Rip tide 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 fast narrow current running offshore and cutting through breaking waves
Amusement rides Riptide (Canada's Wonderland), a Top Spin ride Riptide, a pirate ship ride at Morey's Piers Rip Tide, a Top Spin ride at Knott's Berry Farm
Books Riptide (book series), short story anthologies Riptide (novel), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 1998 Riptide, a novel by Catherine Coulter, 2000 Riptide, a novel by Cherry Adair, 2011 Riptide, a Star Wars novel by Paul S. Kemp, 2011 Rip Tide, a novel in verse by William Rose Benét, 1932 Rip Tide, a novel by Sam Llewellyn, 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, 2011
Comics Riptide (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel universe Riptide (Youngblood), 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 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, 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 "Riptide", a 2020 single by Grandson from Death of an Optimist Rip Tide, background music in SpongeBob SquarePants
Sport Central Jersey Riptide, a defunct soccer team from Clark, New Jersey Los Angeles Riptide, a defunct outdoor lacrosse team from Carson, California New England Riptide, a defunct women's softball team from Lowell, Massachusetts New York Riptide, a box lacrosse team from Uniondale, New York Oregon Riptide, a defunct basketball team in Portland, Oregon San Diego Riptide, a defunct football team in San Diego, California Riptide, ringname of American professional wrestler Angel Orsini Riptide, a finisher move of the professional wrestler Rhea Ripley
Other Dead Island: Riptide, a 2013 video game Riptide ("Anaklusmos"), Percy Jackson's sword in Percy Jackson & the Olympians Riptide Publishing, a publisher of LGBTQ fiction; see