Revel Surf

Revel Surf is a wave park in the Cannon Beach development in Mesa, Arizona, described in its own coverage as a 37-acre retail and entertainment complex anchored by a surfing lagoon. It runs two surf attractions: a surf lagoon built by Swell Manufacturing that breaks as a split peak, with rights and lefts off the same peak, and a deep-water River Wave. The park is open seven days a week and sits a few minutes from Mesa Gateway Airport.

The lagoon breaks as a split peak, so surfers ride half rights and half lefts and both stances get frontside waves. Public sessions run an hour, with rides of about 10 seconds and 10 to 12 waves per session. The menu runs from whitewater sessions in the bay for learners, through San O, the most mellow open-face wave, and the Malibu settings, waist-high peelers with a close-out end section suited to longboards, up to the Trestles family: T1, a fast, lippy wave around shoulder high that rewards a high line, and T2, a wider, more forgiving open face that grows down the line. V Land is the top public setting, a wave that wedges and explodes over the reef into a barrel, with the best riders getting three or four seconds in the tube. A Combo Swell session runs 40 minutes of T1 then 20 minutes of V Land. Private sessions add private-only waves, including right-only and left-only waves and air waves. Separately, the River Wave is a deep-water standing wave, similar to a FlowRider but deep enough for regular surfboards, entered from the side with no pop-up. Sessions run an hour with up to 10 surfers, and the largest setting is a steep 3 to 4 foot wave.

Intermediate to advanced surfers get the most from the Trestles and V Land settings: there is enough speed and shape for real turns, and V Land barrels. Surfers still learning can start with whitewater sessions in the bay or San O, which is built for paddling into your first unbroken waves. Because the peak splits, regular and goofy-footers both get frontside waves. Every surf session includes a beach pass for the surfer that day, which covers the sand, skate park and cliff-jump platforms.

Surf lagoon sessions are priced by level. Level 1 is sold as a coached Learn To Surf, $89 for a 90-minute slot with an hour in the lagoon, and a three-session Learn to Surf Bundle is $299 before tax and fees; the uncoached Level I whitewater session, $119 until October 2026, is no longer listed. Non-members pay $129 for Level 2 cruiser waves such as San O and The Malibu and $139 for Level 3 performance and barrel sessions such as Trestles and V Land; members pay $99 and $109. On the River Wave, a deep-water standing wave, Level 2 and Level 3 sessions are $60 an hour, or $45 for members; Level 3 takes up to 10 surfers, boards are extra, and River Wave Level 1, coached for beginners aged 10 and up, is $80. Memberships are built a la carte, choosing waves and session volume, and include 10% off coaching, video, rentals and cabanas. Each surf session includes a beach pass for the surfer that day. A beach pass on its own, sold at seasonal prices, covers the sand, volleyball, the diving lagoon, the skate park and boogie board hours. Revel has 14 cabanas for daily rental, each including six beach passes. Read from revelsurf.com on 26 September 2026 and FareHarbor on 17 and 23 October 2026.

Mesa Gateway Airport is about 3 miles and 8 minutes from the park, and Phoenix Sky Harbor is about 26 miles and 40 minutes away. The park is open seven days a week and is cashless. Book surf sessions online in advance, especially for weekends. Bring high-SPF sunscreen and a rash guard whatever the season, and your own towel. The bar and grill needs no beach pass or reservation, and its patio uses misting systems in summer and is enclosed in cold or wet weather.