4-Star Severn Bore Tonight

22 August 2013, 06:00

Severn Bore

One of the most spectacular natural phenomena The Severn Bore is happening tonight.

A river bore is caused by the tidal surge of the sea being funnelled up stream, around 60 rivers in the world have bores, 8 in UK.

The shape of the river Severn and the fact it has the third highest tidal range in the world creates one of longest ride able waves in the world.

Local surfer Steve King's holds the record of 7.6 miles of stand up surfing on the severn bore and 12.8 miles on the Bono, Indonesia!

July 21 1955 Colonel 'mad' Jack Churchill made his own board and surfed the Severn bore for the first time.

Now all over the world surfers of all ability take on mighty river bores, like in China, hang-chou-fe river waves can reach 25ft (7.5m)

See the times of the Severn Bore www.boreriders.co.uk