The entire process of building waves takes between 5 to 10 years but the benefits last generations. The biggest delays are funding and permitting. Surf Cambridge has already achieved major milestones:
| Milestone | Status |
|---|---|
| Finding possible locations | Completed |
| Initial site review | Completed |
| Feasibility study and concept design | Completed |
| Fundraising | Ongoing |
| Support building & public outreach | Ongoing |
| Initial design, initial permitting & stakeholder engagement | In Progress |
| Environmental assessment | Upcoming |
| Preliminary engineering | Upcoming |
| Permitting | Upcoming |
| Final engineering | Upcoming |
| Construction | Upcoming |
| Commissioning | Upcoming |
| Surfing!! | Upcoming |