Arnside Tidal Bore Morecambe Bay Feb 2019. An Understated Showing Of Nature’s Raw Power.Pls read des

I love watching the power of water in action. You captured it well, with the eddy’s swirling around. It takes awhile (minutes) for the bore to push its way upstream but it is like the shear mass of water increases behind it until it just boils along. Impressive.

What mesmerizes me so much is that that water is chasing the moon, 30 earth diameters away or 238,900 miles away. The power required to move that much volume of water is staggering. And it's all done with gravity, an invisible force that we have no clue what it actually is. Nature is amazing.

Brilliant video! Nature is fascinating! Thanks! Cheers, Tom

I was making a delivery to Arnside a few years back when I first saw this. I stood staring at it in awe and a local said "I've lived here 40 years and it still impresses me".

Incredible to see. Thanks for catching this and sharing.

Thank you Paul, for your beautiful Arnside bore video. I saw it for the first time this Easter Good Friday 7th April 2023 and filmed it for the family to see it. I was so impressed and moved by it that I created my YouTube channel. I am new to this YouTube malarkey and just posted the video as I filmed it, I don't know how to edit yet😅

That is extraordinary, Paul! I had no knowledge of this phenomenon previously. It takes me back to the time when the cocklers drowned.

My dad and his mates used to go into the sea at Arnside (presumable when it was safe), to catch flatfish under foot.

I loved it! I wonder what people thought about this 1,000 years ago...

Impressive! I've lived my whole life well in land, never once have I been near any beach or ocean and now reside in the Sonoran Desert. No bores here, although we do have the occasional hundred year flash flood. I cannot fathom the speed in which this bore and the tides in Morecambe Bay come in! I think one of the most terrifying/fascinating moments was watching the water level rise and begin to swirl in a swift circular fashion, as if it had nothing better to do. Thank you for posting this gem, blessings from a desert dweller!

Wow, My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...

Very impressive, Paul, thanks. Easy to see from this how people get caught out by the speed of the incoming tide in Morecambe Bay.

About 70 years ago I camped out here with my school. I remember seeing the bore and porpoises.

Think you need to see the Severn Bore!

As a kid I had an uncle who lived in Arnside and when we visited him we could see the bohr from his lounge window. Arnside is a lovely place. A fantastic view is from the top of Arnside knott, or rather was, as it is covered in trees now.

Wow brilliant visual and excellent commentary throughout, I've not seen that for years, you took me right back there. Thank you Paul, much appreciated.

I remember riding the train from Manchester while traveling to Ulverston and getting a chance to see the effects of the tidal bore watching the River Kent flowing backwards from the train. Nice to see a video of the arrival of the bore. It was a sight I will never forget.

We used to spend summer with our uncle at Arnside during the 1960’s. The bore was always spectacular but, when the tide was rushing out it gradually got narrower and narrower until it was a torrent through the open arch of the viaduct. It was powerful enough to cut through the sand creating its own channel and undercutting the sand at each side. We used to stand on the newly created bank and wait for the current to undercut the bank so that it collapsed under us, carrying us along with the tide. No HSE in those days. Also, at slack high tide, we would go “treading” for flounders. Walking slowly along in the water and pressing our foot down into the sand we would tread on a flounder, (flat fish). Pinning it to the ground we would bend down, grip its tail, and then throw it onto the exposed sand where we would collect it later, cooking it for dinner. That video really brought back memories.

Really interesting thank you

Beautiful but frightening! Thanks for the education. I love ut!