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King tides at Encinitas

The highest predicted waters at Encinitas, through 2030. Every high tide reaching 7.0 ft above MLLW.

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 ft or more above MLLW, 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.

What a king tide means at Encinitas

The highest tides of the year flood the low roads around Mission Bay and the back bays at Del Mar and Oceanside. Imperial Beach and the Silver Strand see water over the sand and into the streets.

California's King Tides Project photographs these days as a record of where the water reaches now against where it is expected to reach later this century.

King tides still to come

22–26 December 2026

Date High water Height
22 DecTue6:49 am6.7 ft
22 DecTue8:52 pm3.6 ft
23 DecWed7:36 am7.0 ft
23 DecWed9:38 pm3.7 ft
24 DecThu8:23 am7.1 ft
24 DecThu10:23 pm3.8 ft
25 DecFri9:11 am7.0 ft
25 DecFri11:09 pm3.9 ft
26 DecSat10:01 am6.5 ft
26 DecSat11:57 pm4.0 ft

20–24 January 2027

Date High water Height
20 JanWed6:42 am6.6 ft
20 JanWed8:42 pm3.7 ft
21 JanThu7:32 am6.9 ft
21 JanThu9:16 pm4.0 ft
22 JanFri8:19 am7.0 ft
22 JanFri9:52 pm4.3 ft
23 JanSat9:06 am6.7 ft
23 JanSat10:29 pm4.5 ft
24 JanSun9:52 am6.2 ft
24 JanSun11:07 pm4.7 ft

1–5 July 2027

Date High water Height
1 JulThu8:53 am3.3 ft
1 JulThu7:27 pm6.5 ft
2 JulFri9:37 am3.6 ft
2 JulFri8:15 pm6.9 ft
3 JulSat10:18 am3.8 ft
3 JulSat9:02 pm7.1 ft
4 JulSun10:58 am4.0 ft
4 JulSun9:50 pm7.1 ft
5 JulMon11:40 am4.2 ft
5 JulMon10:39 pm6.8 ft

30 July – 3 August 2027

Date High water Height
30 JulFri8:46 am3.6 ft
30 JulFri7:16 pm6.6 ft
31 JulSat9:19 am3.9 ft
31 JulSat8:07 pm7.0 ft
1 AugSun9:52 am4.3 ft
1 AugSun8:55 pm7.2 ft
2 AugMon10:26 am4.6 ft
2 AugMon9:43 pm7.0 ft
3 AugTue11:01 am4.9 ft
3 AugTue10:30 pm6.6 ft

10–14 January 2028

Date High water Height
10 JanMon6:59 am6.5 ft
10 JanMon8:56 pm3.7 ft
11 JanTue7:45 am6.8 ft
11 JanTue9:31 pm3.9 ft
12 JanWed8:30 am6.9 ft
12 JanWed10:07 pm4.1 ft
13 JanThu9:15 am6.7 ft
13 JanThu10:46 pm4.3 ft
14 JanFri10:02 am6.2 ft
14 JanFri11:27 pm4.5 ft

19–23 July 2028

Date High water Height
19 JulWed9:10 am3.6 ft
19 JulWed7:41 pm6.4 ft
20 JulThu9:40 am3.8 ft
20 JulThu8:25 pm6.7 ft
21 JulFri10:11 am4.1 ft
21 JulFri9:09 pm6.9 ft
22 JulSat10:45 am4.3 ft
22 JulSat9:54 pm6.8 ft
23 JulSun11:20 am4.6 ft
23 JulSun10:40 pm6.5 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue6:39 am6.4 ft
14 NovTue7:47 pm4.2 ft
15 NovWed7:16 am6.7 ft
15 NovWed8:40 pm4.1 ft
16 NovThu7:54 am6.9 ft
16 NovThu9:32 pm4.0 ft
17 NovFri8:34 am6.8 ft
17 NovFri10:24 pm3.8 ft
18 NovSat9:14 am6.5 ft
18 NovSat11:19 pm3.7 ft

