The Malibu Rapids forms the entrance to

Princess Louisa Inlet Princess Louisa Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is in length and lies at the north east end of Jervis Inlet. It is entered through Malibu Rapids off Queens Reach past Malibu, a former private resort and now youth camp. A portion of the are ...

and is also connected to the Jervis Inlet. The

tidal flow Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music * Tidal (servic ...

of both inlets pass through this narrow and shallow passage that creates a fast moving (approximately ) and strong tidal rapids during the peak flows. At

slack tide Slack water is a short period in a body of tidal water when the water is completely unstressed, and there is no movement either way in the tidal stream, and which occurs before the direction of the tidal stream reverses. Slack water can be estim ...

, the entrance is virtually flat calm similar to the

Skookumchuck Narrows Skookumchuck Narrows is a strait forming the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pa ...

near the entrance of the Jervis Inlet. The way to determine the direction of the tidal flow at the narrows is to observe the direction in which the

tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

is flowing. If the

is heading toward the Jervis Inlet then the tide is going out (low tide). But if the flow is moving toward

the

it is coming in (high tide).Hitz, Charles W.(2003). ''Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet'', p.14-15
Sitka 2 Publishing
., Kirkland, WA. . The entrance is large enough to allow marine traffic through. The narrow passage is defined by Malibu Isle and a System B type Lateral navigation beacon on the Jervis Inlet side and Malibu and the mainland on the

side.

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Malibu Club Web SiteBCGNIS Geographical Geographical Name Detail
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Princess Louisa Inlet and Malibu Videos
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