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King tides at El Zonte

The highest predicted waters at El Zonte, 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

2–6 August 2027

Date High water Height
2 AugMon2:01 am6.3 ft
2 AugMon2:23 pm7.1 ft
3 AugTue2:58 am6.7 ft
3 AugTue3:17 pm7.3 ft
4 AugWed3:51 am7.1 ft
4 AugWed4:08 pm7.4 ft
5 AugThu4:41 am7.3 ft
5 AugThu4:57 pm7.3 ft
6 AugFri5:29 am7.4 ft
6 AugFri5:44 pm7.0 ft

1–5 September 2027

Date High water Height
1 SepWed2:39 am7.0 ft
1 SepWed3:00 pm7.1 ft
2 SepThu3:29 am7.3 ft
2 SepThu3:48 pm7.2 ft
3 SepFri4:16 am7.5 ft
3 SepFri4:34 pm7.1 ft
4 SepSat5:01 am7.4 ft
4 SepSat5:19 pm6.9 ft
5 SepSun5:46 am7.2 ft
5 SepSun6:02 pm6.5 ft

30 September – 4 October 2027

Date High water Height
30 SepThu2:18 am7.1 ft
30 SepThu2:40 pm6.8 ft
1 OctFri3:05 am7.3 ft
1 OctFri3:27 pm6.9 ft
2 OctSat3:50 am7.4 ft
2 OctSat4:11 pm6.8 ft
3 OctSun4:33 am7.2 ft
3 OctSun4:53 pm6.6 ft
4 OctMon5:15 am7.0 ft
4 OctMon5:35 pm6.2 ft

11–15 March 2028

Date High water Height
11 MarSat2:30 am6.7 ft
11 MarSat3:02 pm7.2 ft
12 MarSun3:21 am6.9 ft
12 MarSun3:50 pm7.5 ft
13 MarMon4:09 am6.9 ft
13 MarMon4:36 pm7.6 ft
14 MarTue4:56 am6.8 ft
14 MarTue5:21 pm7.4 ft
15 MarWed5:41 am6.5 ft
15 MarWed6:06 pm7.1 ft

22–26 August 2028

Date High water Height
22 AugTue3:43 am7.3 ft
22 AugTue4:02 pm7.3 ft
23 AugWed4:31 am7.6 ft
23 AugWed4:49 pm7.2 ft
24 AugThu5:19 am7.6 ft
24 AugThu5:37 pm7.0 ft
25 AugFri6:07 am7.4 ft
25 AugFri6:25 pm6.6 ft
26 AugSat6:56 am7.0 ft
26 AugSat7:16 pm6.2 ft

19–23 September 2028

Date High water Height
19 SepTue2:29 am7.2 ft
19 SepTue2:52 pm7.1 ft
20 SepWed3:18 am7.6 ft
20 SepWed3:41 pm7.2 ft
21 SepThu4:06 am7.7 ft
21 SepThu4:28 pm7.1 ft
22 SepFri4:54 am7.6 ft
22 SepFri5:16 pm6.9 ft
23 SepSat5:41 am7.3 ft
23 SepSat6:04 pm6.5 ft

30 March – 3 April 2029

Date High water Height
30 MarFri2:23 am6.6 ft
30 MarFri2:52 pm7.3 ft
31 MarSat3:14 am6.8 ft
31 MarSat3:41 pm7.6 ft
1 AprSun4:04 am6.9 ft
1 AprSun4:29 pm7.6 ft
2 AprMon4:53 am6.8 ft
2 AprMon5:17 pm7.5 ft
3 AprTue5:42 am6.5 ft
3 AprTue6:06 pm7.1 ft

8–12 October 2029

Date High water Height
8 OctMon2:21 am7.3 ft
8 OctMon2:46 pm6.9 ft
9 OctTue3:10 am7.6 ft
9 OctTue3:35 pm7.0 ft
10 OctWed3:58 am7.7 ft
10 OctWed4:24 pm7.0 ft
11 OctThu4:47 am7.6 ft
11 OctThu5:14 pm6.8 ft
12 OctFri5:38 am7.3 ft
12 OctFri6:06 pm6.5 ft

