Surf
(eap) Following the opening of The Wave in Bristol in 2019, the company’s second artificial surfing facility is now to be built in London. For the first time, The Wave is working together with surf lagoon specialist Endless Surf, who first implemented its wave technology in the SURFTOWN® MUC (see EAP 4/2024). The project at English capital, costing over £50 million (around €60 million), is to be built in the northern London district of Enfield on an area of over 40 hectares in the Lee Valley Regional Park. Endless Surf’s technology and construction solutions are suitable to overcome the demanding site conditions. Public consultations on the revised plans for the site are due to take place in March – the planning application is supposed to still be submitted this spring.
“London has long been in our sights, as part of our mission to share the health benefits of water and waves with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. We have been working closely with Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to progress plans for this incredible, but underused, land in the London Borough of Enfield. London is one of the world’s most dynamic and influential cities – and with its diverse population, strong sports culture, and high volume of visitors, it is the perfect location for an inland surfing experience,” explains Hazel Geary, CEO of The Wave.
Image: Courtesy of Endless Surf
She continues: “We are incredibly excited to work with the Endless Surf team on our next inland surf destination. Having watched the success of their first surf park launch in Munich, we can’t wait to deploy their innovative technology to bring perfect waves for all to North London. As a pioneer in the surf park sector, we have always chosen to be technology agnostic, as realise that different developments have different requirements and restraints. We partnered with Wavegarden to open the world’s first Wavegarden Cove, which has been a great commercial success. We are delighted to be working with Endless Surf, as the right tech partner for our London project.”
The Wave London will be equipped with Endless Surf’s “ES48” technology, able to generate waves for all skill levels – from beginner to pro – in four simultaneous zones through 48 pneumatic caissons. With the ability to customise wave heights, speeds, angles, operating modes etc., ES48 will generate waves of up to 15 seconds in the “Split Peak” and 26 seconds in the “Single Peak” configuration.
“We’re proud to work alongside The Wave to bring Endless Surf waves to the exciting global metropolis that is London. There is no better place to showcase all that our flagship model has to offer, whether you’re a novice or a pro. In addition to our unique wave engineering, we’ve intentionally designed our lagoon to overcome some of the challenging site conditions that surf park developers often face […] we’re thrilled to help create what will be a landmark project for the entire surf industry,” emphasizes Paul Chutter, President at Endless Surf. ■
