Rendering: Crest Surf Clubs.
Crest New York, the private members' surf club being built in Shirley on Long Island, is aiming to open around mid-2027. In a report published on 1 June 2026, Moneywise said Crest planned to open the club "this time next year," with excavation finished, the site fully approved and concrete work due to start that summer.
What is being built
The club is centered on a heated wave basin of 1.2 acres, built for year-round surfing, that Crest says can produce more than 120 customizable waves an hour, up to seven feet high, with a pneumatic system of its own. Its chief technology officer, Alexandre Poirot, specializes in fluid mechanics and is best known for the design of Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch, according to Moneywise. Around the basin, Crest plans a clubhouse of 9,000 square feet with dining, co-working and wellness space, and coaching for members.
How the date moved
Crest broke ground in Shirley in May 2023 with an opening planned for 2024, the Long Island Press reported. By July 2025 it was looking to raise about $45 million for the build, with Wedbush Securities advising, and said more than half of its memberships were spoken for. In January 2026 it named Kreation Capital and Sea Purity Investments as financing partners. In June, chief executive Brett Portera told Moneywise the capital raise was in its final stages. The latest post on Crest's news page is from January.
What membership costs
Crest is members only, with membership capped at 500 people. In July 2025 Front Office Sports reported initiation fees of about $100,000 and annual fees averaging $20,000. By June 2026 Moneywise put the initiation fee at roughly $50,000 plus about $1,500 a month in dues, and said early adopters had been offered lower founding-member prices and that costs were expected to rise. About 60% of memberships had sold by then, according to that report.
Good to Know
Access is through membership only, though members can bring guests, family and clients. For now, New York surfers have no open wave pool nearby: the only other one in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut in our directory, Skudin Surf at American Dream in East Rutherford, is listed as temporarily closed.
