SURF LAGOON FAQ

Yes, we have an ever growing and updating performance, soft-top and body board inventory! Please email [email protected] for our latest board stocktake.

Glad you asked – great question! It changes dramatically, reflecting the air temperature the days before your session! Check the home page for daily water temp updates and recommended wetsuit set ups!

We usually release the public surf (also known as space available) sessions 4-6 weeks out!

If you want peace of mind, stay on site with us with our Stay and Surf program and prebook your surf sessions…aaahhh that’s better!

Email [email protected].

Whenever you please! We have bookings 24 hours up to 24 months in advance. The further in advance you book, the better selection of dates and times you have access to. You can email [email protected] for all availability and pricing!

The beginner/Malibu wave is our smallest wave – reaching knee to thigh height. This is a straight wave, and come in sets of 3 every 30 seconds. There is 30 minutes of lefts, and 30 minutes of rights.

There are coaches in the water with you to help you shred! Soft-top board rental is included in the session price (excluding the optional insurance fee).

The intermediate/longboard/Jetty wave is our mid tier wave – reaching stomach to chest height. This is a mellow rolling wave, and come in sets of 3 every 30 seconds. There is 30 minutes of lefts, and 30 minutes of rights.

Board rental is not included in the session price.

The expert/Lowers wave is our performance wave – reaching chest to head height. This is a screamer of a wave – we’ve seen tube rides and aerials on this setting. There is an expert disclaimer associated with this wave…so it’s serious.
Board rental is not included in the session price. There are 30 minutes of lefts and 30 minutes of rights with a 3-wave set rolling through every 80 seconds or so.

Board rental is not included in the session price.

Short answer – all of them. Long answer – see below.

Expert Private Wave Settings

Freak Peak Wedge – 2 waves that collide from either end of the lagoon. Made for doing airs.

Waco Wedge – Slab barrel wave.

Sissy Sauce – Air wave with section to a barrel section.

3 set lowers – Similar to a wave at lowers/ soft lip able to do cutbacks and get barreled.

Peak Peel – Wedge slab barrel followed by a peeling roller with barrel section then floater section.

Peel Wave – Fast hollow running wave.

Closeout Air – Closeout wave made for doing airs.

Air Section Plus – Air section with a bit more ramp to the section.

3 Set Close – All peeling waves in a 3 wave set. Fast hollow waves.

3 Set Gap – Peeling waves with a 10 second gap between each wave.

Spit – Long fast peeling wave that spits midway to the end.

Intermediate Private Wave Settings:

Air section right and left – Softer smaller air section with close out.

3 set Jetty – A smaller version of the lowers wave. Good for perfecting turns and barrels.

3 set plus – Intermediate version of a peeling wave.

Peel – Fast hollow peeling wave. Good for single longboard wave.

For sure! They can buy a Surfer  Companion Beach Club pass and swim in the lagoon while you boost airs!

Yep! His name is Rob Henson and he’s the man. You can email our sales department at [email protected] to book him in! He offers video, photography and drone footage, and can deliver it either edited or unedited.

For sure! Go to the ‘Rentals’ tab on our Things to do drop down menu to book.

*Please note – BYOB is not permitted on the surf lagoon/beach side of the park.*

Beach Club Cabanas come with 6 Beach Club Passes, additional passes can be purchased on site.

The maximum number of people allowed per cabana is 10.

You may bring your umbrella or tent for the surf lagoon beach, but do NOT put any poles or rods directly into the sand as it will rip the liner underneath the sand. Please only use bases or weights to secure the tent or umbrella.

• Any private surf reservations totaling less than 8 hours of surf require full payment at the time of booking. 
• Reservations for 8 hours of surf or more require a 50% deposit at the time of booking (if more than 30 days in the future) and full payment 30 days prior to your surf. 
• All private sessions canceled more than 30 days in advance will receive a surf resort credit for the full amount to be used within the current year. The credit will be either issued to the dollar amount, or the hour amount; whichever is lesser in value. 
• All private sessions canceled 30 days to 14 days in advance of the session start time will receive a 50% surf resort credit for the full amount to be used within the current year. The credit will be either issued to the dollar amount, or the hour amount; whichever is lesser in value.
• Any private sessions canceled less than 14 days before the start of the session will receive no refund or credit. 
• Individuals booking private surf acknowledge that the use of resort credits is subject to availability and that Waco Surf has no obligation to ensure availability. 
• All private surf sales are final. 
• Should surf be canceled by the resort for any reason, the customer will be offered a priority credit for future use. Such a credit will have no expiration. Waco Surf is in no way financially responsible for any travel costs or fees acquired in the rare event that the surf must be shut down due to local or federally mandated closures, and/or unforeseen mechanical, safety or weather-related reasons.

