ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Surfers have been riding the bore tide on the Turnagain Arm for decades, but with its increasing popularity comes added risks, some surfing veterans say. The unique Alaskan wave has been drawing more people in recent years due to social media and online tidal charts, according to Alaskan surfer of 16 years, Peter Beachy. “There’s few of us that are here literally every day that it forms up,” Beachy said. “So, we can see the influx of people.