Pororoca: Surfing Tidal Bores on The Amazon River
Posted by Dan on June 06, 2009 in Adventures
Pororoca is the local name for a tidal bore that produces waves up to 4 meters high on the Amazon River. Surfers and Kayakers are drawn to this phenomenon for the unique experience of surfing for up to 30 minutes on a single wave, over 13 kilometers, on a river. It’s a rare feat and not many can say they have done it.
This video explains some more about how this phenomenon occurs.
And the Kayakers take their turn.
While there are only about 300 tidal bores worldwide only two of them are known to be surfable. The other is the River Severn bore in England.
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Thanks Dan.Fantastic Info. After several trips around our world and visiting all 7 continents it never ceases to amaze me how much there is to see in the world, and how a travellers appetite is never satisfied. And how there will always be just one more thing i have to see and one more place i NEED to visit….smile
Awesome video Dan!
That was really cool! Many of us just go sit on beaches when we travel. It is good to get a reminder of all the serious athletes that are challenging themselves in the world.