King tides at Kawaihae

The highest predicted waters at Kawaihae, 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

22–26 December 2026

Date	High water	Height
22 DecTue	2:57 am	2.74 ft
22 DecTue	2:41 pm	0.71 ft
23 DecWed	3:43 am	2.88 ft
23 DecWed	3:36 pm	0.70 ft
24 DecThu	4:28 am	2.93 ft
24 DecThu	4:29 pm	0.72 ft
25 DecFri	5:13 am	2.89 ft
25 DecFri	5:22 pm	0.77 ft
26 DecSat	5:57 am	2.76 ft
26 DecSat	6:20 pm	0.84 ft

3–7 June 2027

Date	High water	Height
3 JunThu	2:30 am	0.79 ft
3 JunThu	3:35 pm	2.69 ft
4 JunFri	3:21 am	0.72 ft
4 JunFri	4:19 pm	2.80 ft
5 JunSat	4:13 am	0.68 ft
5 JunSat	5:03 pm	2.84 ft
6 JunSun	5:05 am	0.66 ft
6 JunSun	5:49 pm	2.79 ft
7 JunMon	6:03 am	0.67 ft
7 JunMon	6:36 pm	2.66 ft

2–6 July 2027

Date	High water	Height
2 JulFri	2:14 am	0.73 ft
2 JulFri	3:21 pm	2.86 ft
3 JulSat	3:12 am	0.75 ft
3 JulSat	4:05 pm	2.96 ft
4 JulSun	4:06 am	0.81 ft
4 JulSun	4:49 pm	2.97 ft
5 JulMon	4:59 am	0.90 ft
5 JulMon	5:31 pm	2.88 ft
6 JulTue	5:55 am	1.01 ft
6 JulTue	6:13 pm	2.68 ft

30 July – 3 August 2027

Date	High water	Height
30 JulFri	1:06 am	0.76 ft
30 JulFri	2:19 pm	2.75 ft
31 JulSat	2:10 am	0.85 ft
31 JulSat	3:04 pm	2.89 ft
1 AugSun	3:05 am	0.99 ft
1 AugSun	3:47 pm	2.95 ft
2 AugMon	3:56 am	1.16 ft
2 AugMon	4:27 pm	2.90 ft
3 AugTue	4:46 am	1.34 ft
3 AugTue	5:07 pm	2.73 ft

21–25 June 2028

Date	High water	Height
21 JunWed	2:42 am	0.72 ft
21 JunWed	3:43 pm	2.69 ft
22 JunThu	3:31 am	0.73 ft
22 JunThu	4:23 pm	2.77 ft
23 JunFri	4:20 am	0.76 ft
23 JunFri	5:03 pm	2.79 ft
24 JunSat	5:10 am	0.82 ft
24 JunSat	5:44 pm	2.73 ft
25 JunSun	6:06 am	0.90 ft
25 JunSun	6:25 pm	2.58 ft

19–23 July 2028

Date	High water	Height
19 JulWed	1:34 am	0.77 ft
19 JulWed	2:43 pm	2.65 ft
20 JulThu	2:30 am	0.83 ft
20 JulThu	3:24 pm	2.79 ft
21 JulFri	3:21 am	0.94 ft
21 JulFri	4:04 pm	2.86 ft
22 JulSat	4:10 am	1.07 ft
22 JulSat	4:42 pm	2.84 ft
23 JulSun	5:00 am	1.22 ft
23 JulSun	5:21 pm	2.71 ft

15–19 November 2028

Date	High water	Height
15 NovWed	3:11 am	2.73 ft
15 NovWed	2:56 pm	1.12 ft
16 NovThu	3:53 am	2.85 ft
16 NovThu	3:43 pm	0.99 ft
17 NovFri	4:35 am	2.87 ft
17 NovFri	4:29 pm	0.89 ft
18 NovSat	5:17 am	2.79 ft
18 NovSat	5:16 pm	0.81 ft
19 NovSun	6:01 am	2.64 ft
19 NovSun	6:06 pm	0.76 ft

