King tides at Keaton Beach

The highest predicted waters at Keaton Beach, 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 July 2027

Date	High water	Height
2 JulFri	2:13 am	3.1 ft
2 JulFri	12:54 pm	4.3 ft
3 JulSat	2:59 am	3.2 ft
3 JulSat	1:44 pm	4.5 ft
4 JulSun	3:43 am	3.3 ft
4 JulSun	2:32 pm	4.5 ft
5 JulMon	4:25 am	3.3 ft
5 JulMon	3:21 pm	4.5 ft
6 JulTue	5:06 am	3.3 ft
6 JulTue	4:12 pm	4.2 ft

31 July – 4 August 2027

Date	High water	Height
31 JulSat	2:06 am	3.1 ft
31 JulSat	12:46 pm	4.3 ft
1 AugSun	2:43 am	3.3 ft
1 AugSun	1:40 pm	4.5 ft
2 AugMon	3:19 am	3.5 ft
2 AugMon	2:30 pm	4.6 ft
3 AugTue	3:53 am	3.6 ft
3 AugTue	3:18 pm	4.5 ft
4 AugWed	4:26 am	3.7 ft
4 AugWed	4:07 pm	4.2 ft

29 August – 2 September 2027

Date	High water	Height
29 AugSun	1:44 am	3.3 ft
29 AugSun	12:43 pm	4.3 ft
30 AugMon	2:13 am	3.5 ft
30 AugMon	1:37 pm	4.5 ft
31 AugTue	2:42 am	3.7 ft
31 AugTue	2:26 pm	4.5 ft
1 SepWed	3:11 am	3.9 ft
1 SepWed	3:13 pm	4.4 ft
2 SepThu	3:40 am	4.0 ft
2 SepThu	3:59 pm	4.1 ft

20–24 July 2028

Date	High water	Height
20 JulThu	2:18 am	3.1 ft
20 JulThu	1:07 pm	4.3 ft
21 JulFri	2:56 am	3.3 ft
21 JulFri	1:55 pm	4.5 ft
22 JulSat	3:32 am	3.4 ft
22 JulSat	2:42 pm	4.5 ft
23 JulSun	4:09 am	3.5 ft
23 JulSun	3:30 pm	4.4 ft
24 JulMon	4:45 am	3.6 ft
24 JulMon	4:20 pm	4.2 ft

18–22 August 2028

Date	High water	Height
18 AugFri	1:54 am	3.3 ft
18 AugFri	12:59 pm	4.3 ft
19 AugSat	2:26 am	3.5 ft
19 AugSat	1:50 pm	4.5 ft
20 AugSun	2:58 am	3.7 ft
20 AugSun	2:38 pm	4.6 ft
21 AugMon	3:30 am	3.9 ft
21 AugMon	3:26 pm	4.4 ft
22 AugTue	4:02 am	4.0 ft
22 AugTue	4:16 pm	4.1 ft

17–21 October 2028

Date	High water	Height
17 OctTue	1:37 am	4.2 ft
17 OctTue	2:29 pm	3.9 ft
18 OctWed	2:08 am	4.3 ft
18 OctWed	3:16 pm	3.7 ft
19 OctThu	2:41 am	4.4 ft
19 OctThu	4:03 pm	3.5 ft
20 OctFri	3:14 am	4.4 ft
20 OctFri	4:51 pm	3.2 ft
21 OctSat	3:49 am	4.2 ft
21 OctSat	5:42 pm	2.9 ft

8–12 August 2029

Date	High water	Height
8 AugWed	2:12 am	3.2 ft
8 AugWed	1:24 pm	4.2 ft
9 AugThu	2:48 am	3.4 ft
9 AugThu	2:06 pm	4.4 ft
10 AugFri	3:18 am	3.6 ft
10 AugFri	2:54 pm	4.4 ft
11 AugSat	3:48 am	3.8 ft
11 AugSat	3:36 pm	4.3 ft
12 AugSun	4:24 am	3.9 ft
12 AugSun	4:24 pm	4.0 ft

7–11 October 2029

Date	High water	Height
7 OctSun	2:00 am	4.2 ft
7 OctSun	2:42 pm	4.1 ft
8 OctMon	2:30 am	4.4 ft
8 OctMon	3:30 pm	3.9 ft
9 OctTue	3:00 am	4.5 ft
9 OctTue	4:18 pm	3.7 ft
10 OctWed	3:36 am	4.4 ft
10 OctWed	5:12 pm	3.4 ft
11 OctThu	4:18 am	4.3 ft
11 OctThu	6:06 pm	3.0 ft

