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Tidal Bores
Lupar River Benak Tidal Bore (Malaysia) photo: Oxbold youtube video
Intro
See description of tidal bore
Tidal Bores on a Surfski Website?
Tidal bores as a surfable wave type is a novelty for surfskiers. And they may prove to be not that interesting in terms of the variation in surfing experience that they provide for surfskiers. Given how straight a surfski has to remain to avoid broaching on fast and/or steep waves, will any of the world's bores prove sufficiently accessible, challenging, and/or entertaining to draw the interest of many surfskiers?
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Safety
- We really haven't been provided with any information on tidal bore safety based on first hand reports yet - so that is a whole additional bundle of safety concerns that need to be identified.
- Some obvious ones:
- Avoid river edge obstacles
- Where do these waves tend to break if they are large?
- Critters - crocodiles, caimans, what does the bore pick up from the banks - spiders, snakes, etc.?
- River water quality, pollution
Locations
photo: USGS 1988 Tidal Bore Catalog click to enlarge
Australia
Most tidal bores we know about here are fairly remote and can be frequented by crocs.
- Ord River in Western Australia - crocs and remote (the Kimberley), Styx River in central Queensland video, Daly River in the Northern Territory
Brazil
Surfing the Amazon's “pororoca” tidal bore
Canada
- Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia
China
Surfing the Qiantang River “Silver Dragon”
France
India
- Hooghly River (distributary of the Ganges) - the “Baan”
Jet Surfing the “Baan”
Indonesia
Sumatra
Bono = tidal bore
- Kampar River
Surfing the Seven Ghosts Bono
Malaysia
Myanmar
- Sittang (or Sittaung) River
- These videos are kind of interesting because they are made by a solo SUP paddler using no boat or support. But he does carry multiple cameras including a drone to document his adventures.
New Guinea
- Fly River
- Turama River
Pakistan
- Indus River
UK
US
- Colorado River - used to have a large tidal bore at its estuary in Mexico
- Turnagain Arm Alaska
