Surfski Knowledge Base tidalrace

Ambleside Park Laps

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:41:48 +0000

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-	Ambleside Park provides a fun shuttle-free opportunity for tide wave rides upstream with near effortless return paddling with the tide. The waves are in a defined channel so you may paddle to either side to calmer water. The best time to paddle is with a west or northwest wind two hours either side of max ebb.	+	Ambleside Park provides a fun shuttle-free opportunity for tide race wave rides upstream with near effortless return paddling with the tide. The waves are in a defined channel so you may paddle to either side to calmer water. The best time to paddle is with a west or northwest wind two hours either side of max ebb.

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Ambleside Tide Race Videos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:04:52 +0000

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-	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#specialtydifferent_video\|Specialized Video Collections]]	+	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#videos_by_location\|Specialized Video Collections]]

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Baynes Channel Tide Race Videos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:04:02 +0000

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-	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#specialtydifferent_video\|Specialized Video Collections]]	+	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#videos_by_location\|Specialized Video Collections]]

	As of 2025 there are very few surfski videos from Baynes Channel. But the channel is quite popular with sea kayakers and it seems like this tide race would work well for skilled surfskiers, at least at certain tide and wind levels.		As of 2025 there are very few surfski videos from Baynes Channel. But the channel is quite popular with sea kayakers and it seems like this tide race would work well for skilled surfskiers, at least at certain tide and wind levels.

Deception Pass

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:53:05 +0000

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-	**Source: Bay Area Sea Kayakers (**click to enlarge)	+	**Sample Relation of Slack, Ebb, Flood with high and low tide**

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		+	Chart Source: Bay Area Sea Kayakers (click to enlarge)

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Deception Pass Videos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:23:35 +0000

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Inside Passage Tidal Races

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:42 +0000

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La Bajeta, Tarifa Videos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:10:18 +0000

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-	La Bajeta is a tide race that runs just south southeast of Playa Valdevaqueros, one of the most popular kiting destinations in Europe. Boyan often paddles through the tide race on the way West from Tarifa either headed to Valdevaqueros or on further to Bolonia.	+	La Bajeta is a tide race that runs just south southeast of Playa Valdevaqueros, one of the most popular kiting destinations in Europe. Boyan often paddles through the tide race on the way West from Tarifa either headed to Valdevaqueros or on further to Bolonia.

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Noirmont Pt. Videos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:05:15 +0000

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-	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#specialtydifferent_video\|Specialized Video Collections]]	+	[[:surfski_downwind_videos#videos_by_location\|Specialized Video Collections]]

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Skookumchuck Narrows

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:42 +0000

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	* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skookumchuck_Narrows\|Wikipedia Page]]		* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skookumchuck_Narrows\|Wikipedia Page]]

Surge Narrows and Okisollo - Quadra Island

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:11:43 +0000

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	* [[https://www.phseakayaks.com/blog/bc-tidal-rapids-surge-narrows-and-okisollo/\|P&H Sea Kayaks]] BC Tidal Rapids		* [[https://www.phseakayaks.com/blog/bc-tidal-rapids-surge-narrows-and-okisollo/\|P&H Sea Kayaks]] BC Tidal Rapids

Tidal Races

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:53:03 +0000

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-	For many years most surfskiers have left human powered boating for recreation in these tidal phenomena to other vessels such as sea kayaks (for example [[https://youtu.be/bwD-UogNY5c\|hurricane riders]]). But in the right circumstances surfskis and OCs can thrive there too and do some kinds of wave surfing better than any other craft. Many of the races listed below will rarely if ever provide worthwhile or safe conditions for surfskis. But some probably offer excellent opportunities when conditions are right and a paddler's skills and local knowledge are up to it. Someone just needs to study more of the tidal races that are reasonably accessible and learn how they work.	+	For many years most surfskiers have left human powered boating for recreation in these tidal phenomena to other vessels such as sea kayaks (for example [[https://youtu.be/bwD-UogNY5c\|hurricane riders]]). But in the right circumstances surfskis and OCs can thrive there too and do some kinds of wave surfing better than most other paddle craft. Many of the races listed below will rarely if ever provide worthwhile or safe conditions for surfskis. But some probably offer excellent opportunities when conditions are right and a paddler's skills and local knowledge are up to it. Someone just needs to study more of the tidal races that are reasonably accessible and learn how they work.

	There already are a fair share of tide races popular with surfskiers around the world. The surfski and OC communities in the Pacific Northwest have spent time studying and practicing in their nearby tidal races at [[:tidalrace:deception_pass\|]] ([[:tidalrace:deception_pass_videos\|videos]]) and [[:tidalrace:ambleside\|Ambleside]] ([[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos\|videos]]) and find them exceptionally fun and great for conditioning and skill development when conditions are right (though not for the faint of heart or skill when they run big). The Surfski Center in [[:tarifa\|Tarifa]] makes La Bajeta tide race ([[:tidalrace:la_bajeta_videos\|videos]]) a regular place for lap parties during their downwinding classes. And [[:jerseychannelislands\|Jersey Channel Island]] paddlers regularly play in the waves of their Noirmont Pt. tide race ([[:tidalrace:noirmont_pt_videos\|videos]]).		There already are a fair share of tide races popular with surfskiers around the world. The surfski and OC communities in the Pacific Northwest have spent time studying and practicing in their nearby tidal races at [[:tidalrace:deception_pass\|]] ([[:tidalrace:deception_pass_videos\|videos]]) and [[:tidalrace:ambleside\|Ambleside]] ([[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos\|videos]]) and find them exceptionally fun and great for conditioning and skill development when conditions are right (though not for the faint of heart or skill when they run big). The Surfski Center in [[:tarifa\|Tarifa]] makes La Bajeta tide race ([[:tidalrace:la_bajeta_videos\|videos]]) a regular place for lap parties during their downwinding classes. And [[:jerseychannelislands\|Jersey Channel Island]] paddlers regularly play in the waves of their Noirmont Pt. tide race ([[:tidalrace:noirmont_pt_videos\|videos]]).