Riverbreak » Florence https://riverbreak.com The River Surf Magazine Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 River Surfing Buena Vista and Florence https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-buena-vista-florence/ https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-buena-vista-florence/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 07:35:23 +0000 Alex Mauer http://riverbreak.com/?p=15073 The water in Colorado has been at an all time low. Every single winter I curse the snow and cant wait for spring. Spring brings the melting water and Surf. The lack of water has me missing the heavy snow. But I have been charging and taking advantage of the waves that are in and

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]]> The water in Colorado has been at an all time low. Every single winter I curse the snow and cant wait for spring. Spring brings the melting water and Surf. The lack of water has me missing the heavy snow. But I have been charging and taking advantage of the waves that are in and trying to surf as much as possible while the water lasts. Both surf spots are on the Arkansas river.

Florence has been a go to spot for most the front range locals in Colorado. The drive is really simple and the wave is easy to find. The wave can be surfed as low as 400 CFS. The prime flow for shortboarding is 1,000-1,200 CFS. It is in the Desert so the weather is typically pretty warm. The water temp is cool but feels perfect with the warm air temps.

Staircase wave is Buena Vista is an iconic wave in the SUP surfing world. This wave is pretty soft on a shortboard so it is going to require a board with some volume even at the higher flows. I had a lot of luck on it with my inflatable surfboard. Prime surfing flow on this wave is anything above 1,400 CFS. The altitude is 9,000 FT above sea level so be prepared to suck wind in between every ride.

One thing that I am lucky to have for the lower flows is my inflatable surfboard. The thing surfs rail to rail amazing and has a ton of volume so it can pretty much surf anything! Look for my next vlog I will be surfing my inflatable surfboard in Golden Colorado!

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]]> https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-buena-vista-florence/feed/ 0 River Surfing Florence Wave, Colorado https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-florence-wave-colorado/ https://riverbreak.com/news/stories/river-surfing-florence-wave-colorado/#comments Sun, 13 May 2018 21:43:27 +0000 Alex Mauer http://riverbreak.com/?p=15026 The uncertainty of what to expect and the experience of surfing something new. This exhilaration is what river surfing is all about. Wondering if you will score an epic session. Or will you be left frothing with the thought of what could have been if you would have hit it at a different flow. Only

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]]> The uncertainty of what to expect and the experience of surfing something new. This exhilaration is what river surfing is all about. Wondering if you will score an epic session. Or will you be left frothing with the thought of what could have been if you would have hit it at a different flow. Only knowing what I have been told about this wave I packed up my surf gear in my van.

Everyone had been surfing this wave from 400-700 cfs. We rolled up and the water looked way higher. I checked the gauge and it was pumping at 1k – the wave looked awesome! So we all got ready as quick as we could. We jumped in the water and got our first rides.


Florence Wave in Colorado

By the time we took a break a few more surfers showed up. I couldn’t believe we had already been surfing for 3 hours. I surfed until I had noodle arms and legs. The scenery at the wave was pretty cool.

I couldn’t believe there was a wave in the desert. There were cows all over the place. Surfing new waves is awesome and experiences like this make me want to surf as many places as I can! Thank you Florence! I will be back to shred soon!

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