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King tides at Dry Tortugas

The highest predicted waters at Dry Tortugas, through 2030. Every high tide reaching 7.00 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

25–29 October 2026

Date High water Height
25 OctSun10:46 am1.84 ft
25 OctSun10:15 pm2.24 ft
26 OctMon11:34 am1.74 ft
26 OctMon10:52 pm2.33 ft
27 OctTue12:23 pm1.61 ft
27 OctTue11:33 pm2.38 ft
28 OctWed1:14 pm1.47 ft
29 OctThu12:18 am2.38 ft
29 OctThu2:08 pm1.35 ft

23–27 November 2026

Date High water Height
23 NovMon9:38 am1.39 ft
23 NovMon8:42 pm2.18 ft
24 NovTue10:29 am1.32 ft
24 NovTue9:28 pm2.26 ft
25 NovWed11:18 am1.24 ft
25 NovWed10:18 pm2.29 ft
26 NovThu12:07 pm1.18 ft
26 NovThu11:11 pm2.27 ft
27 NovFri12:57 pm1.14 ft

28 August – 1 September 2027

Date High water Height
28 AugSat7:42 am2.07 ft
28 AugSat9:30 pm1.18 ft
29 AugSun8:49 am2.19 ft
29 AugSun10:07 pm1.35 ft
30 AugMon9:48 am2.26 ft
30 AugMon10:42 pm1.54 ft
31 AugTue10:43 am2.26 ft
31 AugTue11:17 pm1.72 ft
1 SepWed11:35 am2.18 ft
1 SepWed11:53 pm1.89 ft

29 September – 3 October 2027

Date High water Height
29 SepWed10:37 am2.18 ft
29 SepWed10:38 pm2.13 ft
30 SepThu11:27 am2.07 ft
30 SepThu11:13 pm2.25 ft
1 OctFri12:14 pm1.91 ft
1 OctFri11:49 pm2.31 ft
2 OctSat1:00 pm1.73 ft
3 OctSun12:27 am2.30 ft
3 OctSun1:45 pm1.55 ft

27–31 October 2027

Date High water Height
27 OctWed9:40 am1.93 ft
27 OctWed9:26 pm2.17 ft
28 OctThu10:32 am1.85 ft
28 OctThu10:03 pm2.28 ft
29 OctFri11:20 am1.74 ft
29 OctFri10:40 pm2.33 ft
30 OctSat12:05 pm1.61 ft
30 OctSat11:18 pm2.32 ft
31 OctSun12:48 pm1.49 ft
31 OctSun11:57 pm2.27 ft

20–24 September 2028

Date High water Height
20 SepWed12:29 pm1.95 ft
21 SepThu12:12 am2.30 ft
21 SepThu1:20 pm1.74 ft
22 SepFri12:55 am2.32 ft
22 SepFri2:12 pm1.53 ft
23 SepSat1:41 am2.27 ft
23 SepSat3:09 pm1.35 ft
24 SepSun2:32 am2.18 ft
24 SepSun4:20 pm1.22 ft

17–21 October 2028

Date High water Height
17 OctTue10:40 am1.99 ft
17 OctTue10:18 pm2.34 ft
18 OctWed11:31 am1.87 ft
18 OctWed10:59 pm2.43 ft
19 OctThu12:21 pm1.73 ft
19 OctThu11:42 pm2.45 ft
20 OctFri1:09 pm1.58 ft
21 OctSat12:27 am2.41 ft
21 OctSat1:59 pm1.44 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue8:42 am1.61 ft
14 NovTue8:07 pm2.20 ft
15 NovWed9:37 am1.54 ft
15 NovWed8:51 pm2.29 ft
16 NovThu10:27 am1.45 ft
16 NovThu9:36 pm2.32 ft
17 NovFri11:13 am1.37 ft
17 NovFri10:22 pm2.30 ft
18 NovSat11:58 am1.29 ft
18 NovSat11:09 pm2.23 ft

8–12 October 2029

Date High water Height
8 OctMon11:42 am1.94 ft
8 OctMon11:18 pm2.39 ft
9 OctTue12:33 pm1.80 ft
10 OctWed12:02 am2.44 ft
10 OctWed1:24 pm1.64 ft
11 OctThu12:49 am2.43 ft
11 OctThu2:18 pm1.48 ft
12 OctFri1:41 am2.35 ft
12 OctFri3:18 pm1.37 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date High water Height
4 NovSun8:50 am1.77 ft
4 NovSun8:23 pm2.25 ft
5 NovMon9:44 am1.70 ft
5 NovMon9:07 pm2.37 ft
6 NovTue10:36 am1.61 ft
6 NovTue9:53 pm2.44 ft
7 NovWed11:26 am1.52 ft
7 NovWed10:41 pm2.44 ft
8 NovThu12:15 pm1.42 ft
8 NovThu11:32 pm2.38 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date High water Height
3 DecMon8:46 am1.25 ft
3 DecMon7:58 pm2.09 ft
4 DecTue9:40 am1.22 ft
4 DecTue8:48 pm2.18 ft
5 DecWed10:29 am1.18 ft
5 DecWed9:39 pm2.22 ft
6 DecThu11:16 am1.16 ft
6 DecThu10:30 pm2.20 ft
7 DecFri12:00 pm1.16 ft
7 DecFri11:22 pm2.11 ft

29 September – 3 October 2030

Date High water Height
29 SepSun12:44 pm1.79 ft
30 SepMon12:22 am2.29 ft
30 SepMon1:34 pm1.64 ft
1 OctTue1:06 am2.30 ft
1 OctTue2:28 pm1.49 ft
2 OctWed1:56 am2.26 ft
2 OctWed3:30 pm1.37 ft
3 OctThu2:55 am2.19 ft
3 OctThu4:46 pm1.31 ft

26–30 October 2030

Date High water Height
26 OctSat10:58 am1.80 ft
26 OctSat10:29 pm2.32 ft
27 OctSun11:48 am1.72 ft
27 OctSun11:12 pm2.40 ft
28 OctMon12:37 pm1.62 ft
28 OctMon11:58 pm2.42 ft
29 OctTue1:27 pm1.52 ft
30 OctWed12:48 am2.39 ft
30 OctWed2:20 pm1.44 ft

23–27 November 2030

Date High water Height
23 NovSat8:58 am1.42 ft
23 NovSat8:18 pm2.14 ft
24 NovSun9:50 am1.39 ft
24 NovSun9:05 pm2.24 ft
25 NovMon10:40 am1.35 ft
25 NovMon9:54 pm2.30 ft
26 NovTue11:28 am1.32 ft
26 NovTue10:46 pm2.30 ft
27 NovWed12:15 pm1.29 ft
27 NovWed11:39 pm2.23 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed7:16 pm1.77 ft
1 JanThu9:25 am0.78 ft
1 JanThu8:14 pm1.86 ft
2 JanFri10:12 am0.80 ft
2 JanFri9:11 pm1.92 ft

28 September – 2 October 2026

Date High water Height
28 SepMon12:29 pm1.84 ft
29 SepTue12:04 am2.22 ft
29 SepTue1:17 pm1.67 ft
30 SepWed12:41 am2.26 ft
30 SepWed2:10 pm1.48 ft
1 OctThu1:24 am2.26 ft
1 OctThu3:10 pm1.31 ft
2 OctFri2:15 am2.22 ft
2 OctFri4:27 pm1.20 ft