Rip tide A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal flo ...

is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas. Riptide or rip tide may also refer to: * A common misnomer for a

rip current A rip current, often simply called a rip (or misleadingly a ''rip tide''), is a specific kind of water current that can occur near beaches with breaking waves. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water which moves directly away ...

, a fast narrow current running offshore and cutting through breaking waves

Amusement rides

Riptide (Canada's Wonderland) Riptide (formerly called Cliffhanger) is a thrill ride at Canada's Wonderland manufactured by Mondial. The ride is similar to the park's Shockwave ride in terms of how the riders are spun. At the base of the ride there are a number of fountain ...

, a Top Spin ride * Riptide, a pirate ship ride at

Morey's Piers Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Waterparks is a classic seaside amusement park located on The Wildwoods' boardwalk in Wildwood and North Wildwood, New Jersey. The park has been family owned and operated since 1969 and is currently run by 2nd gen ...

* Rip Tide, a Top Spin ride at

Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...

Books

* ''Riptide'' (book series), short story anthologies * ''Riptide'' (novel), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 1998 *''Riptide'', a novel by

Catherine Coulter Jean Catherine Coulter (born December 26, 1942) is an American author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romances who currently resides in northern California. Biography Early years Coulter grew up on a horse ranch in Cameron County, ...

, 2000 *''Riptide'', a novel by

Cherry Adair Cherry Adair (born 2 April 1951) is a South African–American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband. Biography Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Adair moved to the United States in her early 20s and settle ...

, 2011 *''Riptide'', a ''Star Wars'' novel by Paul S. Kemp, 2011 *''Rip Tide'', a novel in verse by

William Rose Benét William Rose Benét (February 2, 1886 – May 4, 1950) was an American poet, writer, and editor. He was the older brother of Stephen Vincent Benét. Early life and education He was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Col. James Walker Benét a ...

, 1932 *''Rip Tide'', a novel by

Sam Llewellyn Sam Llewellyn (born 1948) is a British author of literature for children and adults. Biography Sam Llewellyn was born on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, where his ancestors lived for many years. He grew up in Norfolk. He attended Eton College and late ...

, 1992 * ''Rip Tide'' (novella), a Doctor Who novella by Louise Cooper, 2003 *''Rip Tide'', a novel by Kat Falls, 2011 *''Rip Tide'', a novel by

Stella Rimington Dame Stella Rimington (born 13 May 1935) is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996. She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment. In 1993, Rimi ...

, 2011

Comics

Riptide (Marvel Comics) Riptide (Janos Quested) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those related to the X-Men franchise. He was portrayed by Álex González in the film '' X-Men: First Class''. Publicat ...

, a character in the Marvel universe * Riptide (Youngblood), a character in the Image and Awesome Comics universes

Films and television

* ''Rip Tide'' (film), 2017 Australian film * ''Riptide'' (1934 film), by Edmund Goulding * ''Riptide'' (2013 film) (aka ''Ressac''), a Canadian drama film by Pascale Ferland * ''Riptide'' (American TV series), 1984–1986 American detective series * ''Riptide'' (Australian TV series), 1969 Australian drama series starring Ty Hardin

Music

The Riptides The Riptides were an Australian power pop group which was formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1977 as The Grudge. Their founding mainstay was Mark Callaghan on lead vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar and as principal songwriter. Former member M ...

, Australian power pop group formed in 1977 *

The Riptides (Canadian band) The Riptides are a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1998 in Ottawa, Ontario. History The Riptides were formed in Ottawa, Ontario Canada in February 1998. The original lineup included Andy Vandal (vocals) Bob Goblin (bass), Johnny Dangerously ( ...

, Canadian punk rock band formed in 1998 * ''Riptide'' (album), 1985 album by Robert Palmer, or its title track * ''

The Rip Tide ''The Rip Tide'' is the third studio album by the American indie folk band Beirut, released on August 30, 2011. The album debuted at No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and peaked at No. 80 a month later. The album has sold 93,000 copies in the US ...

'', 2011 album by Beirut * "Riptide" (Sick Puppies song), 2011 * "Riptide" (Vance Joy song), 2013 * "Riptide" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * Rip Tide, background music in

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

Sport

Central Jersey Riptide Central Jersey Riptide were an American soccer team that played in Clark, New Jersey. They joined the USISL Pro League in 1996, but were relegated to the USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a sem ...

, a defunct soccer team from Clark, New Jersey *

Los Angeles Riptide The Los Angeles Riptide were a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. From 2006 to 2008, they played in Major League Lacrosse and ceased operations before the 2009 season. Franchise history In March 2005, Major League Lacrosse, MLL announced ...

, a defunct outdoor lacrosse team from Carson, California *

New England Riptide The New England Riptide was a women's professional fastpitch softball team based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softb ...

, a defunct women's softball team from Lowell, Massachusetts *

New York Riptide The New York Riptide are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season in 2019 ...

, a box lacrosse team from Uniondale, New York * Oregon Riptide, a defunct basketball team in Portland, Oregon *

San Diego Riptide The San Diego Riptide was a professional arena football team based in San Diego, California. The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena. The team was originally coached by Cree Morris, then Mouse Davis and finally by Sean Ponde ...

, a defunct football team in San Diego, California *Riptide, ringname of American professional wrestler

Angel Orsini Angel Orsini (born August 26, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and mixed martial artist. She has competed in North American independent promotions including Women's Extreme Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling and Extreme Champio ...

*Riptide, a finisher move of the professional wrestler

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is a member of The Judgme ...

Other

*'' Dead Island: Riptide'', a 2013 video game *Riptide (" Anaklusmos"), Percy Jackson's sword in the ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of five fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the '' Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''. The novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st centu ...

'' book series *Riptide Publishing, a publisher of LGBTQ fiction; see {{Disambiguation