Deep in the wilds of Alaska lies the Turnagain Arm – aka “one of the world’s biggest bore tides.” It’s a waterway, not too far from Anchorage, naturally constructed between two snow-coated slopes, ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — The full moon and its alignment with the sun combined to send a short wall of water rushing back into a narrow Alaska inlet, creating the largest bore tide this year and an ...

The bore tide is a natural phenomenon that occurs in narrow channels when the leading edge of an incoming tide clashes with the flow of an outgoing tide, colliding and causing a wave. Bore tides can ...

The best time to surf the Turnagain Arm bore tide in Alaska is during an equinox, but the 5-day window surrounding a new or full moon produces waves that will do the trick! You can literally ride the ...

"If you fall, grab your board and paddle to the mud bank, then start running as fast you can. You can chase the wave down, get out in front of it, jump in and catch it again." That's the advice ...

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Those of us who live along or near Alaska's coastline are well aware of the tides that rise and fall each day. Many of our lives are ruled by tides, which influence when and where we fish or gather ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) – Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the summer arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, ...