3D surfing game

Golden Hour — World Surf

Paddle into moving wave sets, choose a surfer and ride the line in Golden Hour, a Three.js surfing game with touch controls and a living ocean.

Play Golden Hour — World Surf How it was made

Opens a dedicated game view. Exit game brings you back here.

The lineup keeps moving while the surfer waits for a set.

About the game

Golden Hour is a surfing game in which the waves keep moving whether you catch them or not. Wait in the lineup, paddle into a set, angle the takeoff and keep your speed along the breaking wave.

Wave position matters. The deepest surfer owns the wave, and dropping in costs points. You can pump for speed, carve, duck dive below the surface or kick out over the back. The break selection gives each session a different setting.

Waves that break without the player
Touch controls and phone quality settings
Surfers, boards and a scored soundtrack

How to play Golden Hour — World Surf

Use the directional controls to carve, paddle, pump, stall or duck dive. The touch interface includes MOVE for a context-sensitive manoeuvre and KICK to leave the wave. The game explains the controls before the session.

Choose Play to open the game. Use Full screen in the player to hide browser controls where supported, or play with the game filling the window. Exit game returns to this page.

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Inside the build

How Golden Hour — World Surf was made

The current v17 project separates the game shell, movement code, 3D models and soundtrack into files. The loader streams the boards and riders before offering PADDLE OUT, making progress visible instead of leaving a blank screen while a large file loads.

The ocean is geometry and motion, with swell lines forming into sets, standing up at a peak and breaking down the line. Foam stays attached to the water, and going underwater reveals another part of the scene.

A lighter graphics tier reduces ocean detail, shadows and effects on touch devices. The adaptive resolution setting helps the game respond to slower hardware. These choices are part of making a Three.js game practical on a phone.

Screens & artwork

A closer look at the game’s characters, setting and presentation.

A surfer waiting in the ocean lineup beneath a blue sky in Golden Hour. — The lineup keeps moving while the surfer waits for a set.

The Golden Hour loading screen with a progress bar and Paddle Out button. — The separate asset loader makes progress visible before the game opens.

◆ Questions

Questions about Golden Hour — World Surf

Does Golden Hour work on a phone?+

Yes. The current project includes touch controls, a landscape layout and a lighter graphics tier for phones.

Are the waves scripted only for the surfer?+

No. Sets move, break and die in the channel independently of whether the player is riding them.

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