Wavegarden's Cove system lines a central pier with modules that push water outward in sequence, sending waves peeling to both sides. It's the most widely deployed surf-park technology in the world, valued for a deep menu of tunable settings — from gentle beginner rollers to hollow advanced barrels — and high wave counts per hour.

Endless Surf drives a modular array of pneumatic caissons that can be programmed section by section, letting operators piece together combo waves and scale output to the crowd. Lagoons are sized by caisson count (ES36, ES48, ES66), trading footprint for wave size and ride length.

PerfectSwell, built by American Wave Machines, fires a row of pneumatic chambers along one wall in programmed sequences to sculpt each wave. It's known for punchy, contest-style peaks with strong barrel and air potential, and can send a new wave every few seconds.

Kelly Slater Wave Company drags a large hydrofoil along a straight underwater track, displacing water into a single, near-flawless wave that peels the full length of the basin. It produces the longest, highest-quality rides in the sport — at the cost of far fewer waves per hour than pump-based systems.

Surf Loch shapes waves with software-controlled pneumatic caissons, offering a deep set of programmable settings from mellow foamies to hollow barrels. It powers the wave at Palm Springs Surf Club.

Swell MFG uses electromechanical wave-boards that fire in sequence to shape surf across a range of heights and skill levels. It drives the A-frame lagoon at Revel Surf in Arizona.