Munich surfers want their wave back after city removes beam from river

A surfer on the Eisbach River in Englischer Garten, Munich, in June 2025. Photo: mzabarovsky/Shutterstock.

For years, visitors to Munich’s English Garden have enjoyed surfing a permanent 3ft wave in the Eisbach river created by accumulated sediment. After workers cleaned up the bed, the wave dissipated, dismaying surfers and spectators. An underwater bea…