largest tidal wave alaska
GIRDWOOD, Alaska â Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the summer arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, drawing hundreds of people to highway pullouts south of Anchorage. It also drew a few surfers and kayakers hoping to take advantage of a real wave in Alaska. It was fantastic, said surfer Sue Ives of Anchorage. It was a bluebird day. The water was glassy. I guess this is supposed to be the biggest bore tide of the year, so it was a pretty great ride. The bore tide is an actual tidal wave, said Michael Lawson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage. The bore tide is a true tidal wave in the sense that it's controlled by the tide and is largely due to the gravitational influence of the sun and moon.