Surf Lakes - Australia’s First Man-made Surfing Wave Pool

Sitting in the middle of this manmade lake in Queensland Australia, sits a giant machine that creates waves designed for surfing.
Using compressed air, it’s pushed upwards, when dropped, it’s shape displaces a perfect ring of water that travels outwards, until hitting several manmade reefs, creating different height surfing waves.
Visitors can choose between 5 different areas and wave types, such as a gentle rolling waves for beginner surfers, all the way up to fast and demanding waves for expert and pro surfers, they even have waves specifically design for bodyborders.
According to Surf lakes, the system allows for up to 200 surfers and learners each hour. It's the largest surf lagoon on the planet with its 80 megaliters of water volume.
► 5 Waves World Firsts
♦ Simultaneous wave types: 5 types of waves, each of which vary in difficulty, size, length and shape, at the same time
♦ Most breaks in a wavepool: 10 separate waves (4 left and 4 right reef breaks) plus 2 beginner waves
♦ Largest surfing lagoon in the world: Water volume 80 megalitres
♦ Largest wave face height: Up to 2.4m face height. 2.2m achieved at mid-level prototype testing
♦ Highest wave productivity: At full commercial capacity, 5 Waves will be able to produce over 2,400 waves per hour, allowing up to 240 surfers in the lake at the same time, all catching 10 waves per hour
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[@Yasmine91646]

Something about big powerful machines scares me and amazes me at the same time

[@JifeLacket]

This is a great design, being able to have maybe dozens of people of different skills surfing in different sections at the same time is awesome.

[@randomuser778]

Since this is in Australia, I'm assuming there is a Great White or something equally deadly in the lagoon.

[@pranked2221]

Very original

[@elcaballoblanco9627]

Throw in a few irakanjis. That'll keep ya on ya toes.

[@smallfaucet]

Haha!

[@rustywoodpecker8191]

Just the occasional 12ft croc. Nothing to worry about. Much like a guard dog really. Best to have a piss first before entering.

[@shannonsutherland2450]

Lol 😂

[@TheCrystalCollector]

Sweeeeet! Can’t wait till these types of wave pools get inland to places that will change lives, where surfing isn’t around

[@TsimRosengren]

Whaaaaaat

[@DJ.LakeSea]

I totally agree. Doesn't Queensland already have enough tourist attractions?

[@remingtonclarkeofficial]

Haha. Your comment reminded me of Chicken Joe from the movie Surf's Up.

[@Max-pn8dk]

Depends on how much energy it uses... Looks massive so I assume it needs a lot of power

[@illglenco]

ikr and no sharks

[@Tominscv]

Surf perfectly shaped, freshwater, shark-free waves consistently?? I'M ALL IN!

[@maetriques]

All fun and games till the crocks find it, then it's a real fun game

[@sperera5916]

What about brain eating amoeba in lakes??

[@zylomistic_7939]

S Perera brain eating amoeba is only in still water

[@grayman735]

@@zylomistic_7939They found the amoeba in water parks in the U.S. A man died from contracted it from a water park. Google it..very sad

[@biggils8894]

R Mial that’s why Kelly slater’s surf ranch water is dyed green, it’s actually an antibacterial chemical that was designed for farm water tanks.

[@drifterkid7102]

S Perera a disney waterpark was shit down in 1987 8i think because of a similar reason

[@WonderWorldYTC]

I live in Australia, so I was pretty bumbed to find out this is just a test facility for demonstration purposes. But still very cool.

[@beginator8637]

Pretty amazing

[@beginator8637]

Just like the video

[@pranked2221]

Same here mate, a little disappointed too.

[@nickjamo2383]

It’s in Yeppoon , northern qld

[@stevethea5250]

They have new surf pool north of Melbourne now

[@bgwhalley]

Kelly has the better wave but Occy has the better design. Kelly's wave dishes out one wave every 5-minutes whereas Occy's wave will throw out a few hundred waves per hour. If Occy can only double the height of his wave it would become unbeatable compared to all other wave pool designs IMO. But how do you generate a bigger wave with the design they have now? How about: A) Make the donut heavier and/or bigger B) Raise the donut higher before dropping it C) Install an hydraulic press to generate more force by pushing the donut down harder and faster D) Do all of the above What do you think?

