Surf Park Long Island, NY

[eastbound]

https://www.longislandsurfpark.com/news

lotta wood to saw before this becomes a reality--and then there's the problem that their breakeven (with some distant amortization!) may be 25$ per wave!

has the kelly pool even opened to ordinary mortals yet??

[supsean]

Sounds like fun. 25 a wave sounds expensive although my equipment return on waves at the Rockaways may be about the same per great wave.

[NorthJerzSurfer]

these guys are DOA once American Wave Machines gets theirs installed at American Dream in NJ.  If promised are kept- its supposed to be the biggest (capacity) wave made and indoors.

unless its a far better wave out in Shirley, American Dream will be tropically warm and much more accessible to a wider audience being in NJ.

25 bucks a wave??  anyone know how that compares to what Waco costs? Thats kinda the only measuring stick as the only one open to the public in the US right?


 

[NorthJerzSurfer]

also glad i grabbed the handle 'NorthJerzSurfer" because now there can be surfers WELL north AND west of me!

[eastbound]

pure speculation re the cost per wave, but it cant be cheap...........

[NorthJerzSurfer]

wow.  its actually up and rideable already.

Link to NJ guy Rob Kelly slaying it

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LPr_8nzzI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[FRP]

The underwater footage is great. The board appears alive. Very cool.

Bob

[OkiWild]

Last I read, the "Slater" machine cost $11,000 per day to operate, including staff. They rent somewhere near $50,000 per day.

Even at cost, how many waves does $11,000 buy someone?

Personally, even the idea of wave machines for surfers just seems silly. 

[eastbound]

anyone know number of waves per hr produced by the thing?

i seem to recall it's not a big number

whatever the case, these costs dont sum to ordinary mortals surfing these machines