The bore tide in the Turnagain Arm attracts surfers and paddle boarders, especially when the tide swings are great, resulting in a bigger wave. The wave forms as water from the rising tide comes ...

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, ...

A handful of surfers paddled out into Turnagain Arm’s muddy waters Thursday evening in hopes of catching a large bore tide. “It was like a freight train,” said first-time surfer Chris Brown after he ...

The Alaskan Turnagain Arm bore tide is a picturesque wave in Alaska, set against a stunning, snowcapped backdrop. Kristofor Swanson posted a video to Facebook of a surfer riding the wave in October, ...

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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, ...

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 ...