Bore Tide, Turnagain Arm, Alaska
Submitted by woodstrehl on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 1:31am.
An unscientific explanation of a bore tide is when the receding low tide bumps into the incoming high tide. This oncoming wave can vary from 1 to 6 feet in height. The more significant ones happen 1-2 times a month.
Bore Tide
I found this interesting to read about and had never heard of before. I looked it up in my atlas.