A row over the disappearance of a famous river surfing wave in Munich has escalated after authorities removed a beam inserted over Christmas to recreate the attraction. The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed. View image in fullscreen Munich fire department workers dismantle the once lively Eisbach wave in the city’s Englischer Garten. The Eisbach wave was considered the largest and most consistent river wave in the heart of a big city and had become a tourist attraction in Bavaria’s state capital. Franz Fasel, the head of the IGSM, told AFP in July that 3,000 to 5,000 local surfers were using it.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2025 21:42 UTC