On Location: Plattling Wave

Jacob Kelly Quinlan — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:02:30 +0000

Check out the first stop on the ”Wave Project Tour” through Europe! On this tour, Riverbreak and Surf Anywhere meet and talk to community leaders about wave projects how to build waves and create a thriving surf community. We are stoked to chat with all the locals, find out the stories and what is actually going on in the different communities.

In this clip, we chatted with Chris Müller at the Plattling Wave (“Plattlinger Welle”), where the local community has been growing since a couple of years. Chris pointed out the positive and open minded atmosphere at the spot — everyone’s welcome and localism is still a far cry from Plattling.

Further downstream, in the city of Passau, a local group of surfers has started a wave initiative that is currently sorting out options for building a wave in one of the three rivers that run through the city. Technical solutions, fishery and legal requirements need to be sorted out, but the local surfers are highly motivated to getting their river wave built.

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Isar Wave Plattling

RB Team — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:09:18 +0000

The Isar Wave – caused by ground sills in the Isar river bed – is a 30 meter wide, well-known kayak playspot in southern Germany; therefore heavily crowded during weekends. Kayakers are on the left, rivers surfers on the right side of the wave (downstream). It’s important to stick to local rules and read the signs at the location.

Spot Details

Address

Friedhofstraße, 94447 Plattling, Germany

Directions

Coming from Passauer Straße turn to Friedhofstraße. Directly after the underpass turn left into a gravel road and park alongside the dam. At normal water levels you can pass the dam and park straight at the river, but during highwater the police is closing the area. Finally when the water is rising don’t sleep near the river.

River

Isar

Nearest City

Plattling

Nearest Surf Shops

denk.com (94127 Neuburg am Inn)
kajakladen.com (94051 Hauzenberg)

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Wave Details

Conditions

From 1.70m-2.60m the spot is like a hole with very small green areas on the edge, the wave is powerless but can be surfed with boogey boards.
At 2.60m on the right shoulder of the spot there is a good green surfable wave.
Up to 3.10m the wave is surfable and on good days you have a 30m green wave. At around 3m the Isar river bursts its banks.
Above 3.10m the wave flattens out but can be surfed with longboards.

Characteristics

Flat wave at all water levels. Entry on the right side of the river (downstream). Keep momentum while paddling through the eddie and enter the wave from behind next to the concrete wall.

Dangers

The gravelly river bed has no dangerous rocks and is deep enough.
For good swimmers the wave is not too dangerous up to 2.60m. During high water the currents are very powerful and may suck you down for a short time (1-2sec).

Tips

There is a very long eddy (up to 60m) enabling you to easily paddle back into the wave.

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