Jochen Schweizer Arena is open and sells sessions to the public. Sessions start from EUR 49.90. It runs Citywave in Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
Verified August 2026
Historically significant as Germany's first indoor wave and still a solid session, best treated as one part of an adventure-complex day rather than a destination surf trip on its own.
The Jochen Schweizer Arena in Taufkirchen, south of Munich, opened Germany's first indoor surf wave and still runs it as one attraction inside a larger adventure complex that also holds an indoor skydiving tunnel and a high ropes course. The wave itself is a Citywave, ridden on real boards with fins.
The Citywave runs 1.2 to 1.4 metres with adjustable shape and speed, in water held around 25 degrees. A visit is about 90 minutes in total with roughly 30 minutes of actual surf time, and instructors are on hand across the skill tiers from first-timer through pro.
Munich locals wanting turn practice without the drive to the Eisbach queue, and groups where not everyone wants to surf, since the rest of the complex gives non-surfers plenty to do. Worth knowing it is a different venue from O2 SurfTown, the Endless Surf lagoon in Hallbergmoos on the other side of the city.
Advanced and pro sessions run about 49.90 euros, with adult beginner sessions at 59.90 euros because they include instruction. A kids and family session is about 49.90 euros, a private booking about 349.90 euros, and a ten-session pass about 429.90 euros.
Book online in advance, especially weekends. If Munich is the trip rather than the wave, the free Eisbach river wave in the Englischer Garten is the city's other famous standing wave, though it is expert-only and not a beginner option.
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