MONCTON, N.B. - Two surfers say they have rode a tidal bore for 29 kilometres over a two-hour stretch along the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick. Colin Whitbread and J.J. Wessels of California were ...

CTV Atlantic: Supermoon brings super tidal bore to Sunday’s supermoon has created a super tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River, and surfers have been taking full advantage of the waves in Monc ...

This tidal bore in Moncton, New Brunswick occurs when the outflowing rivers to the bay flow back upstream as the tide comes in. Tidal bores occur every day, but they are impressive during a full moon.

A muddy river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick is developing a reputation for its waves. A pair of surfers set a distance record, riding the wave of a tidal bore up the Petitcodiac River.

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