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Google Earth shows us, in video format, the different wave pools that exist in the world.

We will begin this article by telling you that nowadays there are a large number of options when it comes to pools with artificial waves; what a decade ago sounded unrealistic has been possible for several years now.


In wave generation there are different processes that fulfill their function perfectly; we will mention four famous systems and explain them below:

Piston system: pushes water in all directions with a piston. Like Surf Lakes in Yeppoon.



Paddle technology: pushes the water in a specific direction with a paddle. Like the new Wavegarden technology (The Cove, as seen in Melbourne and Bristol).



Plow system: pushes water along a specific path using a plow. Like Kelly Slater's pool or the first-generation Wavegarden technology.



Pools with pneumatic systems: these push the water in a specific direction using air. Examples include the Perfect Wave technology from American Wave Machines (Waco) and Surf Lochs (Palm Springs Surf Club).



Thanks to current technology, we can virtually visit almost any wave pool in the world, and here we share this Google Earth video that shows us some of them:

Click on the image or visit the following link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=emb_title&v=savQycANtgo