22–26 June 2029

Date High water Height
22 JunFri7:37 am3.3 ft
22 JunFri6:48 pm6.3 ft
23 JunSat8:38 am3.5 ft
23 JunSat7:36 pm6.6 ft
24 JunSun9:28 am3.7 ft
24 JunSun8:22 pm6.8 ft
25 JunMon10:13 am3.9 ft
25 JunMon9:06 pm6.7 ft
26 JunTue10:55 am4.0 ft
26 JunTue9:50 pm6.6 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date High water Height
4 NovSun6:54 am6.3 ft
4 NovSun7:51 pm4.5 ft
5 NovMon7:30 am6.8 ft
5 NovMon8:44 pm4.4 ft
6 NovTue8:10 am7.0 ft
6 NovTue9:37 pm4.2 ft
7 NovWed8:51 am6.9 ft
7 NovWed10:34 pm4.0 ft
8 NovThu9:36 am6.7 ft
8 NovThu11:36 pm3.8 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date High water Height
3 DecMon6:27 am6.6 ft
3 DecMon7:58 pm3.9 ft
4 DecTue7:10 am6.9 ft
4 DecTue8:50 pm3.9 ft
5 DecWed7:54 am7.0 ft
5 DecWed9:40 pm4.0 ft
6 DecThu8:39 am7.0 ft
6 DecThu10:29 pm4.0 ft
7 DecFri9:25 am6.7 ft
7 DecFri11:20 pm4.0 ft

13–17 June 2030

Date High water Height
13 JunThu8:36 am3.6 ft
13 JunThu7:47 pm6.7 ft
14 JunFri9:28 am3.8 ft
14 JunFri8:33 pm6.9 ft
15 JunSat10:17 am4.0 ft
15 JunSat9:20 pm7.0 ft
16 JunSun11:04 am4.1 ft
16 JunSun10:07 pm6.8 ft
17 JunMon11:52 am4.2 ft
17 JunMon10:55 pm6.4 ft

23–27 November 2030

Date High water Height
23 NovSat6:46 am6.4 ft
23 NovSat8:05 pm4.0 ft
24 NovSun7:25 am6.8 ft
24 NovSun8:55 pm4.1 ft
25 NovMon8:07 am7.0 ft
25 NovMon9:46 pm4.1 ft
26 NovTue8:52 am6.9 ft
26 NovTue10:39 pm4.0 ft
27 NovWed9:39 am6.7 ft
27 NovWed11:35 pm4.0 ft

22–26 December 2030

Date High water Height
22 DecSun6:24 am6.5 ft
22 DecSun8:07 pm3.7 ft
23 DecMon7:11 am6.9 ft
23 DecMon8:53 pm3.9 ft
24 DecTue7:57 am7.0 ft
24 DecTue9:38 pm4.1 ft
25 DecWed8:44 am7.0 ft
25 DecWed10:22 pm4.2 ft
26 DecThu9:32 am6.6 ft
26 DecThu11:08 pm4.3 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed7:59 pm3.4 ft
1 JanThu6:38 am6.7 ft
1 JanThu8:45 pm3.6 ft
2 JanFri7:26 am6.9 ft
2 JanFri9:28 pm3.8 ft

12–16 June 2026

Date High water Height
12 JunFri8:23 am3.4 ft
12 JunFri7:26 pm6.5 ft
13 JunSat9:19 am3.5 ft
13 JunSat8:10 pm6.8 ft
14 JunSun10:12 am3.7 ft
14 JunSun8:57 pm7.0 ft
15 JunMon11:02 am3.7 ft
15 JunMon9:45 pm7.0 ft
16 JunTue11:53 am3.8 ft
16 JunTue10:35 pm6.8 ft

11–15 July 2026

Date High water Height
11 JulSat8:38 am3.4 ft
11 JulSat7:10 pm6.7 ft
12 JulSun9:24 am3.7 ft
12 JulSun8:01 pm7.0 ft
13 JulMon10:05 am3.9 ft
13 JulMon8:51 pm7.2 ft
14 JulTue10:45 am4.1 ft
14 JulTue9:40 pm7.1 ft
15 JulWed11:24 am4.3 ft
15 JulWed10:27 pm6.8 ft