homemade surf wave

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

That river basically tells you to build something like this the whole width!

[@euroopticsdesign]

Incredible! We are impressed. Well done chaps.

[@MrAranhaman]

How can anyone dislike this???Awesome you guys!!!

[@jaxonscootz]

so cool that you have a river as your water source! if I did this in my city it would definitely be torn down.

[@gunnarmoeller8606]

Perfect, two more next to that one and you'll have the whole river to make big turns.

[@WagStyle]

That's was sick but never thought of just using a rope and they didn't even need the ramp

[@lolomaltese7949]

What you guys did, is EPIC

[@macrovigilance]

rad!! great little adventure..well done lads!

[@stianwesche8943]

How did you make this board? And would you clasify it as a surfboard or a wakesurf? Does it also work as a skimboard? BTW great video, i feel the urge to try something similar!

[@dankandankan]

We pretty much built it like a real surfboard, we used ground insulation styrofoam for the core, and epoxy and fibreglass :) Shouldnt really work for skimboarding since its pretty rockered. Don't know what to call it, we built it specifically for this wave :D Hope you find a spot and get yourself some river surfing!

[@maxi.p8542]

What’s it made out of?

[@hugoallen7175]

The ramp is probably just a wooden board

[@Matezech]

Wow! Awesome! Do you have some plan (size, angle and radius) or any instructions to help us to build one ? Thanks!

[@dankandankan]

+Mathieu Cheze Thanks dude! Shure, but to build one like this you'll need to find a similar spot, as the bottom of a natural river would probably be way too rocky for something like this. And we didn't really put any science behind it, we just figured it should work and built like a simple skate ramp thats really a two-step bank. To build one in a natural river you should check this stuff out riverbreak.com/riversurfing/how-to/wave-construction/ Do you have a spot yet?

[@Matezech]

dankandankan Thank you very much ! I'm kayaker, so to find this kind of spot is the easier way for a similar project for me :) I've some spot like this around my home. I will study this construction for this summer !

[@dankandankan]

+Mathieu Cheze Sounds dope! Hope it works out :) Let me know, would be cool to see! Our ramp was about 1,2 m deep and around 55 cm high, but the faster the water is the higher you can build I suppose :)

[@Dmitry001]

So cool!!

[@jguthrie]

This is genious. Do you know if it still works if the water is deeper than that though? I want to try this in a flat fast moving creek section near me, but it's 2 or 3 feet deep. It looks less than a foot deep in your spot. I'm probably gonna try it either way but would love any tips or advice you learned when you made yours. Thanks man

[@dankandankan]

Thanks! :) If the water is fast enough and the bottom is fairly flat enough I guess it should work, deeper water would put a lot more force on the ramp and the ropes though! Be wary of the ropes as the water takes hold of the ramp (and when surfing!). My guess is a water speed of about 4-6 m/s is suitable. Also, you don't need to make the ramp very steep, the wave gets a bit steeper than the ramp. 30° or so should be more than enough. River waves on rough bottoms and deeper water are usually made differently though, I'm sure you can find some reading on that before you decide which is the way to go. Good luck! And let me now if you post a video! :)

[@evancurry1279]

Did it work??

[@andrews1775]

Dunno about having the line connected to the bridge and ramp. Kinda seems unsafe. I'm fortunate my uncle bought a new mastercraft last year.

[@Surfpep]

Epic guys!

[@AlexMauerVlogs]

Man of surf lit!!! 🤙🙌

[@riverbreakmagazine]

Holy crap, you guys are pioneers! Building surfable waves on a river isn't the easiest thing, stoked to see your approach -- keep it rollin'! Meet and connect with other river surfers at riverbreak.com

[@dankandankan]

+Riverbreak Magazine Thanks dude! We're planning on a bigger one this spring ;) Will check it out! :)

[@riverbreakmagazine]

+dankandankan Sounds sick -- can't wait to see how the bigger one will turn out. Good luck buddy and keep us posted!

[@riverbreakmagazine]

+dankandankan Awesome -- check out this link, hope to inspire lots of others! riverbreak.com/how-to/wave-construction/homemade-river-wave/

[@dankandankan]

+Riverbreak Magazine Dope!! :)

[@riverbreakmagazine]

+dankandankan BTW: be VERY carful with the ropes. Once trapped with your feet in the rope chances are that you'll drown. The force of the water is too strong for you to fight against it. A couple of people have lost their lives this way in river surfing. Not kidding!

[@drewbrook966]

Bit wider and higher and you would be set

[@bobbydroback8994]

well done fellas

[@surferjo4581]

now put a trampoline behind it in case you fall

[@JoeMmt347]

I was thinking about same thing!

[@TheVideoBook]

I very love your video tutorial, keep posting really. #moment757