Kelly Slater Wave Co. vs Endless Surf

Neither is better in the abstract. Endless Surf produces more waves per hour, so it suits sessions where wave count matters. Kelly Slater Wave Co. reaches a larger maximum face, so it suits advanced surfers chasing size. Choose by what you want out of the session: wave count, wave size, or a specific setting.

Kelly Slater Wave Co.: A submerged hydrofoil sled is pulled down a track at roughly 18 mph. The moving foil displaces water, and a precisely contoured lake bottom shapes that displacement into a rifling, section-linking barrel that runs the full length of the pool. Because each pass is one giant wave, the pool produces ~15 waves an hour, the lowest volume of any tech, and the longest, most perfect ride. Endless Surf: Endless Surf uses a centralised pneumatic swell generator combined with a segmented reef bathymetry that can be tuned to break left, right or peaky. A software layer allows more than 40 distinct wave programs, from ankle-slappers to head-high barrels, in a single operating day.

Kelly Slater Wave Co. is running at 2 open pool(s) we track, and Endless Surf at 1. Both platforms have additional projects in development, listed on each technology page.