[@steveworden1994]

All seem feasible...but it must not be that easy or they would have done it already unless it's a budget thing. To increase the size of the wave it seems the whole facility not just the donut (and the corresponding power plant) has to be upscaled/changed. Deeper, the breaks will have to be larger, more space to paddle in, plus more run-out space for wave energy so you don't end up w/backwash. An 8' barreling wave?! The facility would need to be enormous...

[@richardmarino2732]

@@steveworden1994 Makes sense but so does digging a bigger hole, adding more h20, adjusting donut to raise higher & if it doesn't work then get drunk & start over

[@energystoragedevelopers7656]

Find the resonance.! Bit like double bounce on the trampolines. All in the timing but you gotta have 2 conscentric donuts. The inner one prepares the water by inhaling the water and towards it and the outer just at the right time comes down and accelerates the water as it is going back down. Contact me for my plans if you like. Regards andy

[@christopheradams7942]

Kelly's wave is a better quality wave and a much longer ride. Almost to good.

Have you chance to compare with other technologies like Wavegarden that grow over the world?

[@hughtaylor-pati8807]

This looks like something out of Mad Max!

[@claytonbrown7120]

It really does ha

[@MakeSushi1]

That is amazing! would be so good to become a great surfer since you can continuously catch good waves

[@dxhacksaw]

i live 20 min from it no one is allowed to use it...

[@sadenuttie2234]

@@dxhacksaw yeah it would be expensive as to power that thing

[@dxhacksaw]

@@sadenuttie2234 didnt ask to go for free, it just sits there i drive past it weekly we have to drive 2 hours for a serf beach

[@sadenuttie2234]

@@dxhacksaw yeah, that’s fair enough. But I saw another video on a similar wave machine and it costed 50k for an hour (1 person). Would be expensive as

[@dxhacksaw]

@@sadenuttie2234 yea i dont think it would cost that much, they just hype the damn thing up so much and every one here can only look at the thing

[@snakeeyes471]

Yes please!!!!! For us Children of the surf that live inland!!! Our oppurtunty in our midst.....THIS NEEDS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD ASAP!!!!

[@jimsurfnfish8089]

Cool stuff, a surf spot in Australia where you don't have to worry about being eaten alive by a giant great white -Occy is a living legend!🤘🍻

[@baddazzgarage2953]

Yeah occy rocks he signed my board 20 years ago at the gold coast! Such a nice, genuine guy! And he also snaps a board like no other!!! Occ forever thanks for being kind enough to say hello and take the time to sign my board!🤙👍

[@jimsurfnfish8089]

@@baddazzgarage2953 cool story bro, I met Occy at Rocky point some 20 plus years ago, he's a super nice guy and was just destroying DA waves on the north shore, he surfed my friends boards at that moment called straight up, have a good one and keep on surfing✌

[@baddazzgarage2953]

@@jimsurfnfish8089 occ destroying waves yep that was his bread and butter! Your story is even better and he took the time to ride your friends designs why am i not suprised! Just a gentleman and legend of the surfing community! They say meeting your hero's is always a let down well not so with occy ! One of the greatest and nicest australian sports figures of all time! The world would be a much better place if we all had a little occy in us!! Take care Jim ! May the finest waves always follow you!!!🏄‍♂️

[@SolarWebsite]

I don't surf and I don't live in Australia, yet this makes me happy.

[@Usertrappedindatabase]

God bless you Australia, I got chills of excitement thinking about this!

[@tucko11]

This one to me feels the most like a replication of the ocean . The other wave pools are sick but this one you can paddle into the lineup , sit , wait till the plunger makes a swell and boom paddle , stand up , and ride 🏄‍♂️ 🤙

[@the10thleper]

Brilliant! Love it. So simple and the diffrent breaks is awesome. Good job Australia!

