Inside Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch, where you can surf 100 miles inland -- for $10,000 | ESPN Photo

The Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch, also known as Slater's wave, is a 20-acre surfing amusement park in Lemoore, California, amid the farmland of the state's Central Valley. It's not the first man-made wave park, but it's the most powerful: The wave reaches speeds of 20 mph and heights of 8 feet, making it a capable host for competitions like the World Surf League Championship Tour. In time, controlled environments like Slater’s wave may become the norm for surfing competitions.

Customers pay $10,000 to surf for an hour, so it’s no surprise that the Surf Ranch boasts a celebrity clientele: Chris Hemsworth, Drew Brees, Tony Hawk, Shaun White, and Eddie Vedder have all caught waves there.

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[ahmetsezaonal]

Brilliant idea, excellent execution. However, for 10k you could fly to Bali, rent a villa with a private pool for a month, rent a motorcycle for a month, surf everyday, party everyday, eat at the best restaurants everyday, you’d still have some money left over. 10k is an insane amount of money for this.

[robertcerda]

For 10k you can vacation in Hawaii, surf whenever, and stay at the 4 seasons.

[erikjpendleton]

I'm all in to ride an epic wave park like this but 10k is F'N ABSURD!

[NicolasValentinScotland]

As of 2021, the cost for a public session at Kelly Slater’s Wave Ranch is $450 per person on weekdays and $500 per person on weekends. This includes your 90-minute session as well as access to all necessary equipment such as boards and wetsuits.

[johnb]

10k an hour with a 1 minute ride and a 4 minute reset equates to 12 rides maximum. Alternatively, you can take a first class ticket to just about any beach in the world and stay there for about a week....

[JustJenRx]

$10000 for ONE HOUR? I can’t even imagine being able to spend that on surfing!!!!

[oteimoto]

God bless this selfless company for bringing this experience to the everyday man in the street!!

[philipstallwood]

The new wave garden at Tullamarine in Melbourne Australia has just opened and it's pretty good apparently. And a lot cheaper. $79 Aus for an hour.

[wakantanka]

A hyped up prawn farm for 10 grand an hour, dude..Mother nature she don't charge and she can dish you out solid memories...

[niallio]

Remember folks, wealthy people live in an unrealistic bubble - the beach and ocean are yours...as are the hills and mountains; be realistic about what you can do, and go out and do it.

[Livlifetaistdeth]

Driving into that place is a real example of the haves and the have nots.

[twistedcpl]

$10, 000 or 100 mile drive to open ocean? Hmmm...Dude wheres my car!!

[jesusramirez]

All the water being pumped into this place but yet we are in a "water drought" in the central valley. Amazing.

[ahernn]

wonder only celebrities visiting looks dope AF THOUGH!!!

[lanague]

sooo 5 mins per wave, 12 times per hour, so 1 wave is almost 1k lol

[nobodyrobsourtrucks]

Or you could just surf at the ocean for $0.00

[mitchellbliss]

Imagine; you just keep falling and missing the wave hahaha

[josephastier]

Ten thousand AN HOUR? I'm guessing the clientele would be pro surfers heading to a competition who are willing to pay serious money for some guaranteed practice time.

[comp]

🤔$10k for an hour? There must be some high operating expenses.

[jlm]

It looks like a sick wave
10, 000 is a lot of money for an hour of surfing.
It’s probably really expensive to operate, but most surfers don’t have money to pay that for an hour of waves
That’s two boat trips to Mentawais