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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. | ||
| - | * 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." | + | * More from [[:bobputnam|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** | **Ambleside Lap Tracks** | ||
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| * [[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos|Ambleside Videos]] | * [[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos|Ambleside Videos]] | ||
| * [[:vancouver_bc_downwind_videos#west_vancouver|Vancouver Videos]] Includes Downwinder Videos Ending at Ambleside | * [[:vancouver_bc_downwind_videos#west_vancouver|Vancouver Videos]] Includes Downwinder Videos Ending at Ambleside | ||
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