[@quintonblake1249]

Imagine having to make artificial waves In a lake! This post was made by the Great Lakes gang.

[@blogengeezer4507]

"The church bell it rang, 29 times" ;)

[@salvitoripopadillo4539]

I was born down under (Wahroonga) and then moved to "The Land of 10,000 lakes." Minnesooota. Yaaa! You Betcha! Ya Darn Tootin! "Oooh Yaaa…….Dat looks good Der Bub." I was fortunate enough to move back to Oz straight after high school(1996), "Good on ya Mate" learn to surf and then spend the next two decades surfing around the world. I've surfed absolutely Perfect waves on Lake Superior. I've been thinking about a way to bring waves to the countless points on countless lakes (10,000 at least) here in MN. A dream! A business plan! Let's start talking about this!

[@TheCrystalCollector]

Salvitori Popadillo I’ve always thought to add these to lakes where you already have the water! Just experienced my first lake surf in Marquette a couple of weeks ago on Superior!

[@salvitoripopadillo4539]

@@TheCrystalCollector No Way Bro! That's so cool to hear. Marquette can seriously get really sick! I've surfed there many times. It has some of the most dramatic scenery. There's nothing like walking from the parking lot down a trail a foot deep in snow, cedar trees drooped over you with pure white dipped tips cone shaped making you think of something else. And then it opens up and as you look through the snow filled air, you see it....Perfect 4 foot(7 to 8 foot faces) peaks A-framing all down the beach. Just like anywhere with that much water and wind, you'll get all kinds of waves. I'm just kidding. I wouldn't try it. Don't waste your time. ;)

[@ericscaillet2232]

Lake superior has surfable waves?

[@waveprizm9847]

Congratulations on a great wave system. The wave should be quite nice as you tweak the system and increase the wave height. Wave machines are the wave of the future.

[@shiraz1736]

If you can afford the electricity bill.

[@boltonky]

That is totally awesome :) and by far some of the safest wave pools ive seen

[@Celtic-Acid]

# nice to finally see my design in action. Took over 4 years to design and engineer. Thanks team

[@OriginalCouber]

Good job

[@alanh4471]

I've lived in QLD for 18yrs and never heard of it! Due to it's seemngly lack of complexity and we have lots of land, I'd say it'll be a great hit. Even section off a quadrant for people who just like to romp around the surf whilst there partners/mates surf close by. The good part of this idea is that you're guaranteed a size of wave every time!!

[@tshepp89]

It's inbetween Rockhampton and Yeppoon

[@LA6NPA]

Thank you for this video! Saw video of this in a drone compilation, and couldn't understand the pupose, just thought the surfers were taking advantage of something in a dam or whatever, but it's actually made to make surf waves! Great to know! Thank you!

[@paulmears825]

They need this in some of the natural reservoirs in Northern California😍 Camp out in the lush mountains and surf all day, smoke dank weed, and if you get get board lol you can just take a drive up the hill and go snow boarding in Tahoe!

[@delmanglar]

It wouldn't be a natural reservoir anymore if you make an artificial lake with a giant machine on it. No constructions allowed in natural reservoirs, obviously

[@delmanglar]

The natural reservoirs I surf, you have to walk a lot, swim a lot and wait for Nature to send you a nice wave.

[@delmanglar]

....much better waves too

[@paulmears825]

😌

[@grayman735]

OMG excellent idea for a mini vacation Paul. We would call it Park Mears. Open year around...

[@aydent43201]

i dont get how they arent scared

[@scratchd0g]

Australia.

[@ralphmoniz8790]

Of what?

[@tucko11]

It's scary I'm looking for sharks lol except there probably just catfish 😂

[@Half_of_The_World]

That ring around it is a floating net, the top floats the bottom is weighted so unless someone climbs over it, chances of becoming a meat pancake are near zero

[@mustangrobert]

Is that Mark Occhilupo? Man! I love him! 🤘🏼😊

[@MarkHahn]

I must say that is pretty bad ass. The Compressed air tanks have to be huge and the power to fill them this quickly would be costly I would think? VERY COOL!

