Mesa’s Cannon Beach Hopes to Catch the Wave

The Phoenix area was the first to offer surfable waves, nowhere near an ocean, when Big Surf debuted in 1969. The famed attraction is long gone, but others are coming in behind them. One is Cannon Beach. After over three years, the $310 million project is ready to put water in pools and test the waves. The Phoenix Business Journal reports that throughout September, there will be soft opening-type events with pro surfers for tenants who are opening locations at Cannon Beach.

Cannon Beach, located on 37 acres on the southeast corner of Power and Warner roads, will include 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, a surf lagoon, a 17-foot cliff-diving lagoon and more. There will be two hotels on site. One will be an Aloft Hotel by Marriott, and the other will be a four-star Cannon Beach-branded hotel inspired by beach towns in Southern California and Hawaii. Additionally, several tenants have signed on, including LIVE Hydration Spa, Moku Hawaiian Grill, Hi5 Nails & Spa and The Fresh Monkee are set to open in the coming weeks.

Bleuwave and Adaptive Architects are building and designing the park, respectively.