Patent ID: 8366347

Claim:
A Wave-generating apparatus ( 1 ), for generating waves ( 2 ) in an aquatic environment ( 3 ), comprising: an open floor ( 4 ) with a depth that is substantially uniform in relation to the surface of the aquatic environment ( 3 ), at least one elongated profile ( 5 ) over the floor ( 4 ) having a bottom surface adjacent to said floor ( 4 ), where the ratio between a height (B) of the profile ( 5 ) and the depth (A) of the floor ( 4 ) is between ½ and 3, whereby the ratio affects the shape of the wave, a drive mechanism ( 6 ) that causes the profile ( 5 ) to move in relation to said floor ( 4 ) in a horizontal direction of displacement ( 7 ), the bottom surface of the profile being closer to the floor ( 4 ) than to the surface of the aquatic environment, with a wave ( 2 ) thus being formed on the profile ( 5 ), where the profile ( 5 ) forms an angle ( 8 ) other than 90° with the direction of displacement ( 7 ).