Wave Pool Homes for Sale: Every Surf Community You Can Buy Into

The short answer: there are fourteen surf-anchored residential communities on our verified tracker right now, but only a handful are actively selling homes, villas or lots today. The Desperado at Waco Surf, DSRT Surf in Palm Desert and Zion Shores in Utah lead the US list, with Cabo Real Surf Club and two São Paulo communities covering Latin America. The full breakdown, with what is actually verified versus merely announced, is below.

This is the flagship reference for our real estate coverage. Every community named here has a full community page on Wave Pool Party with its development status, product types, cost records and WPP Ownership Score, and every figure we publish carries a source and a verification date. When we do not know something, we say so.

Communities actively selling now

Three US projects have publicly marketed for-sale residential product: The Desperado at Waco Surf in Texas, DSRT Surf in Palm Desert, California, and Zion Shores in Hurricane, Utah. Cabo Real Surf Club in Los Cabos is in pre-sales with a membership-led structure, and Boa Vista Village near São Paulo is selling within an established Brazilian luxury community.

What for sale actually means at a surf community

Surf communities sell four distinct things, and the difference matters more than the brochure suggests. A deeded home or lot is conventional real estate. A club membership is access, not property. A fractional share is a slice of a specific residence. And a hotel-branded residence can look like a home but carry rental-program obligations. Our community pages separate these product types line by line.

• ~Deeded homes and lots: the closest to a normal purchase, usually with an HOA and a surf-access structure attached.
• ~Club memberships: access to the wave and amenities, sometimes required alongside a home purchase, sometimes standalone.
• ~Fractional and residence-club products: part ownership of a specific unit with allocated usage.
• ~Hotel-branded residences: a condo you own that may be required to join the rental program when you are away.

The question that matters most: what surf access comes with the house

Every buyer asks about the kitchen. Fewer ask whether ownership includes guaranteed wave time, how many sessions, at what priority, and whether renters or guests can use them. Surf rights are the single most misunderstood part of these purchases, which is why every WPP community page has a dedicated What Ownership Gets You section. Where a developer has not published the answer, we mark it not published rather than guess.

Buyer questions, answered

How many wave pool communities actually have homes for sale right now?

Of the fourteen communities we track, five are actively selling or in pre-sales as of August 2026. The rest are under construction, approved, proposed or in a status we are still verifying. Announced is not the same as selling.

Are wave pool homes a good investment?

We do not give investment advice, and you should be skeptical of anyone selling surf real estate who does. What we can tell you is what ownership costs, what it includes, what the rental and resale rules say, and how complete each project's public record is. That is what our Ownership Score measures.

Can foreigners buy at the international communities?

Generally yes in Mexico and Brazil through standard legal structures, but the mechanics differ by country and community. Confirm the ownership structure with a local attorney before paying any deposit.

Why do some communities show no pricing?

Because the developer has not published verifiable pricing, or has not shared it with us in a form we can confirm. We show not published rather than repeat numbers we cannot stand behind.