Californias huge new desert surf park seen in action for the first time: Best in the world

California’s massive new desert surf park has finally made its debut, with one surfing star hailing it as the “best wave pool in the world” after helping to test-drive the long-awaited attraction.DSRT Surf, the expansive new Palm Desert oasis set to open in late summer, recently threw its first super session, welcoming some of surfing’s biggest stars to experience the Wavegarden-powered lagoon before the public gets a chance to dive in, according to Surfer.The invite list included Jacob “Zeke” Szekely, Rob Machado, Griffin Colapinto, Skip McCullough and several other standout surfers, while former World Tour star Josh Kerr — a partner in the project — guided riders through the lagoon’s different wave settings and demonstrated what the facility can do.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The surfers put the artificial waves through a range of settings, carving turns, riding barrels and launching huge airs as the system churned out wave after wave.Designed to generate roughly 1,000 waves per hour, the technology can create everything from beginner-friendly rollers to steep, high-performance waves that can challenge elite surfers.Szekely said the experience was unlike anything he had imagined.“Never in my life did I think that I would be testing air waves in the desert with my best friends, and coached by my favorite surfer of all time, Josh Kerr.“That was insane.We were testing air waves that Wavegarden has on offer, and checked out the whole wave menu,” he said.“Wavegarden has, like, seven amazing turn waves, five amazing barrel waves, and even more waves that we’re going to test out later.

Then, there’s, like, 12 different air waves.Of course there’s waves for beginners, too.”His verdict was pretty simple — “Be...