{"id":19249,"date":"2025-11-04T14:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/?p=19249"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:33:06","slug":"eisbach-wave-munich-surfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/en\/eisbach-wave-munich-surfing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eisbach Wave In Munich Is No More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casual surfers plunging into the waves one after the other \u2013 right in the middle of the city<\/strong>. The Eisbach wave in Munich is one of the sporting highlights of the Bavarian metropolis. Or at least it used to be. After maintenance work in the fall, the famous standing wave in the Eisbach is no longer surfable for the time being. No one knows exactly why.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image of surfers on the Eisbach wave <\/strong>is as much a part of summer in Munich as strolling through the English Garden and enjoying a cold beer. And even in the cooler seasons, many water sports enthusiasts did not shy away from plunging into the water under the Eisbach bridge. At least until the end of October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s when a so-called stream cleaning was scheduled to take place. Rivers and streams in Munich are lowered by the city so that municipal workers can remove trash and other blockages. One of the reasons for this was a tragic accident on the wave in April 2025, which resulted in the death of a 33-year-old surfer. A floodlight system <\/strong>was also installed at the Eisbach so that people could continue surfing the wave late into the night. At least, that was the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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