Surfers have been trying for years to take the ocean’s inconsistency out of surfing. No more watching the charts, waiting eagerly for one of those big red blobs to march its way toward their coast. No more hoping for the wind to die down. No more fickle sand bars, shifting with the tide. Man-made waves have been a topic of interest lately, but nothing has ever really panned out. Recently, Typhoon Lagoon has been in the spotlight, hosting Rip Curl’s Gromsearch, but the talent there made the wave look decent. Kelly Slater’s Wave Company garnered some attention, but its potential remains to be seen. As far as a good man-made wave, nothing has ever compared to the real thing. But it looks like there’s hope on the man-made horizon; waves are stacking up, and the forecast is promising.