Space Available/Public Surf Sessions

• Waco Surf has no obligation to ensure space available surf availability.
• All sales are final, no credits, rebooks or refunds. 
• Any cancellations will result in the forfeit of any funds received by Waco Surf.
• Should surf be canceled by the resort for any reason, the customer will be offered a priority credit for future use. Such a credit will have no expiration. Waco Surf is in no way financially responsible for any travel costs or fees acquired in the rare event that the surf must be shut down due to local or federally mandated closures, and/or unforeseen mechanical, safety or weather-related reasons.

Stay & Surf Sessions

• All public surf sessions require full payment at the time of booking.
• All public sessions canceled more than 30 days in advance will receive a surf resort credit for the full amount to be used within the current year. 
• All public sessions canceled 30 days to 14 days in advance of the session start time will receive a 50% surf resort credit for the full amount to be used within the current year. The credit will be either issued to the dollar amount, or the hour amount; whichever is lesser in value.
• Any public sessions canceled less than 14 days before the start of the session will receive no refund or credit. 
• Any resort credits that are issued subject to this policy are only valid for the current surf season which usually ends in December of the current calendar year. 
• Individuals booking public surf acknowledge that the use of resort credits is subject to availability and that Waco Surf has no obligation to ensure availability. 
• All public surf sales are final. 
• Should surf be canceled by the resort for any reason, the customer will be offered a priority credit for future use. Such a credit will have no expiration. Waco Surf is in no way financially responsible for any travel costs or fees acquired in the rare event that the surf must be shut down due to local or federally mandated closures, and/or unforeseen mechanical, safety or weather-related reasons.

All cabana reservations shall be paid at the time booked. All cabana reservations may be cancelled up to 7 days in advance for a full refund. Any cabana reservations cancelled within 7 days but up to 48 hours prior to arrival (9:00am of your check in day) shall be issued a resort credit in the full amount of the booking for use within the current season. Any cancellations made within 48 hours of arrival shall receive no refund or credit.

That’s going to be a no from us…

Service animals are only allowed with correct marked badges. Service animals are not allowed in any bodies of water. We can direct you where service animals are and are not allowed on property. Emotional support animals are not allowed on property. Sorry Fluffles 🙁

You can bring:

• Coolers full of all the delicious non-alcoholic drinks you can think of.
• Life jackets for kids under the age of 12 years old.
• Umbrellas and tents – please do not dig poles into the sand. Only use bases or weight to secure umbrellas and tents.
• Reusable water bottles to refill from our Flowater stations across the property.
• Your own surfboard or body board for your surf session.

You cannot bring:

• Your own alcohol (we have 2 bars located on the lagoon you can purchase any liquid courage from).
• Anything made from glass.
• Pets of any kind (service dogs are allowed with correct marked badges, but they are not allowed on the beach or in the water).
• Grills or BBQs of any kind
• Skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates, bikes etc.
• A bad attitude

Please make sure you’ve read our cancellation policy as we follow this pretty closely! You can email us at [email protected] to rebook or cancel your session and we’ll help you according to the policy 🙂

The water is filtered through a three-phase, state-of-the-art system that includes disk filtration, media filtration, and the addition of ozone and chlorine.

There’s a dude in the corner of the lagoon with a bodyboard pushing it up and down. His name’s Reef. And if that’s not the actual answer, it’s probably proprietary…

Right now! We’re running waves from March to December this year. We can book your private sessions for any available times in 2022 now, and we can book your Stay and Surf sessions about 3-8 months in advance with an on site accomodation booking. Space available sessions are hands off for us – so head online and you can book these yourself a few hours before a session, up to 6 weeks before a session!