Counterflow

Clubs, schools and channels

The people and places actually running the Swiss surfing scene — river and pool alike.

• Swiss Surfing Association
  The national governing body. Opened a dedicated landlocked-surfing section in 2013 after decades of focusing only on ocean surfing — it's now the fastest-growing discipline in the federation, out of an estimated 45,000 surfers nationwide.
• Flusswelle Bremgarten
  The club and community behind the Reuss river wave at Honegger Weir — the closest thing Swiss river surfing has to a home break.
• Flusssurfen Thun
  Runs and documents both waves on the Aare in Thun — the beginner-friendly Scherzlig Lock and the notorious Mühle Lock.
• Urbansurf Zürich
  The Citywave standing-wave venue in the Gerold Quarter — first-come, first-served, no booking, board and wetsuit rental on site.
• Alaïa Bay
  Continental Europe's first dedicated surf park, in Sion — Wavegarden technology, beginner lessons through advanced sessions.
• Sanktgaller Surfclub
  Eastern Switzerland's river and wave-pool surfing club, based around St. Gallen.
• Swiss Wave Rippers
  An informal collective that shows up wherever the water level is right, river or pool.
• Academic Surf Club
  A university-linked surf club with a strong presence at the river waves around Zurich and Bern.