Ka’ana Wave Co. and its new machine.
One thing we can always count on? Humans will continue to try to find ways to surf where there aren’t waves. Enter Ka’ana Wave Co., the latest iteration in the artificial-wave race. Ka’ana launched its deep-water stationary wave machine recently with a party at Britannia Beach, British Columbia, a town just south of Whistler.
According to the company, its CM7-Series produces multiple wave shapes in water four feet and deeper. The company said it wants to place the rig in new and existing pools and lagoons to attract novice surfers. The technology actually resembles a surf boat wake – boogie boarders and even kayakers have tested out the technology.
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Ka’ana recently unveiled the wave at the “beach pop-up” and over 250 riders put it through its paces.
This certainly isn’t the first mobile stationary wave. In 2018, UNIT Surf Pools introduced its mobile deep-water wave. The design is based off of Munich’s “Eisbach” wave and other river features. It closely resembles a City Wave (which introduced a new stationary wave in Lake Chelan, Wash. in 2020). UNIT’s creation is also mobile and was developed by UNIT Parktech, which manufactures wakeboarding features. The French company, Hydrostadium, is another brand currently dipping its toe into mobile wave technology.
Ka’ana’s machine, the XS CM7-Series, requires a four-foot deep, 40’ x 30’ pool and creates a waist-high wave. Ka’ana Wave Co. claims that its XL delivers overhead surf as well. We shall see.