Duffy wrote:
It takes 10-15 minutes for the water to calm down between waves. From what I understand you can get a "rideable wave" within 5 minutes. You just can't monetize that unless your clients are wealthy, stupid and surf really well.
Also any live broadcast of a contest would be boring (more so than a regular contest).
This thing is just a private playground.
The NYT article linked said:
"On Tuesday, the waves ran every four minutes, but the system can be programmed to run every three."
(edit: although they probably need the full 10-15 minutes to let things calm if they want to change direction)