Photo: N4FL Development via Oceanside Planning Commission
Ocean Kamp is slated to be San Diego County’s first artificial wave surfing lagoon. As the San Diego Union Tribune reports, construction will start next year on the project.
The facility plans to include a wave pool, 300-room resort hotel, retail shops and up to 667 homes. The wave pool technology used to power the proposed 3.5 acre lagoon has not yet been confirmed, but Jon Corn, CEO of the project’s developer, N4FL Worldwide, told San Diegoville that they were leaning towards pneumatic technology, such as that used by PerfectSwell.
Development plans for the 92-acre site in Oceanside’s San Luis Rey Valley were first approved in 2022. Before this project, the site had previously been home to a drive-in theater and swap meet. In 2008, a shopping center had been planned for the property, but the project was eventually scrapped.
The pool has been a long time coming, and not without some setbacks. Grading first began four years ago, with work continuing on and off since then. At one point, a local nonprofit filed a lawsuit that halted production for months over the alleged environmental impact of the site. Ultimately, the lawsuit was settled and work resumed. Later on, Native American artifacts were discovered on the site, delaying construction further.
“We’re very close to the end,” said Corn to the San Diego Union Tribune, adding that, “Our goal is to be under construction by April or May of 2026.”
Corn stated that the goal was to complete the pool before the opening of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
