2024: Wave Pool Pilled

There is no denying that 2024 was a historic year for surf parks. The proof is in the data.

The surf world is officially wave pool pilled. There is no denying it—2024 was a historic year for surf parks. The proof is in the data. At Surf Park DB, we track and analyze surf park and wave pool trends across the world, and the numbers from 2024 are record-breaking.

Let’s dive into what made this year so extraordinary.

Surf Parks Take the World by Storm

In 2024, 12 new surf parks opened across 9 countries and 4 continents—the most ever in a single year and a 71.43% increase compared to openings in 2023. Even better, we got 13 new wave pools because Revel Surf closed out the year as the first surf park to have two surfable pools: a UNIT Standing Wave and a SWELL MFG traveling wave.

Other pioneers of 2024:

• URBNSURF became the first traveling wave brand to operate two parks.

• RiF010 introduced the first traveling wave built into a dam.

The industry shredded…