Tourists and locals flock to a unique man-made surfing spot in the Eisbach river, central Munich.

A crowd watches on as surfers take turns riding the 1-metre-high wave created by water rapidly flowing through a bridge.

Authorities wished to remove the man-made wave due to safety concerns created by the strong current, but a group of surfers and locals campaigned against the move and surfing in the Eisbach became officially permitted in 2010.

This footage was filmed on August 12.

Summer 2020 (August) - crowds of tourists and locals watch as surfers take it in turns to surf the famous Eisbach standing wave.

Surfers have ridden the wave that was made accidentally since 1972. The authorities wanted to destroy it as it was deemed too dangerous but the locals fought for 38 years to ‘Save the Wave’ and now not only can they do it legally - it’s a huge strange tourist attraction for the city.