6–10 November 2029

Date High water Height
6 NovTue1:55 am7.3 ft
6 NovTue2:25 pm6.7 ft
7 NovWed2:47 am7.5 ft
7 NovWed3:17 pm6.8 ft
8 NovThu3:38 am7.6 ft
8 NovThu4:09 pm6.9 ft
9 NovFri4:29 am7.5 ft
9 NovFri5:01 pm6.8 ft
10 NovSat5:20 am7.2 ft
10 NovSat5:53 pm6.6 ft

18–22 April 2030

Date High water Height
18 AprThu2:20 am6.4 ft
18 AprThu2:46 pm7.3 ft
19 AprFri3:10 am6.6 ft
19 AprFri3:35 pm7.5 ft
20 AprSat4:01 am6.7 ft
20 AprSat4:24 pm7.5 ft
21 AprSun4:51 am6.7 ft
21 AprSun5:14 pm7.4 ft
22 AprMon5:43 am6.5 ft
22 AprMon6:05 pm7.1 ft

17–21 May 2030

Date High water Height
17 MayFri1:54 am6.3 ft
17 MayFri2:20 pm7.4 ft
18 MaySat2:50 am6.5 ft
18 MaySat3:14 pm7.5 ft
19 MaySun3:45 am6.7 ft
19 MaySun4:06 pm7.6 ft
20 MayMon4:39 am6.8 ft
20 MayMon4:58 pm7.4 ft
21 MayTue5:32 am6.7 ft
21 MayTue5:50 pm7.1 ft

15–19 June 2030

Date High water Height
15 JunSat1:33 am6.2 ft
15 JunSat2:00 pm7.3 ft
16 JunSun2:34 am6.5 ft
16 JunSun2:57 pm7.4 ft
17 JunMon3:32 am6.7 ft
17 JunMon3:51 pm7.5 ft
18 JunTue4:26 am6.9 ft
18 JunTue4:42 pm7.4 ft
19 JunWed5:18 am6.9 ft
19 JunWed5:33 pm7.1 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed11:49 pm6.5 ft
1 JanThu12:27 pm5.6 ft
2 JanFri12:54 am6.7 ft
2 JanFri1:35 pm5.9 ft

17–21 April 2026

Date High water Height
17 AprFri2:10 am6.1 ft
17 AprFri2:35 pm7.0 ft
18 AprSat2:57 am6.3 ft
18 AprSat3:21 pm7.3 ft
19 AprSun3:45 am6.4 ft
19 AprSun4:07 pm7.4 ft
20 AprMon4:32 am6.4 ft
20 AprMon4:54 pm7.3 ft
21 AprTue5:22 am6.3 ft
21 AprTue5:44 pm7.1 ft

16–20 May 2026

Date High water Height
16 MaySat1:38 am6.0 ft
16 MaySat2:04 pm7.1 ft
17 MaySun2:32 am6.2 ft
17 MaySun2:56 pm7.4 ft
18 MayMon3:25 am6.4 ft
18 MayMon3:47 pm7.5 ft
19 MayTue4:19 am6.5 ft
19 MayTue4:39 pm7.4 ft
20 MayWed5:13 am6.5 ft
20 MayWed5:31 pm7.1 ft

14–18 June 2026

Date High water Height
14 JunSun1:11 am5.9 ft
14 JunSun1:39 pm7.1 ft
15 JunMon2:12 am6.1 ft
15 JunMon2:36 pm7.3 ft
16 JunTue3:11 am6.4 ft
16 JunTue3:32 pm7.4 ft
17 JunWed4:08 am6.6 ft
17 JunWed4:26 pm7.4 ft
18 JunThu5:03 am6.7 ft
18 JunThu5:18 pm7.2 ft