1 / 14Surfin' UAE ... Aussie pro Sally Fitzgibbons practises her moves in the desert.(Photo by Getty Images) 2 / 14Surfin' UAE ... Aussie pro Sally Fitzgibbons practises her moves in the desert.(Photo by Getty Images) 3 / 14The Basque region's Wave Garden in Spain is thought to offer the world's best fake surf. (Photo by Getty Images) 4 / 14The Basque region's Wave Garden in Spain is thought to offer the world's best fake surf. (Photo by Getty Images) 5 / 14The Seagaia Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo by Getty Images) 6 / 14San Diego's "Bruticus Maximus". (Photo by Getty Images) 7 / 14Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than the Flow Rider, or these fake Chinese beaches. (Photo by Getty Images) 8 / 14Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than a fake Chinese beach. (Photo by Getty Images) 9 / 14Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than a fake Chinese beach. (Photo by Getty Images) 10 / 14Kelly Slater was in sublime Tahiti. And the next week in sloppy Brazilian mush. Bring on the wave pool! (Photo by Getty Images) 11 / 14Kelly Slater was in sublime Tahiti. And the next week in sloppy Brazilian mush. Bring on the wave pool! (Photo by Getty Images) 12 / 14Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) 13 / 14Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) 14 / 14Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) Surfin' UAE ... Aussie pro Sally Fitzgibbons practises her moves in the desert.(Photo by Getty Images) 1 / 14 Surfin' UAE ... Aussie pro Sally Fitzgibbons practises her moves in the desert.(Photo by Getty Images) 2 / 14 The Basque region's Wave Garden in Spain is thought to offer the world's best fake surf. (Photo by Getty Images) 3 / 14 The Basque region's Wave Garden in Spain is thought to offer the world's best fake surf. (Photo by Getty Images) 4 / 14 The Seagaia Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo by Getty Images) 5 / 14 San Diego's "Bruticus Maximus". (Photo by Getty Images) 6 / 14 Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than the Flow Rider, or these fake Chinese beaches. (Photo by Getty Images) 7 / 14 Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than a fake Chinese beach. (Photo by Getty Images) 8 / 14 Kelly Slater would need something a little more challenging than a fake Chinese beach. (Photo by Getty Images) 9 / 14 Kelly Slater was in sublime Tahiti. And the next week in sloppy Brazilian mush. Bring on the wave pool! (Photo by Getty Images) 10 / 14 Kelly Slater was in sublime Tahiti. And the next week in sloppy Brazilian mush. Bring on the wave pool! (Photo by Getty Images) 11 / 14 Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) 12 / 14 Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) 13 / 14 Artist impressions of Aussie Greg Webber's proposed circular "surf arena". (Image courtesy Greg Webber) 14 / 14 New-school pools The race is on to build a better wave. Home More Sport Galleries New-school pools By Graem Sims Dec 11 2014 6:35AM By Graem Sims Dec 11 2014 6:35AM The race is on to build a better wave. SHARE Tags: beach parkseditorialfake surffake surf wavesfake wavesfeaturesjust inmore sportwave makerswave pools SHARE Related Articles The Aussies at the U.S Women’s Open Ogilvy: All that really matters is what the ball does Flashback: Elkington's 1995 PGA Championship triumph Latest News Aussie pipped in play-off by cigar-smoking Spaniard 2 Jun 2025 How Swede it is: Stark wins U.S Women's Open 2 Jun 2025 Scheffler joins Tiger as repeat winner at Memorial 2 Jun 2025 Most Read I was not born to run 7 Aug 2024 Five for Nathan Lyon as Australia take handy lead 19 Feb 2023 TESTED: ASICS SWIFT STRIKE 30 Nov 2023 Ash Barty: drought breaker basks in Australian Open glory 30 Jan 2022 Share