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 ...

Surfers wade into the shallow water of Turnagain Arm on Monday. (Dev Hardikar/Alaska Public Media) Twice a day, the normally calm waters of the Turnagain Arm surge upwards, creating a wave known as a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (WABC) -- It's called a bore tide but it's far from boring for surf enthusiasts in and around Alaska's Turnagain Arm, just outside of Anchorage. The Turnagain Arm is a waterway in ...

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, ...