Is the Tide a Bore?

This is a little ancillary post to the Hopewell Rocks one. Moncton is situated on a tidal river, fed from the Bay of Fundy, where those great tide changes happen.

Once the tidal bore has passed, but the river is still filling up quickly!

Little did we know that twice a day the river gets flooded with ocean water that creates this thing called a tidal bore. For those not familiar with this, it's a single wave that is created by the pure volume of sea water coming through a narrow opening in the river.

The tidal bore that enters up the Petitcodiac River is strong enough for the brave to surf, which is pretty impressive. Where can you see this spectacle? From Tidal Bore park...simple and to the point, East Coast practicality, especially in naming things, is a beautiful thing. Pro tip: head down past the first couple viewing stations towards Dieppe to get the first view and to double down on the fun, stand on the pedestrian bridge and see the tidal bore and the feeder river fill up at the same time.

The things that surprised me the most was the sound, almost like a slow grinder milling up the coast line. I saw the bore before I heard it, but the sound was definitely unique and louder than one would anticipate.

Add this to your list of things to do in Moncton while here. There's an excellent schedule available at https://tidalboretimes.ca/ . The best times (so we've been advised) to see the bore is on the new moon, closely followed by the full moon. If you can hit it during a super moon, then all the better.