FlowSurf™

Surfing wave in a swimming pool: FlowSurf™

FlowSurf™ is the swimming-pool application of the surfing wave developed by Hydrostadium. The basic version, whose wave is 10 m in width, corresponds to a structure that is 19 m in length and 14 m in width. The small surface area required by the structure, around 270 m², means that it can be installed indoors. Water circulates in a closed loop in the FlowSurf™ pool that contains around 480 m³ of water (¼ of an Olympic pool).

The width of the wavestadium^® surfing area may be specified in accordance with the client’s requirements: each pump corresponds to a predefined width. The pumps are submerged under the pool to avoid noise pollution; incidentally, the submerged pumps also help to heat the water, which is a positive factor. There are three basic FlowSurf™ widths: 8 m, 10 m and 12 m, but any other width can be studied.

The advantages of the FlowSurf™ surfing wave :

• The sensations and boards are identical to natural surfing conditions, Quality and modularity of the surfing wave,
• Risk-free activity, open-water surfing wave, controlled flow speed, flexible materials,
• Operating cost : low energy consumption and little maintenance,
• Easy to operate : start-up and stop without any constraints and immediate,
• Small footprint = 19 m in length x 14 m in width ≈ 270 m² for a 10m-wide FlowSurf™, including the equipment room,
• Water is heated as it passes through the pumps,
• Water is filtered and treated in accordance with swimming pool regulations,
• Capacity : maximum of 15 people.

FlowSurf™ can either be built as a permanent structure in a pool as a civil engineering project or as a demountable metal structure for temporary installations and/or events. In this case, FlowSurf™ comprises precast units that are easy to transport and standardized containers.