[@shadowsrwolf]

seems a little inefficient

[@Dug6666666]

I want to hear how well suppress the release of compressed air sounds like, it all looks tranquil without sound in the video.

[@MrBoltok]

Funny thing is, I used to demonstrate this in the bath tub when I was a kid. Now, it’s made to real big machine, really amazes me.

[@illglenco]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND NO SHARKS

[@GREGE3EGG]

Did i just see OCCY ?? guy’s a legend 👍

[@joshwatson4560]

Occy and parko

[@Surfmus]

I can feel the Naegleria Fowleri from here.

[@magiccheeseball]

We had something similar to this in the USA when Rosie O'Donnell jumped in a lake

[@ridered7262]

Should name it Alcatraz, I'm sure it will be too expensive to keep operating and will be permanently shut down. I see comments of it already being broke down.

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

Brilliant! According To Space and Funds' This Can Possibly Be Scaled Up To Massive Waves Daily! 🌊

[@stephenhogan6202]

This is awesome. No matter what the wind direction there will always be a wave with offshore winds.

[@psoteriou3884]

To make it even more realistic they should stock the lake with white pointers

[@MrJFoster1984]

As a kid I used to go to OCEAN PARK in HK and the wave pool put out similar size waves to this over 30 years ago!

[@Jetty-me6cw]

As of late, this machine has broke down and the engineers found leaks in the "doughnut". Great idea. But using mad max technology they had to have expected problems.

[@Vicerium]

Waow..It looks unreal. Mad Max style but safer.

[@November378]

A win for the environment

[@robbyprice8247]

So I don't have to risk a shark attack to surf in the future? Sweeeeeetttt

[@Silliness4U]

Great idea making the waves as a ring. More economical. They just need to put it where there’s no Crocs.

[@R0adkillRacc00n]

What a cool idea!

[@someonelse241]

Roadkill Raccoon i found a match

[@kixkicks139]

This would be so amazing to see !

[@davestubbs2124]

Disney World (Florida) build a brilliantly-designed wave machine that generated successively longer wavelength waves so they would catch up to each other to create one large wave just as it approached the beach. It had to be shut down due to beach erosion.

[@BushCampingTools]

No thrill of sharks LOL! But little chance of drowning, swept away by dangerous rips, sting to death from sea wasps etc. Seriously, it's a great Aussie idea.

[@MrBlompod]

That’s awesome I’d feel much safer trying to surf there than in the ocean. Shame there won’t be one in Australia, we’ll just sell the idea for a quick buck 😔

[@hoochrussell3126]

Every country town needs this .imagine what could be possible if the government were serious about jobs...hotels...resorts...housing...endless....if only our government were serious...

[@petervad]

Wow, amazing idea and technology. This vid is 2 years old, so I wonder, has it been done commercially yet?

[@philipmorise7970]

I thought of this first! The only thing they added was the science,technology,and basic math that i am unwilling to learn.

[@pete3897]

And money

[@gertje8875]

And entrepreneurship

[@gerardguittat2878]

Super. Here in New Caledonia, no wave because of the greatest lagoon on Earth, it should be wonderful !!!

[@davidbullock289]

I wish we had something like this in California

[@TDig.]

Also the pro side of the waves comes include with box jellyfish for extra level of madness!!

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

11,000 Beaches. Watch Out for Sharks though, They are the True Water Masters and They Get Hungry. However, This Wave Machine has Merit But Needs some Improvement. Now if I was The Mayor of Yeppoon I would be Figuring Out if I can Install this in The Ocean at Yeppoon. Well done to these People for having a go at Creating Waves.

[@samedmunds2308]

Great channel mate with some great content. Keep it up!

[@WonderWorldYTC]

Thanks

[@lambert8528]

I met Occy at Newcastle surf shop Slimes a few months ago super nice guy always has been and always will be..👍🤟

[@koenntebessernichtsein]

Amazing Idea! If the build a corridor for the wave front, the wave could last longer.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

guys, next time indoor winter skiing resort in alaska, pleeeeeease.

