Nathan Florence Surfs a Perfect Natural Wave Machine Tuesday May 25, 2021 Staff Wave machines, and wave pools, were created to recreate nature. It’s pretty much impossible, but with each passing year, technology is getting us closer and closer. Still, though, the real thing can’t be beat, so when you find a wave that is just as perfect as any wave pool, it’s one of the best things in surfing. That, perhaps, is exactly why wave pools will never totally measure up: because the scarcity is what makes those perfect days so perfect. When we’re served up perfection at the push of a button, perfection becomes average.