No update yet from the Chatfield water managers at almost 2pm. Maybe they are going to see DU hockey play in the championship game watch party at Magness Arena at DU’s campus 4pm. If I get any updates on flow will do a quick report. Meanwhile read up on the KAYAK’s WAVE AT RRP!!! Last […]
Category: River Surfing News
Actual news, opinions, and rants regarding river surfing.
Chatty 65cfs (Pueblo New Wave Fail, Scout 3.0?)
The main reservoir release gate will be reduced to 65 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Sixx is out of play…. Did check Sixx late yesterday evening, looked surfable despite the triangles not covered. See the pic below. Not sure why Chatfield is releasing just below […]
Downtown Denver 16th St Surf Session 3pm (Chatty Likely No Change) Sunday 4/7/24
Likely will not see a Chatty flow change today. Mr Mike has called another 16th St Bridge (downtown Denver downriver 5-10 min walk from REI) surf sessions as water is still in the system for a fun surf at 267cfs. Longboards and short boards w/ some volume are surfable. Mr Mike says, “Come one; Come […]
Pueblo’s “New Wave” Update 4/2/2024
Cat’s out of the bag. Pueblo’s newest whitewater park called Waterworks Park appears will likely have a legit surfable feature. For lack of a better name, we will dub this wave “Pueblo’s New Wave“. Pueblo’s New Wave is located up river near City Park at the last of six drops and looks to be sizing […]
Surf Session Sat 9am 16th St 3/30/24
Mr. Mike and Kenny are calling for a surf at 16th Street Wave 9am tomorrow. Per Mr Mike, “Come join us. 16th is fun. It ain’t 6; it’s different. It’s special. It’s like surfing in the afternoon at Huntington Beach when the onshore winds have blown over the waves and they seem unrideable. But you […]
Boogie Fest Meetup July 20 & 21, 2024 (Golden & Scout)
Mark it on your calendar and get a room reserved now for Sat/Sunday night in Salida (or day trip it) for bodyboard and surfmat meet-up Saturday July 20th at Golden and then Sunday July 21st. Event will include bodyboarding with six-time world champion bodyboarder Guilherme “GT” Tâmega and potentially other well known bodyboarders!! More information […]
Denver Surf Reports starts up again since it is apparent most people are figuring it out and surfing RRP WITHOUT A LEASH (you don’t need at those waves)…
We had a good swell with the last storm but Chatty release is dialing back from 130cfs to 80cfs. This means Chiclets is still likely in play but Sixx is done for unless you got a quick lunch break. Keep an eye on the next storm hitting the front range (“FRange”) starting Sunday. PS, leashes […]
Colorado Springs Whitewater Park Meeting 2/13/24
Anyone interested in attending this information session on the whitewater park in the Springs and want to push for a surfable wave at the meeting, reach out to me to see if we can get you in and maybe get your fee covered by CRSA.… LBK ps, the flyer has the wrong year but pretty […]
Tribes and River Surfing
“Over the past 12 years, river surfing has exploded and it’s fair to say that in most whitewater parks around the Country, river surfers have become the dominant user group”, said Mike Harvey in recent article he penned for the American Whitewater association about his 23 years building whitewater parks and river waves. Mike Harvey […]
The KOOK-CORD
History of the surf leash repeats itself in river surfing. Jack O’Neill was born ironically in Denver, CO on March 27, 1923. Though as a youth, Jack O’Neill moved with his family to California to discover body surfing and stand up surfing. Jack O’Neill later in life created the first surf wetsuit company, known as O’Neill […]
The Denver Surf Report 