Nov 22 2008
Pororoca Phenomenon
Whether or not you are a Surf enthusiast, this amazing view will surely leave you breathless. I have come across this Pororoca Wave just last October when I was in Canberra, watching Discovery Channel. It was a sight to behold, and til then I never knew something of its kind existed. Call me ignorant!
I have tried to search for photos to show, none would justify it’s grandeur, but I will try. Let me just tell you a few amazing facts about this.
POROROCA
-It is an Amazonian wave (or a tidal bore, when it happens elsewhere)
-The incoming tide forms a wave that travels against the direction of the current.
-Can go as high as 4 metres, travelling up to 13 kilometres upstream the Amazon River.
-It comes from the indigenous Tupi Language, which translates to ‘great destructive noise’, but for some they just refer to it as ‘the monster’.
-It is very popular with Surfers, and there even is a world competition to ride this amazing wave! Picuruta Salazar, holds this record as of the moment…(click link to see photo of Pocoroca)
-This phenomenon happens once a day, once a night, for three days in February/March, when the rain and full moon raises high tide where the Amazon river empties onto the Atlantic.
Here’s a little bit of a glimpse of what it actually is like, from a youtube video.
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