Surf Dog Championship 2011, Coronado Bay Resort, California, United States

Artificial reefs
The value good surf has even prompted the construction artificial reefs and sand bars to attract surf tourism. Of course, there is always the risk that one's vacation coincides with a "flat spell." Wave pools aim to solve that problem, by controlling all the elements that go into creating perfect surf, however there are only a handful wave pools that can simulate good surfing waves, owing primarily to construction and operation costs and potential liability.
The availability free model data from the NOAA has allowed the creation several surf forecasting websites.