How does Surf Lakes unique wave creating technology work?
🌊 Hydraulics over pneumatics 💨.
Off the shelf air compressors are the heart of our machine. Low maintenance, and easily replaced, they sit on the shore, and pump air into the caisson, which then sends this air into the U-Tube (under the lake bed). From here, a 'set' of waves is generated as this air pushes the water inside the U-Tube, launching the machine upwards. As the air pressure is released, gravity does the rest, setting in motion a concentric gravity wave that breaks in multiple locations around the lake as it interacts with our custom designed bathymetry (aka reefs). As the central wave device drops, the water buoyancy 'catches' the machine and sets it up for the next stroke. This clip shows a full set (5 x waves) being produced in real time.
