Though Rotterdam isn't generally associated with surfing, a new aquatic attraction due to be completed in June 2015 could well change that. Set to be located in the city's Steigersgracht Canal ...

Today’s wave pools are significantly more high-tech, like surfing legend Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Central California, which generates waves with a submerged, 100-ton curved blade gliding ...

Following the success of RiF010 in Rotterdam, a new proposal has been submitted for a wave pool in the Amsterdam canals.

A stock image of people surfing in the RiF010, an urban wave pool in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. A video capturing "frozen waves" at the RiF010 has gone viral on TikTok.

Like the Rotterdam pool, which opened in 2024, the Amsterdam proposal includes using Surf Loch’s pneumatic technology to create waves. However, unlike Rotterdam, the Amsterdam pool would offer ...

Surfing probably isn't the first activity people think of when considering how to spend a day in Rotterdam. 8 The brand new surf pool is set to open in Rotterdam this summer Credit: RiF010 ...

The city of Rotterdam is planning to build an eco-friendly water park right in the middle of the its Steigersgracht Canal.

It’s thanks to cholera that Rotterdam has its modern canal design. In the mid-19th century, the city dealt with recurring epidemics due to untreated sewage and waste floating around stagnant ...

Hanging 10 in Rotterdam’s RiF 010 surf park. So 10 years later, when I find myself floating in the middle of the same canal, I’m slightly apprehensive about putting my head under.

Rotterdam has just announced plans to break ground on a water-purifying wave pool smack dab in the middle of the city - meaning it will soon be possible to surf on a canal in the Netherlands. In ...