King tides at Morro Bay

The highest predicted waters at Morro Bay, 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.

King tides still to come

23–27 November 2026

Date	High water	Height
23 NovMon	7:53 am	6.6 ft
23 NovMon	9:48 pm	3.9 ft
24 NovTue	8:31 am	6.9 ft
24 NovTue	10:45 pm	3.9 ft
25 NovWed	9:14 am	6.9 ft
25 NovWed	11:44 pm	3.9 ft
26 NovThu	10:00 am	6.8 ft
27 NovFri	12:44 am	3.9 ft
27 NovFri	10:53 am	6.5 ft

22–26 December 2026

Date	High water	Height
22 DecTue	7:29 am	6.8 ft
22 DecTue	9:53 pm	3.7 ft
23 DecWed	8:16 am	7.0 ft
23 DecWed	10:41 pm	3.8 ft
24 DecThu	9:04 am	7.0 ft
24 DecThu	11:29 pm	3.9 ft
25 DecFri	9:54 am	6.8 ft
26 DecSat	12:16 am	4.1 ft
26 DecSat	10:47 am	6.4 ft

19–23 January 2027

Date	High water	Height
19 JanTue	6:24 am	6.3 ft
19 JanTue	8:59 pm	3.5 ft
20 JanWed	7:18 am	6.6 ft
20 JanWed	9:37 pm	3.8 ft
21 JanThu	8:10 am	6.8 ft
21 JanThu	10:14 pm	4.0 ft
22 JanFri	9:00 am	6.8 ft
22 JanFri	10:52 pm	4.2 ft
23 JanSat	9:49 am	6.5 ft
23 JanSat	11:31 pm	4.5 ft

1–5 July 2027

Date	High water	Height
1 JulThu	9:49 am	3.3 ft
1 JulThu	8:07 pm	6.4 ft
2 JulFri	10:36 am	3.5 ft
2 JulFri	8:55 pm	6.7 ft
3 JulSat	11:20 am	3.7 ft
3 JulSat	9:44 pm	6.9 ft
4 JulSun	12:03 pm	3.9 ft
4 JulSun	10:34 pm	6.8 ft
5 JulMon	12:46 pm	4.1 ft
5 JulMon	11:26 pm	6.5 ft

30 July – 3 August 2027

Date	High water	Height
30 JulFri	9:38 am	3.5 ft
30 JulFri	7:53 pm	6.5 ft
31 JulSat	10:13 am	3.8 ft
31 JulSat	8:46 pm	6.8 ft
1 AugSun	10:48 am	4.1 ft
1 AugSun	9:37 pm	6.8 ft
2 AugMon	11:24 am	4.3 ft
2 AugMon	10:27 pm	6.7 ft
3 AugTue	12:02 pm	4.6 ft
3 AugTue	11:19 pm	6.3 ft

10–14 January 2028

Date	High water	Height
10 JanMon	7:37 am	6.5 ft
10 JanMon	9:56 pm	3.7 ft
11 JanTue	8:24 am	6.7 ft
11 JanTue	10:33 pm	3.9 ft
12 JanWed	9:11 am	6.7 ft
12 JanWed	11:11 pm	4.1 ft
13 JanThu	9:59 am	6.4 ft
13 JanThu	11:50 pm	4.4 ft
14 JanFri	10:51 am	6.0 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date	High water	Height
14 NovTue	7:23 am	6.5 ft
14 NovTue	8:42 pm	4.2 ft
15 NovWed	8:00 am	6.8 ft
15 NovWed	9:39 pm	4.2 ft
16 NovThu	8:39 am	6.9 ft
16 NovThu	10:36 pm	4.1 ft
17 NovFri	9:20 am	6.8 ft
17 NovFri	11:33 pm	4.1 ft
18 NovSat	10:03 am	6.5 ft

12–16 December 2028

Date	High water	Height
12 DecTue	6:14 am	6.3 ft
12 DecTue	8:00 pm	3.6 ft
13 DecWed	6:57 am	6.6 ft
13 DecWed	8:58 pm	3.7 ft
14 DecThu	7:40 am	6.7 ft
14 DecThu	9:50 pm	3.8 ft
15 DecFri	8:23 am	6.7 ft
15 DecFri	10:38 pm	3.9 ft
16 DecSat	9:05 am	6.5 ft
16 DecSat	11:24 pm	3.9 ft

