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azcentral.com > story > news > local > tempe-history > 08/15/2026 > remembering-big-surf-and-its-50-year-legacy-in-the-desert > 91290984007

Metro Phoenix has been surfers' paradise for decades - azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (381+ words) As I was growing up in Scottsdale, there was only one logical water park to visit on a hot day: Big Surf. Until 2019, many others who looked at the slides and wave pool probably thought the same thing. It’s the…...