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King tides at Puerto Ayora

The highest predicted waters at Puerto Ayora, 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

22–26 January 2027

Date High water Height
22 JanFri2:03 am6.3 ft
22 JanFri2:43 pm6.7 ft
23 JanSat2:55 am6.6 ft
23 JanSat3:31 pm7.0 ft
24 JanSun3:44 am6.7 ft
24 JanSun4:17 pm7.1 ft
25 JanMon4:31 am6.7 ft
25 JanMon5:02 pm7.0 ft
26 JanTue5:18 am6.4 ft
26 JanTue5:46 pm6.8 ft

20–24 February 2027

Date High water Height
20 FebSat1:53 am6.3 ft
20 FebSat2:26 pm6.7 ft
21 FebSun2:42 am6.6 ft
21 FebSun3:11 pm7.1 ft
22 FebMon3:28 am6.8 ft
22 FebMon3:54 pm7.2 ft
23 FebTue4:12 am6.7 ft
23 FebTue4:35 pm7.0 ft
24 FebWed4:55 am6.5 ft
24 FebWed5:15 pm6.7 ft

3–7 August 2027

Date High water Height
3 AugTue3:03 am6.8 ft
3 AugTue3:18 pm6.6 ft
4 AugWed3:50 am7.0 ft
4 AugWed4:06 pm6.6 ft
5 AugThu4:36 am7.0 ft
5 AugThu4:54 pm6.5 ft
6 AugFri5:22 am6.9 ft
6 AugFri5:42 pm6.2 ft
7 AugSat6:08 am6.5 ft
7 AugSat6:32 pm5.8 ft

10–14 February 2028

Date High water Height
10 FebThu2:04 am6.3 ft
10 FebThu2:38 pm6.8 ft
11 FebFri2:53 am6.7 ft
11 FebFri3:24 pm7.2 ft
12 FebSat3:40 am6.9 ft
12 FebSat4:08 pm7.3 ft
13 FebSun4:27 am6.9 ft
13 FebSun4:52 pm7.2 ft
14 FebMon5:13 am6.7 ft
14 FebMon5:37 pm6.9 ft

10–14 March 2028

Date High water Height
10 MarFri1:47 am6.4 ft
10 MarFri2:15 pm6.9 ft
11 MarSat2:36 am6.8 ft
11 MarSat2:59 pm7.2 ft
12 MarSun3:22 am7.0 ft
12 MarSun3:43 pm7.3 ft
13 MarMon4:07 am6.9 ft
13 MarMon4:27 pm7.1 ft
14 MarTue4:53 am6.7 ft
14 MarTue5:10 pm6.8 ft

20–24 August 2028

Date High water Height
20 AugSun2:12 am6.4 ft
20 AugSun2:27 pm6.4 ft
21 AugMon2:56 am6.8 ft
21 AugMon3:14 pm6.6 ft
22 AugTue3:41 am7.1 ft
22 AugTue4:00 pm6.7 ft
23 AugWed4:25 am7.1 ft
23 AugWed4:47 pm6.6 ft
24 AugThu5:10 am6.9 ft
24 AugThu5:35 pm6.3 ft

30 January – 3 February 2029

Date High water Height
30 JanTue2:27 am6.2 ft
30 JanTue3:00 pm6.6 ft
31 JanWed3:11 am6.5 ft
31 JanWed3:41 pm6.9 ft
1 FebThu3:55 am6.6 ft
1 FebThu4:23 pm7.0 ft
2 FebFri4:40 am6.6 ft
2 FebFri5:06 pm7.0 ft
3 FebSat5:26 am6.4 ft
3 FebSat5:51 pm6.8 ft

28 February – 4 March 2029

Date High water Height
28 FebWed2:06 am6.3 ft
28 FebWed2:33 pm6.8 ft
1 MarThu2:51 am6.7 ft
1 MarThu3:16 pm7.1 ft
2 MarFri3:36 am6.9 ft
2 MarFri3:59 pm7.3 ft
3 MarSat4:21 am6.9 ft
3 MarSat4:42 pm7.1 ft
4 MarSun5:08 am6.7 ft
4 MarSun5:28 pm6.8 ft

29 March – 2 April 2029

Date High water Height
29 MarThu1:42 am6.4 ft
29 MarThu2:04 pm6.9 ft
30 MarFri2:30 am6.7 ft
30 MarFri2:49 pm7.1 ft
31 MarSat3:16 am6.9 ft
31 MarSat3:34 pm7.2 ft
1 AprSun4:03 am6.9 ft
1 AprSun4:20 pm7.0 ft
2 AprMon4:51 am6.7 ft
2 AprMon5:07 pm6.7 ft

19–23 March 2030

Date High water Height
19 MarTue2:09 am6.2 ft
19 MarTue2:30 pm6.7 ft
20 MarWed2:51 am6.5 ft
20 MarWed3:10 pm6.9 ft
21 MarThu3:34 am6.7 ft
21 MarThu3:52 pm7.0 ft
22 MarFri4:18 am6.7 ft
22 MarFri4:35 pm6.9 ft
23 MarSat5:04 am6.6 ft
23 MarSat5:21 pm6.6 ft

17–21 April 2030

Date High water Height
17 AprWed1:41 am6.2 ft
17 AprWed1:58 pm6.7 ft
18 AprThu2:28 am6.6 ft
18 AprThu2:43 pm6.9 ft
19 AprFri3:14 am6.8 ft
19 AprFri3:28 pm7.0 ft
20 AprSat4:01 am6.8 ft
20 AprSat4:16 pm6.8 ft
21 AprSun4:51 am6.7 ft
21 AprSun5:05 pm6.5 ft

24–28 December 2030

Date High water Height
24 DecTue1:37 am6.4 ft
24 DecTue2:19 pm6.5 ft
25 DecWed2:30 am6.6 ft
25 DecWed3:10 pm6.8 ft
26 DecThu3:21 am6.7 ft
26 DecThu3:59 pm6.9 ft
27 DecFri4:12 am6.6 ft
27 DecFri4:48 pm6.9 ft
28 DecSat5:02 am6.4 ft
28 DecSat5:37 pm6.8 ft

King tides already past

1–5 February 2026

Date High water Height
1 FebSun1:55 am6.1 ft
1 FebSun2:35 pm6.4 ft
2 FebMon2:45 am6.3 ft
2 FebMon3:20 pm6.7 ft
3 FebTue3:31 am6.4 ft
3 FebTue4:02 pm6.8 ft
4 FebWed4:14 am6.4 ft
4 FebWed4:42 pm6.8 ft
5 FebThu4:55 am6.2 ft
5 FebThu5:20 pm6.5 ft

18–22 March 2026

Date High water Height
18 MarWed2:07 am5.9 ft
18 MarWed2:28 pm6.4 ft
19 MarThu2:46 am6.2 ft
19 MarThu3:04 pm6.7 ft
20 MarFri3:25 am6.4 ft
20 MarFri3:41 pm6.8 ft
21 MarSat4:05 am6.5 ft
21 MarSat4:20 pm6.8 ft
22 MarSun4:46 am6.4 ft
22 MarSun5:01 pm6.6 ft

16–20 April 2026

Date High water Height
16 AprThu1:35 am5.9 ft
16 AprThu1:50 pm6.4 ft
17 AprFri2:18 am6.3 ft
17 AprFri2:31 pm6.7 ft
18 AprSat3:01 am6.5 ft
18 AprSat3:13 pm6.8 ft
19 AprSun3:45 am6.6 ft
19 AprSun3:57 pm6.7 ft
20 AprMon4:32 am6.5 ft
20 AprMon4:43 pm6.5 ft