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| + | * **[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About General Tidal Race Safety When You Are On Your Own]]** | ||
| * It can get **extremely technical** with waves coming from three directions. | * It can get **extremely technical** with waves coming from three directions. | ||
| * The **beach launch** can require paddling over **large breakers** (applies to south side launch more often than to northside) | * The **beach launch** can require paddling over **large breakers** (applies to south side launch more often than to northside) | ||
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| - | **Source: Bay Area Sea Kayakers (**click to enlarge) | + | **Sample Relation of Slack, Ebb, Flood with high and low tide** |
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| + | Chart Source: Bay Area Sea Kayakers** (**click to enlarge) | ||
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| * A S-SW wind can make the conditions funky. It gives you two choices. Paddling in toward the bridge where the waves usually smooth out (except really big days), or paddle south and do West Beach Laps. Actually laps going in and out at Bowman Bay can be another option which also means not having to deal with strong tidal current. | * A S-SW wind can make the conditions funky. It gives you two choices. Paddling in toward the bridge where the waves usually smooth out (except really big days), or paddle south and do West Beach Laps. Actually laps going in and out at Bowman Bay can be another option which also means not having to deal with strong tidal current. | ||
| - | * It's common for sizeable conditions even with little local wind. This also allows a person who can’t remount to flush out into calmer water. When [[https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/600|Smith Island]] shows 20+ west winds a swimmer will be flushed out into conditions that will still create a challenging remount. | + | * It's common for sizeable conditions even with little local wind. This also allows a person who can’t remount to flush out into calmer water. But when [[https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/600|Smith Island]] shows 20+ west winds a swimmer will be flushed out into conditions that will still create a challenging remount. |
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