Jamie O’Brien blows it, misses rare novelty wave – but also gets redemption in this Alaskan surf adventure vlog.

An April 1 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows two side-by-side videos. One displays water shooting up into the air accompanied by a loud, ominous sound. The other is a man describing what ...

Occurring on only a few dozen rivers around the world, tidal bores are as rare as they are intriguing. Michael Berry outlines the science behind this natural phenomenon and describes his sighting in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...

In Gloucestershire, England, “bore rider” Ben Rogers surfs the river Severn, one of the UK’s longest rivers, which runs several hundred kilometres from mid-Wales to the Bristol Channel. He rides what ...

Nature is full of surprises, and some of them are really strange! One of the coolest is the Qiantang River in China, where you can see the world’s largest tidal bore—huge waves that rush up the river ...

During 2024, onlookers observed a startling sight on China's Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the "matrix tide," this complex wave pattern was caused by the river's famed ...

The ocean isn't the only thing that makes waves. Seas, lakes and as you can see to the right, even rivers do as well. A bore is a tidally generated wave that goes up certain rivers at precise moments.

Everybody is soaking wet and screaming. Only your guide remains calm. No water park can match the thrills of riding Canada's surging, churning waters in what's known as "tidal bore rafting". In Nova ...

Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river’s famed tidal ...