23–27 June 2029

Date	High water	Height
23 JunSat	1:14 am	0.83 ft
23 JunSat	2:36 pm	2.71 ft
24 JunSun	2:17 am	0.77 ft
24 JunSun	3:20 pm	2.81 ft
25 JunMon	3:13 am	0.78 ft
25 JunMon	4:03 pm	2.83 ft
26 JunTue	4:04 am	0.81 ft
26 JunTue	4:44 pm	2.78 ft
27 JunWed	4:52 am	0.87 ft
27 JunWed	5:22 pm	2.66 ft

5–9 November 2029

Date	High water	Height
5 NovMon	3:23 am	2.72 ft
5 NovMon	3:13 pm	1.31 ft
6 NovTue	4:07 am	2.88 ft
6 NovTue	4:00 pm	1.16 ft
7 NovWed	4:52 am	2.92 ft
7 NovWed	4:48 pm	1.02 ft
8 NovThu	5:39 am	2.85 ft
8 NovThu	5:40 pm	0.91 ft
9 NovFri	6:28 am	2.70 ft
9 NovFri	6:39 pm	0.83 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date	High water	Height
3 DecMon	2:25 am	2.62 ft
3 DecMon	2:03 pm	1.00 ft
4 DecTue	3:10 am	2.82 ft
4 DecTue	2:58 pm	0.92 ft
5 DecWed	3:54 am	2.92 ft
5 DecWed	3:50 pm	0.87 ft
6 DecThu	4:39 am	2.92 ft
6 DecThu	4:41 pm	0.85 ft
7 DecFri	5:23 am	2.83 ft
7 DecFri	5:33 pm	0.85 ft

13–17 June 2030

Date	High water	Height
13 JunThu	1:30 am	0.94 ft
13 JunThu	2:47 pm	2.71 ft
14 JunFri	2:30 am	0.87 ft
14 JunFri	3:33 pm	2.86 ft
15 JunSat	3:27 am	0.85 ft
15 JunSat	4:18 pm	2.91 ft
16 JunSun	4:21 am	0.86 ft
16 JunSun	5:02 pm	2.87 ft
17 JunMon	5:15 am	0.89 ft
17 JunMon	5:46 pm	2.74 ft

12–16 July 2030

Date	High water	Height
12 JulFri	1:20 am	0.86 ft
12 JulFri	2:33 pm	2.78 ft
13 JulSat	2:23 am	0.90 ft
13 JulSat	3:19 pm	2.88 ft
14 JulSun	3:19 am	0.98 ft
14 JulSun	4:02 pm	2.89 ft
15 JulMon	4:10 am	1.08 ft
15 JulMon	4:43 pm	2.81 ft
16 JulTue	5:00 am	1.18 ft
16 JulTue	5:22 pm	2.65 ft

24–28 November 2030

Date	High water	Height
24 NovSun	3:24 am	2.77 ft
24 NovSun	3:13 pm	1.07 ft
25 NovMon	4:08 am	2.89 ft
25 NovMon	4:03 pm	1.00 ft
26 NovTue	4:53 am	2.92 ft
26 NovTue	4:55 pm	0.95 ft
27 NovWed	5:39 am	2.85 ft
27 NovWed	5:50 pm	0.91 ft
28 NovThu	6:27 am	2.69 ft
28 NovThu	6:53 pm	0.91 ft

King tides already past

13–17 June 2026

Date	High water	Height
13 JunSat	2:06 am	0.79 ft
13 JunSat	3:18 pm	2.84 ft
14 JunSun	3:04 am	0.71 ft
14 JunSun	4:04 pm	2.95 ft
15 JunMon	4:00 am	0.68 ft
15 JunMon	4:50 pm	2.97 ft
16 JunTue	4:55 am	0.69 ft
16 JunTue	5:36 pm	2.89 ft
17 JunWed	5:52 am	0.72 ft
17 JunWed	6:22 pm	2.72 ft

11–15 July 2026

Date	High water	Height
11 JulSat	12:48 am	0.74 ft
11 JulSat	2:18 pm	2.77 ft
12 JulSun	1:59 am	0.72 ft
12 JulSun	3:06 pm	2.92 ft
13 JulMon	2:59 am	0.76 ft
13 JulMon	3:51 pm	2.99 ft
14 JulTue	3:54 am	0.85 ft
14 JulTue	4:35 pm	2.97 ft
15 JulWed	4:45 am	0.95 ft
15 JulWed	5:16 pm	2.86 ft