Rogue

Catch A Wave

Surfing slot whose reel height changes through Tsunami Reels

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

59049 lines

Player rating

3.7 ★

3 votes

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Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features7.5/10

9 features → 7.5/10

Game Mechanics7.8/10

f=9 r=5 p=59049 → 7.8/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x5 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility8/10

0.2–500 (×2500) → 8.0/10

Provider Reputation6.2/10

provider avg 6.2 → 6.2/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 66 — Catch A Wave by Rogue

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Slot Summary

Five reels, with room to stretch to 9 rows, make Catch A Wave a format that changes size as readily as it changes symbols. Rogue's Tsunami Reels mechanic can raise the available win count to 59049, while random modifiers introduce Nudges, Stacks and Reelset Changing. Its medium volatility and 96% RTP keep the expanding format from being defined solely by its largest possible field.

How It Plays

Tsunami Reels moves symbols across a changing field, allowing reel heights to rise and increasing the available ways whenever the layout expands.

Six random modifiers can alter an individual result through Nudges, stacked symbols or Reelset Changing, so the field does not follow one fixed shape.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Sea and Nature setting uses surfing as the reason for the shifting field, tying the changing reel heights to the motion of waves.

Surfboards, beach huts and palm trees carry the subject without displacing the mechanic, which remains the main source of the game's identity.

Nature Sea Train

Features & Win Potential

Nudges and Stack effects alter symbol placement, while Reelset Changing modifies the dimensions that determine how many winning combinations are available.

Wild Symbol effects and Multipliers add value within the enlarged field, but the decisive structural change remains the rise in reel height.

Free Spins Multiplier Wild Symbol Respins Medium volatility Nudges 96% RTP Reelset Changing Stack

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins retain the expanding Tsunami Reels behavior, with Multipliers and reel modifiers able to play a larger role once the round begins.

Spec sheet

Catch A Wave at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameCatch A Wave

StudioRogue

Released6/15/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score66

RTP96%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.20 – $500.00

Player rating3.7 / 5 · 3 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines59049

Layout5x5

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.20

Cost per session$3.20

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Catch A Wave? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Catch A Wave with other games

	Catch A Wave Score 66This game	American Outlaws MultiMax Score 79	Pond of Plinko Score 91	Big Bass Hold and Spinner Megaways Score 89	TikiPop Score 87
Identity
Studio	Rogue	ReelPlay	Print Studios	Reel Kingdom	AvatarUX
Released	6/15/2021	11/18/2024	12/10/2024	8/28/2023	2/9/2021
Math
RTP	96%	96%	96.1%	96.7%	96.1%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	10,000×	30,000×	20,000×	32,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	6	5
Layout	5x5	5x3	5x3	6-9-9-9-9-6	5x3
Paylines	59049	243	20	147456	33614
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
Max bet	500	7	30	250	20
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Respins	✓	✓	—	✓	—

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Catch A Wave

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RTP

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