22–26 June 2029

Date	High water	Height
22 JunFri	8:27 am	3.3 ft
22 JunFri	7:28 pm	6.3 ft
23 JunSat	9:30 am	3.5 ft
23 JunSat	8:16 pm	6.6 ft
24 JunSun	10:23 am	3.7 ft
24 JunSun	9:04 pm	6.6 ft
25 JunMon	11:12 am	3.8 ft
25 JunMon	9:50 pm	6.6 ft
26 JunTue	11:58 am	3.9 ft
26 JunTue	10:35 pm	6.4 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date	High water	Height
4 NovSun	7:39 am	6.4 ft
4 NovSun	8:47 pm	4.5 ft
5 NovMon	8:16 am	6.7 ft
5 NovMon	9:43 pm	4.4 ft
6 NovTue	8:56 am	6.9 ft
6 NovTue	10:41 pm	4.3 ft
7 NovWed	9:39 am	6.9 ft
7 NovWed	11:42 pm	4.2 ft
8 NovThu	10:26 am	6.7 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date	High water	Height
3 DecMon	7:09 am	6.7 ft
3 DecMon	8:54 pm	3.9 ft
4 DecTue	7:52 am	7.0 ft
4 DecTue	9:49 pm	4.0 ft
5 DecWed	8:37 am	7.0 ft
5 DecWed	10:42 pm	4.1 ft
6 DecThu	9:23 am	6.9 ft
6 DecThu	11:35 pm	4.1 ft
7 DecFri	10:11 am	6.6 ft

12–16 June 2030

Date	High water	Height
12 JunWed	8:29 am	3.4 ft
12 JunWed	7:43 pm	6.3 ft
13 JunThu	9:30 am	3.6 ft
13 JunThu	8:29 pm	6.6 ft
14 JunFri	10:24 am	3.7 ft
14 JunFri	9:16 pm	6.8 ft
15 JunSat	11:16 am	3.9 ft
15 JunSat	10:04 pm	6.8 ft
16 JunSun	12:07 pm	4.0 ft
16 JunSun	10:53 pm	6.6 ft

23–27 November 2030

Date	High water	Height
23 NovSat	7:29 am	6.5 ft
23 NovSat	9:03 pm	4.1 ft
24 NovSun	8:09 am	6.8 ft
24 NovSun	9:56 pm	4.1 ft
25 NovMon	8:52 am	6.9 ft
25 NovMon	10:51 pm	4.2 ft
26 NovTue	9:37 am	6.9 ft
26 NovTue	11:46 pm	4.2 ft
27 NovWed	10:27 am	6.6 ft

22–26 December 2030

Date	High water	Height
22 DecSun	7:05 am	6.6 ft
22 DecSun	9:03 pm	3.8 ft
23 DecMon	7:51 am	6.9 ft
23 DecMon	9:51 pm	4.0 ft
24 DecTue	8:39 am	7.0 ft
24 DecTue	10:38 pm	4.1 ft
25 DecWed	9:28 am	6.8 ft
25 DecWed	11:25 pm	4.3 ft
26 DecThu	10:18 am	6.5 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date	High water	Height
31 DecWed	8:53 pm	3.5 ft
1 JanThu	7:16 am	6.8 ft
1 JanThu	9:42 pm	3.7 ft
2 JanFri	8:05 am	6.9 ft
2 JanFri	10:28 pm	3.9 ft

11–15 July 2026

Date	High water	Height
11 JulSat	9:30 am	3.4 ft
11 JulSat	7:48 pm	6.6 ft
12 JulSun	10:19 am	3.6 ft
12 JulSun	8:41 pm	6.9 ft
13 JulMon	11:03 am	3.8 ft
13 JulMon	9:32 pm	7.0 ft
14 JulTue	11:46 am	4.0 ft
14 JulTue	10:23 pm	6.8 ft
15 JulWed	12:27 pm	4.2 ft
15 JulWed	11:13 pm	6.5 ft