Umluj · Red Sea · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Twenty-two seconds a wave. Thirty minutes from the runway.
Adrena's Endless Surf lagoon is filled with filtered Red Sea seawater and tuned wave by wave. No swell window, no crowd, no wasted morning — you book a time slot and the wave shows up.
Step 1 — pick your wave
Four wave settings. One of them is yours.
Every session includes a soft-top board and full-day access to the rest of Adrena. Tell us where you're at and we'll grey out the rest.
Charged in Saudi Riyal. USD converts at the fixed 3.75 SAR peg; EUR and GBP are indicative.
The machine
Why fly to a lagoon instead of a coastline
- Lagoon
- 215 m long — the largest surf pool in Saudi Arabia
- Wave height
- Up to 2.1 m, tuned per session
- Rides
- Up to 22 s on a single peak, 12 s split peak, 8 s first timer
- Water
- Red Sea seawater on a closed loop — drawn in, filtered, circulated, returned filtered. Salt water, not chlorine.
- Shaping
- Endless Surf pneumatic system. Height, shape, angle and interval are set per session — long peeling walls or steeper sections for manoeuvres.
- Opened
- 1 March 2026
A surf trip normally means buying a forecast and hoping. Here the variable is removed: you book a 55-minute slot and every wave in it arrives at the height and interval the operator dialled in.
For a travelling surfer that changes the arithmetic. Five days on a coastline might give you two good ones. Five days at Adrena gives you five sessions you can plan flights around — and enough repetition to actually move your surfing forward rather than just maintain it.
Beginners get the same benefit in reverse: the first wave you ever stand on is the same as the hundredth, in shallow, calm water, with an instructor beside you.
Step 2 — where you sleep
Stay & surf at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay Resort sits on the same stretch of Red Sea coast, minutes from the lagoon and served by the same airport. Guests staying there get a discounted resort rate through Adrena — tell us your dates and we'll put the whole trip together in one reply.
Weekender
2 nights · 2 surf days
- 2 × Split Peak surf days — 55 min in the water each, soft-top included
- Full-day Adrena access both days — zipline, ropes, pump track, beach club
- 2 nights at Turtle Bay Resort on the Adrena guest rate
- Airport transfers from Red Sea International
Surf Week
5 nights · 5 surf days
- 5 × Single Peak surf days — the 22-second wall, left or right
- Extra same-day sessions at SAR 400 instead of full price
- Full-day Adrena access every day
- 5 nights at Turtle Bay Resort on the Adrena guest rate
- Airport transfers and a session plan built around your level
Learn to Surf Escape
5 nights · 5 coached sessions
- Learn to Surf Programme — 5 progressive coached sessions
- Built for people who have never stood up, including kids
- Full-day Adrena access every day
- 5 nights at Turtle Bay Resort on the Adrena guest rate
- Airport transfers
Groups & teams
8+ surfers · your dates
- Private wave settings tuned to your group
- Custom session programme — clubs, teams, brands, film shoots
- Group rate at Turtle Bay Resort
- One point of contact from enquiry to departure
Surf and park figures above are Adrena's published rates. Accommodation is quoted separately at the Turtle Bay guest rate, which varies by season and room type — we confirm it in writing before you pay anything.
Step 3 — the practical part
Flying in from abroad
The questions every international surfer asks before booking a flight to a country they haven't surfed in.
Getting here
Red Sea International
RSI is the destination's own airport, roughly 30 minutes from the lagoon, with connections through Riyadh and Jeddah. Turtle Bay is on the same coast, between Al Wajh and Umluj. We arrange transfers both ways — there is no parking on site, so everyone arrives by transfer regardless.
Entry
Visas
Most European, UK, US and Australian passport holders, plus GCC residents, can apply for the Saudi eVisa online in a few minutes. Check your nationality and current requirements at visa.visitsaudi.com before booking flights.
Season
When to come
The lagoon runs daily, year round, 10:00 to 18:00 — the wave never depends on the season. October to April gives you comfortable air temperatures for a full day in and out of the water; summer is hot, so surfers tend to take early and late slots.
Kit
What to bring
Boardshorts or a swimsuit is enough most of the year; a 2 mm top is nice in midwinter. Soft-tops are included and you're welcome to bring your own board. One thing people get caught by: closed-toe shoes are required for the zipline, ropes course and climbing wall, so pack trainers.
Money
Paying for things
Everything is charged in Saudi Riyal, pegged at 3.75 to the US dollar. Cards work everywhere on site. Surf and admission vouchers stay valid for three months from purchase, so you can book before your flights are locked in.
Bringing people
Non-surfers and families
A surf session is one hour of a full day. Everyone on your booking gets the same park access — snorkelling, wakeboarding, cliff diving, the overwater zipline, the pump track and the beach club — so partners and kids who don't surf still have a day, and juniors under 1.2 m have their own pass.
Included with every session
Twenty-four things to do between sets
Adrena covers the equivalent of sixteen football fields. Your surf slot is 55 minutes of it.
Before you book
Straight answers
Do I need to buy park admission as well as the surf session?
The session prices on this page are the full day price — surf session plus full-day access to Adrena's attractions, bundled. If you book the surf session on its own through the ticketing portal, admission is added as a separate line, which works out higher. Book the day, not the hour.
What level do I need to be?
None for First Timer or the Learn to Surf Programme — those are fully coached, in shallow calm water, with the instructor in the lagoon with you. Split Peak suits you once you're catching unbroken waves. Single Peak is for surfers who can already ride a wall and turn.
Wave settings are allocated by the booking system based on the level you declare. If a surfer can't safely manage the setting they've booked, they're moved to a more suitable session on the day.
How long is a session, and how many waves do I get?
Sessions run 60 minutes: a 5-minute safety briefing, then 55 minutes in the water. Wave count depends on the setting and how many surfers are sharing the lagoon — the shorter the ride, the more waves come round. Arrive 15 minutes before your slot.
Can I bring my own board?
Yes, at no charge. A soft-top is included in every session, and hard-top performance boards rent at SAR 85 per session if you'd rather not fly with yours.
Is it really seawater?
Yes. Seawater is drawn from the Red Sea, filtered, circulated through the lagoon and returned to the sea filtered, on a closed loop. It tastes and feels like the ocean, without the chlorine.
How does the Turtle Bay discount work?
Turtle Bay Resort offers Adrena guests a reduced room rate. Send us your dates through the form below and you'll get one quote covering the room, the surf sessions and transfers — you don't have to price three things separately and hope they line up.
Can I book now and travel later?
Surf and admission vouchers are valid for three months from the date of purchase, so you can secure your sessions before your flights are final. Unused vouchers expire after that period.
Who do I talk to about a group or team trip?
Use the enquiry form, or email guestservice@adrena.sa directly. Groups of eight or more get private wave settings and a custom session programme.
One reply, whole trip
Get a stay & surf quote
Room at the Turtle Bay guest rate, your surf sessions and transfers, priced together. We answer within one business day.
Prefer email? guestservice@adrena.sa · Open daily 10:00–18:00 (GMT+3)