Tidal bore rafting is a lasting experience that you are unlikely to forget. (Even after washing later, you can still wring brownish water out of your shirt.) ...

Tidal bores occur roughly twice a day, separated by a gap of 12 hours and 25 minutes. We saw the Silver Dragon six times: by day and by night over three days. It is a major tourist attraction; local ...

The “bore” is the first wave that sweeps into the river from the Bay of Fundy at high tide. The bay’s famed tides are enormous, the biggest in the world, recorded at well over 50 feet above ...

Spectators were overtaken by the wave. Visitors run away as waves caused by a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, China, Aug. 13, 2014. Reuters &#151 ...

Distorted video shows tidal bore in Indonesia. While the water in the video looks unnatural, this is due to a combination of factors – none of which involve weather modification or HAARP.

Tidal bores happen where a river empties into the sea and are caused when the tide rises. Usually water flows from the river into the sea, but it's the other way around during a tidal bore.

The tidal bore was anything but boring as it smacked straight into the waters of the river and with the narrow channels filling up, created pockets of swirling masses of white water, ...

Unlike regular tides, tidal bores are unpredictable and can be violent, reaching speeds of up to 25 mph, posing danger to people and wildlife, while impacting the ecology of river mouths.