Whilst surfing perfect waves in hossegor a few years ago my girlfriend who is half french and a surf instructor somehow persuaded me to extricate myself from perfect barrels and go inland into the wine country of Bordeaux in search of waves.
Here are a few images of what I saw....
Great pictures.. Did you get to surf it yourself and how many years ago was it.. and was that one SUP'er a girl?
DJ
I didn't really listen to my girlfriend enough and should have borrowed a few longboards to surf it, and no that was a Frenchman. All types of craft were being ridden old sailboards, longboards, kayaks, surf skis and sups. A bizzare scene with Chateau's and vineyards in the distance. Even funnier was the usual debrief after a good surf session with all the local characters beers and wine being consumed and a perfectly flat river.
this sort of river tidal event is rumored to also happen in Australia in a couple of places , i once read that somewhere in WA . anyone know for sure ,the ride is sometimes up to a few miles it would be a great sup adventure.Brooko heard anything ?
tom
here is what i found for oz in google for tidal bores(sorry if its too much )
There are three main locations in Australasia where tidal bores occur. Several of the rivers on the north to north-west coast of Australia have bores. The rivers drain into the Timor Sea where tides are macrotidal though several of these bores are observational only, and it is also possible that there are several more that have not been reported.The largest (and only documented) bore in Australia occurs on the Daly river north of the Malak Malak region in the Northern Territory. The river drains into the Timor Sea where the tidal range is more than six metres.
Bores have also been observed in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf though there are no statistical records for these. The most effective are likely to be the Ord which flows into the Cambridge Gulf and the Victoria which flows into the Queens Channel.
Due to the large tidal range around this coast, bores may also occur on the rivers draining into Collier Bay and King Sound further west, especially the Fitzroy, but there are no records to confirm these.
A bore has also been observed on the Styx in Central Queensland which drains into the Coral Sea.
There is also a section of the east coast in Queensland where tides on the coast of the Coral Sea are macrotidal and bores have also been observed here.
Daly
Wave Height
Wave Speed
Upto 1.5m
4-5m/s
Effective Tide Height
6-7m at rivermouth
The Daly river has the largest bore documented in Australia. Located 100km south-east of Darwin in the Northern Territory the river drains itno the Timor Sea and at the mouth experiences macrotides in excess of six metres.
The bore forms 30km from the mouth of the river where the river width is only 15m. Records show that the depth of the river here is upto 5m.
As a result the head wave which reaches upto 1.5m will not break at all in the center of the river but probably maintains a trochoidal form throughout its course.
Daly Bore, Northern Territory, Australia
'...a bore exceeding a metre has been documented pushing 30km inland, but no additional information available...'
Ord Tidal Bore, Western Australia, Australia
'...this bore appears to have been recognised during a field trip around the Cambridge Gulf into which the river drains, no further accounts...
'Prince Regent Tidal Bore, Western State, Australia
'...located deep in the heart of a nature reserve north of the Kimberleys this river is not easily accessible for confirmation...'
Victoria Tidal Bore, Northern Territory, Australia
'...another Australian river for which no corrobarating information has yet been found...'
MMMMmmmm1-2 m wave going for 30 ks wooooooooooo
tom
Gorgo that was my exact thoughts when I saw this vieo of The Horizontal Waterfall up in NW WA. It looks like it would be an awesome SUP expedition but it seems that if the tourist boats dont run you over then uncle toothy could be waiting.
Hey Oliver.. They happen here in Melbourne.
Every time it pours we get a wave going down the stormwater drains..
It should flush you right out at Elwood beach.. 
DJ
hey oliver i wish someone here knew more about the Oz ones by the sounds of it they probably happen in quite a few places . and yes its very time predictable once you know , and if you miss it its gone no second chance .
on a second point remind me never to surf elwood beach sounds nasty imagine a shriveled up old DJ washing up beside you eeeuuwwww
tom
but seriously anyone know of any ? (tidal bores that is )
thanks lobes for the vid i have a feeling that is the prince regent tidal bore in the kimberleys wa I'm after more of a wave like the mascaret.
and ok crocs i didnt think of that but dont be spoiling it just yet , what about those guys who surf a river wave in south america somewhere and stress about the local crazy tiny little fish that can swim up your penis hole and then they .......
.need is say more ???