[@charlottewalker3884]

I just wanna go over there and stay in the water and go up and down lol

[@rimquelsiret]

Wow awesome work

[@kiwilemonssss]

We need this in Canada

[@ixurlife8076]

Nice idea 💡 now the need to incorporate a way for it to work to harness wave energy also and you got a winner on 2 levels then 👍

[@MikeySkywalker]

Makes much more sense than Kelly Slater’s, where it’s $7,000 a wave.

[@stephendelacruzone]

Awesome! 🤙That surfer engineer is a friggin #Genius! 👌👍😁

[@mikestang679]

Crazy........What could be next?

[@pwengineering9070]

Needs to be bigger. They are working on increasing Kelly's wave pool here in California up to 12 foot faces, they can get 8 footers now but I think for that pool to go over the top they need 12' or bigger faces along with adding some different contours to the floor of the pool so it has a few performance sections that let you cut back, bang off the white water, off the lips and whatever you like. Just so It's not a barrel /one aspect wave. Good start here, the method is simple, they need for a bit more size.

[@georgeandkatherinedrager3705]

2 years later I live near it still no paying public

[@missruth26]

That machine is TERRIFYING 😮

[@kona702]

What a brilliant idea

[@ColorMeMozart]

This is amazing! 🏄🏻

[@RodderFiles]

Thats Awesome, Surfs up Dude ...

[@soci0path]

Oz is awesome :D... I hope I can visit some day.

[@GearZenChannel]

It's two years later. I want my wave lagoon!!!!

[@Meltman1000]

They added 2 white sharks and a few crocodiles to make the waves more realistic

[@redopps7875]

If I get rich I’m building this in my back yard but with decorations and sand!

[@jenniferhall4560]

That's awesome .....keep thinking people positive....

[@lejonfo]

I love big machines but this thing looks scary. Omg I wonder what it sounds like? Do they have a video on what it sounds like?

[@rpk4btw]

Sharks are like “we don’t like it”

[@DrGonzo-jl9wq]

So cool Australia!! 👍

[@langelle1]

Put two of the wave generators in the same lake to create a cross-swell.

[@enkininhursag4728]

You can divide by 2.

[@vegetariangiovani2240]

Cool stuff 👍🏼.

[@adamr9639]

With relatively minor modifications, and placed in water with natural waves or tides, this could be a great method to generate electric power.

[@justinkemeter]

That’s been around for years, I think a whole navy base is powered by one

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

Looks like straight out of a sci-fi movie.

[@khankustomsaustralia]

This is amazing !!!!

[@peterjoseph2803]

That is super DOPE

[@scottfuller1711]

This is a whole lot of awesome, The only problem is, your telling people this is a lake...;it's a pond. Lakes are far bigger. I live in Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes and our smallest lakes are 10 times this size. This is still a great deal of fun to watch though, people using it must be having a blast :^)).

[@TheFlightLevel]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@nathannomad984]

How is it powered? Looks like it could be a big waste of energy, in a time of environmental destruction! Other than that, it looks like fun! Who doesn't like a nice wave?

[@ryand4533]

Who has the money for this?? It is brilliant.

[@warrendonga]

It broke after making this vid and hasn't worked since lol

[@gseric4721]

Dude seriously?

[@martynweigh4541]

And its got hole's in it

[@chino123224]

You are playing right???

[@AlwaysPeacefulMaDeuce]

The KS wave pool is a better design.

[@dave47663]

Such a cool idea.

[@chrismak4859]

Ozzy’s have such good waves, they don’t need this haha!

[@Soothsayer210]

Wow!!! from the Frozen Canada.

[@mmallasch]

We need one in central florida, since we have only 3 cool months, it's a perfect fit

[@davidsokolovski2380]

A Nightmare for someone with megalophobia

[@buffbuffers2076]

That's not a waiiive, this is a waiiive!

[@tidalengineering6264]

wow loads of welded love it

[@tipsandquips516]

Place hills on the floor of that thing to make larger waves.