When Mad Max Meets Surf, You Get this Awesome Post-Apocalyptic Style Wave Generator

A circular wave generator that was installed at the at the Surf Lakes Wave Pool in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia. This thing looks like a post-apocalyptic machine that would fit perfectly in a Mad Max style movie! Check it out in action in the videos below!

From Surfline:

Visually, the Surf Lakes concentric wave device is immediately striking … Its rustic, creaking and noisy activations reminded this reporter of a wild theme park ride, complete with huffing, hissing and spluttering condensate explosions that served both to illustrate the immense pressures required to lift the 1400-ton “plunger” and the power and engineering feats that have occurred beyond the practical imagination of conceptualist and Surf Lakes Founder, Arron Trevis.

[Stab Magazine]


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