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 f ...

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 (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore by cutting through the lines of bre ...

, 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 (amusement ride manufacturer), Mondial. The ride is similar to the park's Shockwave (Canada's Wonderland), Shockwave ride in terms of how the r ...

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

Morey's Piers Morey's Piers & Beachfront Waterparks is a 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 was run by second generation Morey Br ...

* Rip Tide, a Top Spin ride at

Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags. In March 2015, it was ranked as the List of amusement park rankings#North America, twelfth-most-visited theme park in North Ameri ...

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. Early life and education Coulter grew up on a horse ranch in Cameron Count ...

, 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 ...

, 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 Kat Falls (born 1964) is an American novelist specializing in science-fiction. Some of her works are ''Dark Life'', the sequel ''Rip Tide'', ''Inhuman'', and the sequel ''Undaunted''. Early life Kat Falls was born in Silver Spring, Maryland a ...

, 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 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''. Publication history ...

, a character in the Marvel universe *

Riptide (Youngblood) Riptide (Leanna Creel) is a superhero from Image Comics created by Rob Liefeld. She first appeared in ''Youngblood (comics), Youngblood'' #1 (April 1992). Fictional character biography

Riptide got her powers during an undersea accident that ...

, a character in the Image and Awesome Comics universes

Films and television

Films

* ''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'' (2016 film), an Australian short film starring

George Pullar George Pullar (born 1995/1996) is an Australian actor from Brisbane. He is known for his roles as ''Larry Forbes'' in the fifth season of the Australian drama series '' A Place to Call Home'' and Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series ...

TV

* ''Riptide'' (2022 TV series), 2022 Australian drama miniseries * ''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 * ''Riptide'' (album), 1985 album by Robert Palmer, or its title track * '' The Rip Tide'', 2011 album by Beirut * "Riptide" (Sick Puppies song), 2011 * "Riptide" (Vance Joy song), 2013 * "Riptide" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "Riptide", a 2022 single by Beartooth * "Riptide", a 2024 single by

South Arcade South Arcade are an English band from Oxford. Formed in 2021, the band went viral for videos of their band practices and performed at BBC Radio 1's New Music Live in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in November 2024. Their ''2005'' EP was inspired by ...

* "Riptide", a 2020 single by Grandson from ''

Death of an Optimist ''Death of an Optimist'' is the debut studio album by Canadian-American musician Grandson. The album was released on December 4, 2020, through Fueled by Ramen. Background and recording Benjamin's EP, ''A Modern Tragedy, Vol. 3'' was released o ...

'' * Rip Tide, background music in

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

Sport

*Central Jersey Riptide, a defunct soccer team from Clark, New Jersey *

Los Angeles Riptide The Los Angeles Riptide were a professional 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, MLL announced that Lo ...

, 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. They began play in the 2004 season as a member of National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball ...

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

New York Riptide The New York Riptide were a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They were members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and played home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season ...

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

San Diego Riptide The San Diego Riptide were a professional arena football team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the AF2. The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena. The team was officially announced to the media on January 15, 2 ...

, 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 Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW) and E ...

*Riptide, a finisher move of the professional wrestler

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She is a List of Women ...

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 fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'', the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series foll ...

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