Published on June 17th, 2013 | by PhilB

Building a Stationary Wave at Wamberal Lagoon

When the water level of the Wamberal Lagoon, NSW Australia, becomes too high as a result of rain, the town council cuts out the a section of the beach to drain it. The result is a near instant river that runs into the sea. The force of the exiting waters against the ocean causes a stationary wave for these guys to surf. It is fun for surfers as multiple standing waves appear through out the drainage. In a matter of minutes the trickle turns into a raging river and the waves and rapids are massive. One of the few occasions when Australians turn into “river surfers”.

These white water surges really look like an absolute blast to surf!

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PhilB Phil is a passionate riversurfer based in the capital of urban hydro power, Graz / Austria. He graduated from the International University for Riversurfing (IUR) in 2008 before he got married (to PhilK) in 2009. Instead of children, they gave birth to the probably most awesome riversurfing magazine on the planet: Riverbreak.