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King tides at Prince Rupert

The highest predicted waters at Prince Rupert, through 2028. Every high tide reaching 7.0 m above Chart Datum.

What counts as a king tide

There is no official definition. NOAA does not publish one, and the California King Tides Project simply means the highest predicted tides of the year. This page lists every predicted high water of 7.0 m or more above Chart Datum, which on this stretch of coast picks out the handful of days each winter when the water comes up unusually far.

They happen when the moon is closest to Earth and new or full at the same time, with the Earth near its own closest approach to the sun. That alignment stacks the solar and lunar pulls together, and it lands in November, December and January far more often than not.

These are predictions of astronomical tide only. A winter storm arriving on a king tide is what causes flooding, because surge and wind can add a foot or more on top of the figures here.

King tides still to come

23–27 November 2026

Date High water Height
23 NovMon12:07 am5.9 m
23 NovMon11:54 am7.0 m
24 NovTue12:55 am6.1 m
24 NovTue12:35 pm7.2 m
25 NovWed1:41 am6.2 m
25 NovWed1:20 pm7.3 m
26 NovThu2:29 am6.2 m
26 NovThu2:07 pm7.2 m
27 NovFri3:18 am6.2 m
27 NovFri2:58 pm6.9 m

22–26 December 2026

Date High water Height
22 DecTue11:29 am6.9 m
23 DecWed12:46 am5.9 m
23 DecWed12:19 pm7.2 m
24 DecThu1:34 am6.2 m
24 DecThu1:11 pm7.3 m
25 DecFri2:22 am6.4 m
25 DecFri2:02 pm7.3 m
26 DecSat3:08 am6.5 m
26 DecSat2:53 pm7.1 m

21–25 January 2027

Date High water Height
21 JanThu12:38 am5.8 m
21 JanThu12:13 pm7.1 m
22 JanFri1:23 am6.2 m
22 JanFri1:05 pm7.3 m
23 JanSat2:06 am6.6 m
23 JanSat1:55 pm7.3 m
24 JanSun2:47 am6.8 m
24 JanSun2:43 pm7.1 m
25 JanMon3:26 am6.8 m
25 JanMon3:29 pm6.8 m

19–23 February 2027

Date High water Height
19 FebFri12:22 am6.0 m
19 FebFri12:07 pm6.9 m
20 FebSat1:03 am6.4 m
20 FebSat12:58 pm7.1 m
21 FebSun1:41 am6.8 m
21 FebSun1:44 pm7.1 m
22 FebMon2:17 am7.0 m
22 FebMon2:28 pm6.9 m
23 FebTue2:53 am7.0 m
23 FebTue3:11 pm6.6 m

29 September – 3 October 2027

Date High water Height
29 SepWed1:19 am6.6 m
29 SepWed1:41 pm6.9 m
30 SepThu2:06 am6.7 m
30 SepThu2:17 pm7.1 m
1 OctFri2:51 am6.6 m
1 OctFri2:53 pm7.1 m
2 OctSat3:34 am6.4 m
2 OctSat3:29 pm7.0 m
3 OctSun4:17 am6.1 m
3 OctSun4:06 pm6.7 m

10–14 March 2028

Date High water Height
10 MarFri12:46 am6.7 m
10 MarFri12:56 pm7.0 m
11 MarSat1:25 am7.1 m
11 MarSat1:43 pm7.0 m
12 MarSun3:02 am7.3 m
12 MarSun3:29 pm6.8 m
13 MarMon3:39 am7.3 m
13 MarMon4:14 pm6.5 m
14 MarTue4:17 am7.1 m
14 MarTue4:59 pm6.1 m

18–22 September 2028

Date High water Height
18 SepMon1:30 am6.8 m
18 SepMon1:56 pm7.0 m
19 SepTue2:18 am6.9 m
19 SepTue2:34 pm7.2 m
20 SepWed3:05 am6.8 m
20 SepWed3:13 pm7.3 m
21 SepThu3:51 am6.5 m
21 SepThu3:53 pm7.2 m
22 SepFri4:39 am6.2 m
22 SepFri4:34 pm6.8 m

16–20 October 2028

Date High water Height
16 OctMon12:25 am6.3 m
16 OctMon12:43 pm6.9 m
17 OctTue1:16 am6.5 m
17 OctTue1:24 pm7.2 m
18 OctWed2:05 am6.6 m
18 OctWed2:03 pm7.4 m
19 OctThu2:52 am6.6 m
19 OctThu2:44 pm7.4 m
20 OctFri3:38 am6.4 m
20 OctFri3:25 pm7.1 m

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed11:37 pm5.5 m
1 JanThu11:14 am6.9 m
2 JanFri12:34 am5.8 m
2 JanFri12:08 pm7.1 m

1–5 January 2026

Date High water Height
1 JanThu11:14 am6.9 m
2 JanFri12:34 am5.8 m
2 JanFri12:08 pm7.1 m
3 JanSat1:24 am6.1 m
3 JanSat1:00 pm7.2 m
4 JanSun2:10 am6.3 m
4 JanSun1:50 pm7.2 m
5 JanMon2:54 am6.4 m
5 JanMon2:38 pm7.0 m