Looking forward to decent surfing outside the main surfing geographies (Pacific Ocean).<p>I've always wondered why more locales didn't simply copy the standing wave in Munich. Seems easy to copy.<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisbach_(Isar)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisbach_(Isar)</a><p>Sure, it's not a barrel, but it's still a commercially viable way to enable surfing anywhere.
I don't think it will change surfing but it may contribute greatly in making this an Olympic sport... or perhaps create surf stadiums for contest a circuit?