The long-planned Surf Farm at Glass House Mountains is moving forward, with Wavegarden selected as the official surf technology partner for the Sunshine Coast wave park.
What we know
- The broader plan includes restaurants, retail, community spaces and year-round programming.
- Surf Farm is planned for Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast.
- Wavegarden has been selected as the project’s official surf technology partner.
- The project will use a 62-module Wavegarden Cove.
- Wavegarden says it will be its first Queensland project and the largest Wavegarden installation on Australia’s east coast.
Watch: A look at the Wavegarden Cove technology selected for the proposed Glass House Mountains Surf Farm.
Wavegarden announced the update on April 9, saying Surf Farm had chosen its technology after a technical and financial evaluation.
The company said the project had moved away from pneumatic wave technology in favour of Wavegarden’s electromechanical system.
If delivered, the project would bring a purpose-built surf lagoon to a hinterland setting near one of Queensland’s most recognisable landscapes.
Wavegarden chosen for Surf Farm
Wavegarden says the setup will cater for surfers of different levels, from beginners through to elite athletes.
The company also says Surf Farm will become its first project in Queensland.
For the Sunshine Coast, the project would add a different kind of surf destination to a region already strongly tied to beach culture, surf tourism and outdoor recreation.
More than a wave pool
Surf Farm is being pitched as more than a standalone wave lagoon, with restaurants, retail, community spaces and year-round programming also part of the broader plan.
That would place the Glass House Mountains project somewhere between surf training facility, tourism drawcard and lifestyle precinct.
For beginners, the appeal is controlled waves without the pressure of learning in the ocean.
For experienced surfers, the promise is consistency, repeatable conditions and a surf option away from the coast.
For locals, the bigger question will be how the project fits into the surrounding area once planning, traffic, access and operating details become clearer.
A hinterland surf story
Rather than another beachside attraction, Surf Farm would shift some of the region’s surf energy inland, placing a purpose-built lagoon at Glass House Mountains.
For now, the key development is that Surf Farm has locked in Wavegarden as its technology partner, giving the long-discussed project a clearer path forward.
If the project goes ahead as planned, Glass House Mountains could become home to one of Queensland’s most closely watched surf park developments.
