California’s Newest Wave Pool Is Opening Soon (First Look)
The Coachella Valley – once known as a desert escape for coastal Californians, retirees swinging golf clubs, and a certain little music festival every year – is quickly blossoming into one of the world’s foremost destinations for surfing.
Surfing of the manmade variety, that is.
And the latest surf park coming to the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert to be specific, is DSRT Surf. It’s a Wavegarden joint, and it’s poised to be making waves soon. Judging by the latest photos from DSRT Surf, it looks like all they need to do is fill the tub, and press play.
Take a look.
The 5.5-acre pool, powered by Wavegarden’s Cove technology, will be located at the Desert Willow Golf Course. It will also feature a hotel, luxury villas, surf camps, a fitness center, and a resort-style experience – all the bells and whistles that most wave pools have today.
Regarding the wave, per the DSRT Surf team: “Waves powered by The Wavegarden Cove.
Ocean-like waves in clean, crystal-clear water. Consistent rights and lefts, barrels, walls, and turn sections for experienced surfers. Gentle inside sections for cruising, learning and sharing with family and friends. Surfing all day and into the night with limited crowds and optimized wave conditions.”
The project has been in the works since 2018, however, the team experienced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, permitting issues, and more. But now, a few years down the road, it looks like they’re in the home stretch, bringing the first-ever Wavegarden Cove to the west coast.
And another thing, with drought-stricken California, some might wonder: Is a surf pool a good idea for the desert? Well, the folks at DSRT Surf have an answer for that:
“Our surf pool holds roughly 7 million gallons of water. Between evaporation, filtration, maintenance and other ancillary items, we will use roughly 24 million gallons each year. While this sounds like a lot, 24 million gallons is roughly equivalent to just 1.3 holes of golf at the average 18-hole course in Coachella Valley.”
DSRT Surf is slated to open to the public by summer of 2026.