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London to get an Endless Surf wave pool

London: the English capital will build its first wave pool 12 miles away from the city center | Photo: Endless Surf

London will start to build its first wave pool. The capital of England will build The Wave powered by Endless Surf in the Lee Valley Leisure Complex in Edmonton.

News about the construction of wave pools in the majestic city of London has been in the minds of local surfers for ages.

In 2008, SurferToday redevelopers developers of the £1.5 billion Silvertown Quays project released imagery of Venture Xtreme, an artificial surf lagoon promising six-foot (1.8 meter) waves rolling for 100 meters.

It was hailed as the "UK's first artificial surf experience" to attract "100,000 surfers and bodyboarders a year."

The surf center was supposed to open in 2011 but never saw the light of day.

Then, in 2018, The Wave - the entity that built the Bristol wave pool - announced that the Lee Valley Leisure Complex would feature a Wavegarden Cove surfing basin.

The construction never went ahead; Londoners still have to drive to find surf.

Lee Valley Leisure Complex: the area where The Wave London will be built

Londoners to Ride the Endless Surf Technology

The Wave London is expected to display the Endless Surf technology that already powers SurfTown MUC in Munich, Germany.

But while the German venue features the ES34 model with its 34 wave-generating caissons, the English surf pool will be substantially larger with its ES48 model, i.e., 48 wave generation chambers.

The basin will have four simultaneous surf zones with the ability to precisely customize wave heights, speeds, angles, and operating modes.

According to Endless Surf, the ES48 will produce waves of up to 15 seconds in Split Peak and 26 seconds in Single Peak configuration.

London could be the first capital city in the world to have a surf park if they open the facility before Madrid's Wavegarden pool near the Metropolitano stadium, the home of Atlético de Madrid.

The British £50 million-plus inland surfing project in north London could transform around 100 acres of land in Lee Valley Regional Park.

The Wave's second destination aims to build on the success of its groundbreaking surf park in Bristol.

Public consultation on the revised plans for the site at Lee Valley Leisure Complex in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield, is due to take place in March 2025, and the team aims to submit a planning application in the spring.

A "Hidden Oasis"

Hazel Geary, CEO of The Wave, noted that The Wave has been collaborating closely with the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to develop plans for an underutilized site in the London Borough of Enfield. 

Regarding the project's environmental impact, Geary described the site as a "hidden oasis" and outlined plans to develop it in a way that enhances biodiversity, increases green space, and improves accessibility for the community.

She also praised Endless Surf's organic design, which features uninterrupted views across the wave pool and hidden wave generation technology, aligning with The Wave's commitment to harmonizing with nature.

Paul Chutter, President of Endless Surf, highlighted the innovative engineering behind Endless Surf's lagoon, which is "designed to address some of the common challenges faced by surf park developers."

And in this particular case, the wave pool will be nestled in a green area, surrounded by a diverse vicinity, with two reservoirs to the east, industrial sites to the north and south, and residential zones to the west.

The Lee Valley Leisure Complex is 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of Central London and just three miles (4.8 kilometers) away from the new Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium.

Developers of London's The Wave pool have not provided dates for the beginning of the construction works nor for opening to the public.


Words by Luís MP | Founder of SurferToday.com



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