Wave directory · Germany
blackforestwave
In operation · Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg
- Place
- Pforzheim
- State / canton
- Baden-Württemberg
- Country
- Germany
- Water body
- Nagold (Metzelgraben canal, Stadtgarten)
- Type
- artificial canal wave, steel frame with 10 hydraulic cylinders, 5 modules, adjustable via app, can be fully lowered
- Status
- in operation
- In operation since
- 2021
- Operator
- blackforestwave e.V.
- Website
- blackforestwave.de (opens in a new tab)
Current status
Vision/hydrology 2014–2017, permit and ground-breaking 2018, installed by volunteers 2020, in operation since 2021; main sponsors ADMEDES & G.RAU, SWP Stadtwerke; rebuild "blackforestwave 2.0" (new ramp, foundation) from August 2026 via crowdfunding; run by a club, public dates
Sources
Information as of: 21 September 2026 · Found an error or know a newer status? Write to us.