Daves Wave

Small groveling knee to thigh high wave surfable 12 months out of the year with a longboard, very high volume board, bodyboard, or surfmat just about every day of the year.


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Located mile south of Platte River Trail Parking Lot (E 88th Ave & Colorado Blvd, Thornton, CO) walk south looking for the boat chute wave and CRSA "Dave's Wave" sign on the right side of path. Dave's Wave is surfable twice daily due to guaranteed releases of water and the wave comes in at about 200cfs when the stream gauge marker on the rock above the wave hits the .5 foot dot mark. Go with someone who has surfed the spot before or watch vids of Dave's Wave and use durable fins because they will be hitting the bottom at times. Wave blows out at 400cfs and will be best to find surf elsewhere. For more detailed information visit: http://endlesswaves.net/waves/daves-wave/

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Super Bowl Sunday 2021 (1st half of the game) surfing Dave's Wave with Jimmy Switzer... Air temp dropped from the 50's to well below freezing when the sun set. Ice instantly formed on our wetsuits and bodyboard and surfmat. You know it is bad when you get ice cream headaches not from duck diving but from standing in the freezing winds. It was warmer in the water than out of the water... Cold but a great time. (Pic of Jimmy Switzer ripping it up 2/7/21 on his bodyboard despite the freezing temps)

  • 02-07-2021
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In 2020 you had to travel to find surf in Colorado; however, Nathan Ginn had no problems finding surf at Dave's Wave in Thornton, CO on this July 2020 day.

  • 07-15-2020
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Chill Foundation at Dave's Wave... Thanks to Nathan, Lyle, Lane, Misty, and the Metro-Denver surf crew for the first ever day of Chill river surfing at Dave's Wave. A complete success. Metro-Denver surfers giving back to river surfing and the general community at large. Just Amazing!!! (Chatfield was releasing a meager 10cfs while Dave's Wave was getting over 200cfs)

  • 2022-08-03
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Dave's Wave season is upon us and probably the only spot surfable in Metro-Denver outside a late rainy day. The wave is all-time right now, come surf it!.... Also check out the Dave's Wave PSA (public service announcement) on longboardkook YouTube channel. The truth about the most hated on wave in Denver, hahaha. https://youtu.be/axbZ8chotvU

  • 2022-09-12

Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Beaver Cr Abv Upper Beaver Cemetery Nr Penrose
USGS 07099050 		10 cfs 2.1 ft
Turkey Creek Near Fountain Colo
USGS 07099215 		2 cfs 2.0 ft
Jimmy Camp Creek At Fountain
USGS 07105900 		1 cfs 3.8 ft
Fountain Creek Near Fountain
USGS 07106000 		217 cfs 7.8 ft
Rock Creek Above Fort Carson Reservation
USGS 07105945 		0 cfs 1.1 ft
Fourmile Creek Below Cripple Creek Near Victor
USGS 07096250 		5 cfs 3.1 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
bellvue 5.9 w, co
SNOTEL CO-LR-4 		7" 7.1"
wheat ridge
SNOTEL WGEC2 		5" 4.8"
thornton 2.1 n, co
SNOTEL CO-AD-100 		3" 3.1"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		14" 0"
woodland park 1.2 nw, co
SNOTEL 54651_MADIS 		6" 5.8"
nohrsc littleton 1.4 ene, co
SNOTEL CO-AR-421 		2.5" 2.9"
lafayette 2.3 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-BO-290 		3.5" 0"
lyons 0.3 nne, co
SNOTEL CO-BO-146 		6" 6.1"
nohrsc colorado springs 11.0 ne, co
SNOTEL CO-EP-454 		2.3" 1.3"
broomfield 3.2 nne, co
SNOTEL CO-BR-32 		3.5" 3.3"

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Chatfield State Park 193 5,494 ft
Boulder County Fairground None 4,974 ft
Jackson Creek 9 8,179 ft
St. Vrain State Park 87 4,850 ft
Flat Rocks 19 8,245 ft
Devils Head 21 8,856 ft
Union Reservoir 42 4,957 ft
Standley Lake None 5,530 ft
Indian Creek 11 7,562 ft
Cherry Creek State Park 102 5,646 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch 9" 20° 12.09"
Pajarito Mountain 8" 29° 0.52"
Sandia Peak Ski Area 8" 29° 0.52"
Red River Ski Area 12" 23° 0.72"
Vail 18" 18° 9.49"
Loveland 13" 14° 6.5"
Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area 19" 10° 3.14"
Ski Cooper 6" 13° 4.81"
Copper Mountain Resort 12" 22° 6.61"
Ski Broadmoor 10" 18° 0.15"
Arapahoe Basin 13" 14° 6.5"
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 11" 21° 13.49"
Hogadon Ski Area 1" 18° 2.73"
Beaver Creek Resort 8" 27° 9.09"
Conquistador Ski Resort 30" 18° 0"
Taos Ski Valley 12" 21° 4.11"
Eldora Mountain Resort 8" 20° 6.84"
Breckenridge Ski Resort 9" 13° 2.85"
Echo Mountain Park 7" 18° 2.73"
Angel Fire Resort 7" 21° 0.18"
Snowy Range 9" 13° 22.5"
Sipapu Ski Area 8" 29° 0.42"
Ski Santa Fe 13" 16° 0.26"
Keystone Resort 10" 16° 4.05"
Cuchara Mountain Resort 0" 21° 7.21"
Terry Peak Ski Area 3" 28° 2.52"
Mystic Miner Ski Resort at Deer Mountain 3" 28° 2.52"
River Run Streamflow Length Class