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
Clover Ditch Drain At Quinn St Nr Widefield
USGS 07105815 		1 cfs 5.0 ft
Fountain Creek Near Fountain
USGS 07106000 		106 cfs 7.7 ft
Fourmile Creek Below Cripple Creek Near Victor
USGS 07096250 		7 cfs 3.2 ft
Fountain Creek At Security
USGS 07105800 		92 cfs 3.8 ft
Jimmy Camp Creek At Fountain
USGS 07105900 		0 cfs 4.0 ft
Rock Creek Above Fort Carson Reservation
USGS 07105945 		0 cfs 1.1 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
nohrsc glen cove
SNOTEL GLNC2 		11" 0"
nohrsc copeland lake
SNOTEL COPC2 		8" 0"
nohrsc south colony
SNOTEL SCYC2 		23" -1"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		4" 1"

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Devils Head 21 8,856 ft
Chatfield State Park 193 5,494 ft
Painted Rocks 18 7,836 ft
Colorado 81 7,806 ft
Indian Creek 11 7,562 ft
Flat Rocks 19 8,245 ft
Jackson Creek 9 8,179 ft
Peregrine Pines Military - USAF Academy None 6,631 ft
Farish Military - USAF Academy None 9,083 ft
South Meadows 64 7,897 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Keystone Resort 9" 37° 1.37"
Breckenridge Ski Resort 26" 42° 3.57"
Red River Ski Area 3" 48° 2.19"
Ski Broadmoor 11" 40° 1.3"
Cuchara Mountain Resort 3" 49° 0.23"
Copper Mountain Resort 26" 42° 3.57"
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch 27" 35° 3.09"
Loveland 26" 34° 3.15"
Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area 29" 30° 2.35"
Sandia Peak Ski Area 4" 47° 1.79"
Ski Santa Fe 9" 38° 1.83"
Taos Ski Valley 14" 38° 3.74"
Snowy Range 24" 36° 4.01"
Eldora Mountain Resort 19" 44° 1.31"
Sipapu Ski Area 1" 52° 3.4"
Beaver Creek Resort 23" 45° 8.75"
Pajarito Mountain 4" 47° 1.79"
Ski Cooper 16" 40° 1.95"
Conquistador Ski Resort 25" 40° 0.95"
Mystic Miner Ski Resort at Deer Mountain 5" 50° 0.05"
Terry Peak Ski Area 5" 50° 0.05"
Vail 28" 38° 7.72"
Echo Mountain Park 14" 45° 1.06"
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 15" 42° 3.28"
Hogadon Ski Area 9" 43° 0.14"
Arapahoe Basin 26" 34° 3.15"
Angel Fire Resort 11" 44° 2.8"
River Run Streamflow Length Class