Because of this, riptides are typically more powerful than rip currents. The remnants of the depression produced rough surf and riptides along the coast. In January 1983, Riptides had disbanded and Callaghan was in Sydney. The Riptides moved to Sydney in mid-1980. David Keith was coach of the 1984 Riptides. The Victoria Riptides disagreed and withdrew, but was replaced by the Edmonton Brickmen. By January 1983 the Riptides decided to disband&colon; they had enough of performing. The tour provided a double live album, "Riptides Resurface", which came out in December. The Riptides were formed in Ottawa, Ontario Canada in February 1998. The Riptides are a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1998 in Ottawa, Ontario. Baird played for the Victoria Riptides during the 1985 Western Soccer Alliance Challenge Cup. The riptides become the strongest where the flow is constricted.