Australia was one of the first countries to prove commercial surf parks could actually work, and it hasn't slowed down since. Two Wavegarden Coves are open and bookable today, a third is under construction in Perth, and four more sit in the pipeline across Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. Here's every one of them.
URBNSURF Melbourne, Victoria
The original. URBNSURF Melbourne opened in January 2020 in Tullamarine, close to the airport, and was the proof of concept the rest of the industry pointed to for years afterward. It runs a Wavegarden Cove, with whitewater Surf In The Bays sessions from AUD 39 and Point sessions from AUD 114; board and wetsuit are extra for the Point.
Best for: Anyone who wants to see where the modern commercial surf park playbook actually started.
URBNSURF Sydney, New South Wales
The second URBN Surf site, built on the same Wavegarden Cove platform, at Sydney Olympic Park, with Surf In The Bays from AUD 39 and Point sessions from AUD 119. URBNSURF Sydney gave the operator a second major metro market and gave Sydney surfers a guaranteed session without an ocean check first. For how the two pools differ, see URBNSURF Melbourne vs Sydney.
Best for: Sydney locals who are tired of scoring nothing and driving home anyway.
Perth Surf Park, Western Australia
The one currently being built. Perth Surf Park, developed by Aventuur in Jandakot, broke ground in April 2026 and is targeting a late 2027 opening with a 62-module Wavegarden Cove, among the larger Cove configurations announced anywhere. No pricing yet.
Best for: West Coast surfers who currently have to fly east for a bookable session.
Surf Farm, Queensland
The newest addition and Queensland's first Wavegarden project. Surf Farm is planned for the Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast, a 62-module Cove on a former pineapple farm, backed by a team that includes UrbnSurf founding investors. The project switched from an earlier pneumatic-technology plan to Wavegarden's electromechanical system in 2026. Still in pre-construction, with earthworks expected in early 2027 and a mid-2028 opening target, and in September 2026 it partnered with URBNSURF Partners to test its business case; see our full writeup for the timeline and who's building it.
Best for: Brisbane and Sunshine Coast surfers, eventually. Nothing to book yet.
Palm Valley Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast's first surf park, backed by Mick Fanning. Palm Valley is planned for the Parkwood Village golf course, with an Endless Surf ES48 lagoon, a surf academy and an upgraded 18-hole course in its first stage. Endless Surf announced its development approval in December 2023, and in May 2026 the Queensland Government committed 4 million dollars to stage one. The developer said in May 2026 that construction starts this year and the public opening is targeted for 2028; no construction start has been confirmed.
Best for: Gold Coast and Brisbane surfers who want a controllable wave close to home.
Surf Lakes Capricorn Coast, Queensland
The one that has been approved the longest and moved the least. Surf Lakes Capricorn Coast is a resort planned for Mulara, between Rockhampton and Yeppoon, on the site of the company's own Yeppoon prototype. Livingstone Shire Council granted development approval in January 2022, and the plan pairs the wave with up to 250 rooms, 100 camping and caravan sites, a skate park and a scuba pool.
Two things to weigh before you count on it. No Surf Lakes pool has ever operated commercially anywhere, so the wave quality and reliability of a paying public venue running this technology are undemonstrated. And approval is not construction: the company pointed at a 2024 start that did not happen and is still seeking capital partners.
Status: Approved, unfunded, no construction start and no opening date.
The Break Surf & Stay, South Australia
The Break Surf & Stay is South Australia's entry, running Endless Surf pneumatic technology rather than a Wavegarden Cove, one of two Endless Surf projects in the Australian pipeline alongside Palm Valley on the Gold Coast. Revised plans were approved in April 2026, and first waves are now pencilled in for the southern summer of 2027/28.
Best for: Adelaide-area surfers watching for the first non-Wavegarden wave pool in the country.
Wisemans Surf Lodge, New South Wales
The earliest-stage of the group. Wisemans Surf Lodge is announced for New South Wales with Endless Surf technology, but has not confirmed a construction timeline. Treat it as a name and a location for now rather than a project with a date.
Best for: Keeping an eye on, not planning around.
What you can actually book
Two parks are open today, both Wavegarden Coves in the country's two biggest cities, both charging AUD 114 to 129 for an off-peak or peak Point session, with whitewater in The Bays from AUD 39. Everything else is somewhere between "under construction" and "announced," spread across four more states, which says something about how fast the model has spread here since URBNSURF Melbourne opened in 2020. For session prices everywhere else in the world, see our surf park price guide; for the wave technology itself, our Wavegarden Cove page covers every installation the vendor has running.
