Surf Dog wait times
Surf Dog at Kings Island averages 22 minutes. It is shortest at 11pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 80% of the park's opening hours recently.
Surf Dog queue times, day by day
Surf Dog over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Surf Dog has averaged about 22 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 33 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 11pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Surf Dog queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Surf Dog peaks at 4pm with 33 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Surf Dog
Best time to ride
Surf Dog averages 1 minutes at 10am against 33 at the 4pm peak - 32 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Surf Dog by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon27m
- Fri3m
- Sat3m
- Sun18m
Friday is the quietest day for Surf Dog, at 3 minutes against 27 on Monday.
Does Surf Dog break down?
Uptime and closures
80% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 80% of the minutes Kings Island was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 99%
- 96%
- 95%
- 56%
- 50%
- 77%
- 89%
Surf Dog ran 80% of Kings Island's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Surf Dog queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept35m
- 2Monday 7 Sept35m
- 3Saturday 29 Aug10m
- 4Friday 28 Aug5m
The worst queue recorded for Surf Dog was 35 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Surf Dog through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kings Island publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Surf Dog
Surf Dog is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Island, 17th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 22 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 29-minute park average.
Surf Dog has averaged about 22 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 11pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 80% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Surf Dog?
The live wait time for Surf Dog at Kings Island is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Surf Dog wait times.
Is Surf Dog open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Surf Dog is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Island's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Surf Dog has been open around 80% of Kings Island's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kings Island.
What's the best time of day to ride Surf Dog?
Based on historical wait time data, Surf Dog is typically quietest around 11pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Surf Dog?
Surf Dog is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Surf Dog usually?
Over recent weeks, Surf Dog has averaged about 22 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Surf Dog at Kings Island.
Is Surf Dog often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Surf Dog has been running about 80% of the time. We track Surf Dog's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Surf Dog at Kings Island?
Surf Dog is at Kings Island - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kings Island page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Surf Dog?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Surf Dog's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Surf Dog is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.