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| - | Ambleside Park provides a fun shuttle-free opportunity to ride waves upstream and near effortless return paddling. The waves are in a defined channel so you may paddle to either side to calmer water. The best time to paddle is with a west or northwest wind two hours either side of max ebb. | + | Ambleside Park provides a fun shuttle-free opportunity for tide race wave rides upstream with near effortless return paddling with the tide. The waves are in a defined channel so you may paddle to either side to calmer water. The best time to paddle is with a west or northwest wind two hours either side of max ebb. |
| - | Check out this video of Wilson Reavley and Ana Swetish paddling Ambleside - from a couple of consecutive, good condition days. | + | ---- |
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| + | **Wilson Reavley and Ana Swetish paddling Ambleside** - from a couple of consecutive, good condition days. | ||
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| * From TransCanada Hwy 1 take the 15th street exit (exit 11). Turn left on Marine then right on 13th. | * From TransCanada Hwy 1 take the 15th street exit (exit 11). Turn left on Marine then right on 13th. | ||
| * If you drive north over Lions Gate Bridge on Hwy 99, join Marine Drive, then stay on Marine when 99 turns north and continue west until left turn onto 13th. | * If you drive north over Lions Gate Bridge on Hwy 99, join Marine Drive, then stay on Marine when 99 turns north and continue west until left turn onto 13th. | ||
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| * The water in between shore and the tide rip is usually calm or rolling. Lots of easy water to play around in. Waves are rolling upstream against the current, like the Gorge. So you paddle out to the rip and bite off as much as you can chew. Surf upstream, float back downstream for another run. The waves often tend to smooth out in the "upstream" section toward the east and can be somewhat more catchable there. | * The water in between shore and the tide rip is usually calm or rolling. Lots of easy water to play around in. Waves are rolling upstream against the current, like the Gorge. So you paddle out to the rip and bite off as much as you can chew. Surf upstream, float back downstream for another run. The waves often tend to smooth out in the "upstream" section toward the east and can be somewhat more catchable there. | ||
| * Closer to max ebb the current is stronger and will make waves more work to catch and stay on. Tidal rip wave surfing tends to be harder work than typical downwinding, so you may be toast after an hour. Take a break and check the park or seawall walk out, or get something to eat and do some more laps later if the waves are still there. | * Closer to max ebb the current is stronger and will make waves more work to catch and stay on. Tidal rip wave surfing tends to be harder work than typical downwinding, so you may be toast after an hour. Take a break and check the park or seawall walk out, or get something to eat and do some more laps later if the waves are still there. | ||
| - | * See map below. | + | * More from **Bob Putnam on timing**: "…driven by **two ingredients**, an **ebbing tidal current** with **opposing NW wind preferably overnight 10 knots plus**. Current is predictable and flows at 3-5 knots every couple of weeks for a few days on the new and full moons. Wind, as you know, is hard to predict. But generally we get NW winds with sunny weather. Oscar’s vid was right before the Canadian Champs a few years back. The week before the gorge champs. This year (2025) July 7-12 the current will run at good levels early in the morning. The current runs later every day by about 40 minutes. Just need wind. If it blows easterly it’s flat with flowing current." |
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| + | **Ambleside Lap Tracks** | ||
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| * [[https://www.catespark.com/road-to-ambleside-tide-rip/|Cates Park Paddling Centre]] / [[https://www.deepcovekayak.com/surfski/surfski-lessons/ride-waves-surfski/|Deep Cove Ambleside Surfing Classes]] | * [[https://www.catespark.com/road-to-ambleside-tide-rip/|Cates Park Paddling Centre]] / [[https://www.deepcovekayak.com/surfski/surfski-lessons/ride-waves-surfski/|Deep Cove Ambleside Surfing Classes]] | ||
| * [[https://jerichobeachkayak.com/kayak-lessons/catching-waves-surfski/|Jericho Beach]] | * [[https://jerichobeachkayak.com/kayak-lessons/catching-waves-surfski/|Jericho Beach]] | ||
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== | ||
| - | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8AGW1yiCyQ&list=PLFADvIYspNJEdKqB_PW_fNL-pC1EQDdOE&index=1|Ambleside Youtube Videos]] | + | * [[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos|Ambleside Videos]] |
| - | * [[:vancouver_bc_downwind_videos#west_vancouver|Vancouver Videos]] Some Additional Ambleside Videos | + | * [[:vancouver_bc_downwind_videos#west_vancouver|Vancouver Videos]] Includes Downwinder Videos Ending at Ambleside |
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