5–9 November 2029

Date	High water	Height
5 NovMon	12:18 am	4.2 ft
5 NovMon	1:36 pm	3.5 ft
6 NovTue	12:54 am	4.4 ft
6 NovTue	2:24 pm	3.5 ft
7 NovWed	1:36 am	4.4 ft
7 NovWed	3:12 pm	3.3 ft
8 NovThu	2:12 am	4.3 ft
8 NovThu	4:06 pm	3.0 ft
9 NovFri	2:54 am	4.1 ft
9 NovFri	5:00 pm	2.8 ft

13–17 June 2030

Date	High water	Height
13 JunThu	1:22 am	3.0 ft
13 JunThu	12:25 pm	4.1 ft
14 JunFri	2:15 am	3.2 ft
14 JunFri	1:14 pm	4.3 ft
15 JunSat	3:02 am	3.3 ft
15 JunSat	2:00 pm	4.5 ft
16 JunSun	3:48 am	3.3 ft
16 JunSun	2:45 pm	4.4 ft
17 JunMon	4:32 am	3.2 ft
17 JunMon	3:31 pm	4.3 ft

12–16 July 2030

Date	High water	Height
12 JulFri	1:24 am	2.9 ft
12 JulFri	12:05 pm	4.1 ft
13 JulSat	2:11 am	3.1 ft
13 JulSat	1:01 pm	4.3 ft
14 JulSun	2:51 am	3.2 ft
14 JulSun	1:51 pm	4.4 ft
15 JulMon	3:29 am	3.3 ft
15 JulMon	2:38 pm	4.4 ft
16 JulTue	4:05 am	3.4 ft
16 JulTue	3:23 pm	4.3 ft

26–30 October 2030

Date	High water	Height
26 OctSat	1:44 am	4.2 ft
26 OctSat	2:47 pm	3.7 ft
27 OctSun	2:18 am	4.3 ft
27 OctSun	3:34 pm	3.6 ft
28 OctMon	2:54 am	4.4 ft
28 OctMon	4:23 pm	3.4 ft
29 OctTue	3:33 am	4.3 ft
29 OctTue	5:16 pm	3.2 ft
30 OctWed	4:15 am	4.2 ft
30 OctWed	6:15 pm	2.9 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date	High water	Height
31 DecWed	11:09 pm	3.5 ft
1 JanThu	1:29 pm	2.5 ft
2 JanFri	12:02 am	3.7 ft
2 JanFri	2:12 pm	2.6 ft

13–17 June 2026

Date	High water	Height
13 JunSat	2:02 am	3.1 ft
13 JunSat	12:51 pm	4.2 ft
14 JunSun	2:53 am	3.2 ft
14 JunSun	1:37 pm	4.4 ft
15 JunMon	3:42 am	3.2 ft
15 JunMon	2:23 pm	4.5 ft
16 JunTue	4:31 am	3.2 ft
16 JunTue	3:10 pm	4.4 ft
17 JunWed	5:18 am	3.1 ft
17 JunWed	3:59 pm	4.2 ft

12–16 July 2026

Date	High water	Height
12 JulSun	2:07 am	3.0 ft
12 JulSun	12:35 pm	4.3 ft
13 JulMon	2:52 am	3.1 ft
13 JulMon	1:29 pm	4.5 ft
14 JulTue	3:32 am	3.2 ft
14 JulTue	2:18 pm	4.5 ft
15 JulWed	4:11 am	3.3 ft
15 JulWed	3:07 pm	4.5 ft
16 JulThu	4:47 am	3.3 ft
16 JulThu	3:54 pm	4.2 ft

10–14 August 2026

Date	High water	Height
10 AugMon	2:06 am	3.1 ft
10 AugMon	12:32 pm	4.2 ft
11 AugTue	2:36 am	3.2 ft
11 AugTue	1:27 pm	4.4 ft
12 AugWed	3:05 am	3.4 ft
12 AugWed	2:16 pm	4.5 ft
13 AugThu	3:35 am	3.5 ft
13 AugThu	3:01 pm	4.4 ft
14 AugFri	4:03 am	3.6 ft
14 AugFri	3:46 pm	4.2 ft