Mary Osborne, Wingnut, Curren Caples, Pato, Sergio Laus, Colilin Harrington, Sergio Laus, Nick Taylor and Chloe Calmon surfing the Qiantang River Tidal Bore in China. 2011
For those who joked about how dirty the water is, this is simply not the case. Qiantang River is one of the cleaner water body in China. The river water naturally carry certain amount of small particle of sand and silt, usually suspended in the water. As the water approach the ocean, the salinity change in the water causing the small particles from the water to precipitate, depositing on the bottom of the riverbed. As the big waves come in, the power of the wave picks up the silt from the bottom of the river, makes it very muddy.
Yes, the opaqueness of the water is mainly due to silt being stirred up by the tide......but there's probably also a f***ton of pollution in that water, too.
This is a natural phenomenon also called "Pororoca" in Brazil. It happens basically because the seawater invades the river water during the higher tides of the year. As we know, the ocean is stronger than the river, so the impact results on 'waves' like that. It depends of the local geography as well.
just that cover shot of the vid is really unique, the buildings behind and a crumbling huge juicy left hander and you are in the perfect spot, soooo cool x
@TrixKoMAToSe It has to do with the 3 dimensional shape of the estuary. This is a massive simplification, but it's a little like the same way a water pistol works. The tide comes in , and the shape of the estuary concentrates a lot of water into a very small area, creating an effect a lot like a tsunami. That's why tidal bores are a lot more powerful than other waves of similar size.
Alexander LOL do some research dude, this is part of the yellow river, it’s been looking like this for thousands of years, its called yellow for a reason ok
@Alexander i dont know if you are american or english, the pollution level is just like any river in those two countries. Just see the thames and missicipis, lol
@killerhook07 And yes, you can ride tidal bores for miles. A friend of mine hold the current world record of around 7.5 miles set in 2006 on the river Severn in the UK. I don't think that record will stand for much longer. It'll be beaten either on this wave or the Araguari Pororoca in the Amazon .
This one is empty because you can only surf it if you get a license from the Chinese authorities. Last time anyone surfed it without a license was the french crew, Antony and Fabrice Colas,+ Patrick Audoy who pioneered the Bono tidal bore in Sumatra . The Chinese arrested them for their trouble. The people who surfed it unlicensed before that were both killed by it. This video is shot on one of the smaller sections of the wave, which goes to almost 30 ft in (often) less than 2 ft of water
I love all the Americans who wanna pop off about how dirty that water is. No doubt you are correct but c mon people......been to Lake Erie or have a glass of water in Flint Michigan? We are so quick to point shit out in other places meanwhile here at home our president thinks hes bringing back coal. Real thinkers we have become over here in the promised land.
People sometimes say that because eastern China has a developed economy, its environment is well protected, but is this really the case? On a visit to the Nanyang chemical industry zone, near Hangzhou, I found that despite its veneer of beautiful flowers, the area has pollution problems that have not been dealt with effectively.
Be careful to make sure you have biohazard clean you thoroughly. That what is pretty toxic. But she’s a great surfer no doubt and classic song to go with it
Hi! I'm stand up paddling and windsurfing and I'll be living in China pretty soon, and I would like to know how can I get to surf that wave? it seams it's getting more and more organised years after years. So they must be a way of practicipate to the event?
How did you go about doing this? I am very interested in surfing the Qiatang river. My questions are how did you get a jetski? Is it legal to do or did you just send it? Did you spend a couple days near by and just go when the tidal bore was pumping? I am living in Shanghai for a year and would love to surf this tidal bore. Please send me any information on how I can do this.
Alex Greenberg You can't be that stupid..really ? Hey..let's go swimming in one of China's polluted rivers...hepatitis b or c won't show up clinically for sometime but who cares..
That water was so polluted and nasty, I'm wondering is these foolish peoples are not sick or dead from going into it. I would be nice to have feedback on the health ramifications of their actions, because the waves themselves were awesome and long, but I couldn't imagine what was in that ravine...
