A $60 Million Wave Pool Is Coming to London

Originally posted on SURFER | By Dashel Pierson | Last updated Feb 11, 2025 5:13 PM ET

The wave pool industry, although still somewhat in the early stages of its life, continues to evolve, grow gills, sprout legs, and run, not walk, from the primordial ooze from which it was born. The latest? A new pool coming to London, England, the first-ever in a capital city. The price tag? $60 mill.

It comes from the same folks behind The Wave Bristol, but instead of using Wavegarden’s Cove technology, this time they’ll be using Endless Surf – that’s the same tech seen at Munich, Germany’s mouthful of a name, yet exciting new entry into the wave pool game, o2 SURFTOWN MUC.

No images, or artist’s renditions, have been made available of the London edition to the Endless Surf catalogue – yet – but based on the Munich model, you can get an idea of what to expect. See below.

For more on the new project and partnership, here’s The Wave CEO, Hazel Geary:

“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.

“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 realize that different developments have different requirements and restraints. We partnered with Wavegarden to open the world’s first Wavegarden Cove in 2019 at our Bristol site, which has been a great commercial success. Now we are delighted to be working with Endless Surf, as the right tech partner for our London project.”

“This site is in many ways a hidden oasis and we want to open it up for the community. As we did in Bristol, we will develop it in a way that increases biodiversity, enhances the green space and helps people access it. Endless Surf’s attractive organic shape, with uninterrupted views across the wave pool, and hidden wave generation technology, fits well with our design approach of working in harmony with nature.”

Stay tuned; London surf trips coming soon.

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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