King tides at Belmar

The highest predicted waters at Belmar, 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	6:12 am	4.3 ft
2 JulFri	6:30 pm	5.8 ft
3 JulSat	7:07 am	4.6 ft
3 JulSat	7:23 pm	6.0 ft
4 JulSun	8:00 am	4.8 ft
4 JulSun	8:15 pm	6.0 ft
5 JulMon	8:55 am	5.0 ft
5 JulMon	9:08 pm	6.0 ft
6 JulTue	9:50 am	5.1 ft
6 JulTue	10:03 pm	5.8 ft

31 July – 4 August 2027

Date	High water	Height
31 JulSat	5:54 am	4.4 ft
31 JulSat	6:14 pm	5.8 ft
1 AugSun	6:51 am	4.8 ft
1 AugSun	7:09 pm	6.0 ft
2 AugMon	7:44 am	5.1 ft
2 AugMon	8:00 pm	6.1 ft
3 AugTue	8:36 am	5.4 ft
3 AugTue	8:51 pm	6.0 ft
4 AugWed	9:28 am	5.5 ft
4 AugWed	9:43 pm	5.7 ft

28 September – 2 October 2027

Date	High water	Height
28 SepTue	6:15 am	5.5 ft
28 SepTue	6:33 pm	5.6 ft
29 SepWed	7:04 am	5.8 ft
29 SepWed	7:21 pm	5.6 ft
30 SepThu	7:50 am	6.0 ft
30 SepThu	8:08 pm	5.5 ft
1 OctFri	8:36 am	6.0 ft
1 OctFri	8:54 pm	5.3 ft
2 OctSat	9:21 am	5.8 ft
2 OctSat	9:42 pm	4.9 ft

18–22 September 2028

Date	High water	Height
18 SepMon	7:16 am	5.9 ft
18 SepMon	7:34 pm	5.8 ft
19 SepTue	8:05 am	6.1 ft
19 SepTue	8:23 pm	5.7 ft
20 SepWed	8:53 am	6.2 ft
20 SepWed	9:13 pm	5.5 ft
21 SepThu	9:44 am	6.0 ft
21 SepThu	10:06 pm	5.2 ft
22 SepFri	10:37 am	5.8 ft
22 SepFri	11:03 pm	4.8 ft

16–20 October 2028

Date	High water	Height
16 OctMon	6:05 am	5.7 ft
16 OctMon	6:23 pm	5.4 ft
17 OctTue	6:54 am	6.1 ft
17 OctTue	7:14 pm	5.5 ft
18 OctWed	7:42 am	6.2 ft
18 OctWed	8:03 pm	5.4 ft
19 OctThu	8:30 am	6.2 ft
19 OctThu	8:53 pm	5.2 ft
20 OctFri	9:19 am	6.0 ft
20 OctFri	9:46 pm	4.9 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date	High water	Height
14 NovTue	4:43 am	5.7 ft
14 NovTue	5:04 pm	4.9 ft
15 NovWed	5:34 am	5.9 ft
15 NovWed	5:56 pm	4.9 ft
16 NovThu	6:22 am	6.0 ft
16 NovThu	6:46 pm	4.9 ft
17 NovFri	7:10 am	5.9 ft
17 NovFri	7:36 pm	4.7 ft
18 NovSat	7:58 am	5.7 ft
18 NovSat	8:27 pm	4.5 ft

26–30 April 2029

Date	High water	Height
26 AprThu	5:55 am	4.9 ft
26 AprThu	6:25 pm	5.8 ft
27 AprFri	6:49 am	5.1 ft
27 AprFri	7:13 pm	6.0 ft
28 AprSat	7:37 am	5.1 ft
28 AprSat	8:07 pm	6.1 ft
29 AprSun	8:31 am	5.0 ft
29 AprSun	8:55 pm	6.0 ft
30 AprMon	9:25 am	4.9 ft
30 AprMon	9:49 pm	5.7 ft

7–11 October 2029

Date	High water	Height
7 OctSun	7:07 am	6.0 ft
7 OctSun	7:25 pm	5.6 ft
8 OctMon	7:55 am	6.2 ft
8 OctMon	8:19 pm	5.5 ft
9 OctTue	8:43 am	6.2 ft
9 OctTue	9:07 pm	5.3 ft
10 OctWed	9:37 am	6.1 ft
10 OctWed	10:01 pm	5.0 ft
11 OctThu	10:31 am	5.8 ft
11 OctThu	11:07 pm	4.8 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date	High water	Height
4 NovSun	4:55 am	5.7 ft
4 NovSun	5:19 pm	5.1 ft
5 NovMon	5:49 am	6.1 ft
5 NovMon	6:07 pm	5.2 ft
6 NovTue	6:37 am	6.2 ft
6 NovTue	7:01 pm	5.2 ft
7 NovWed	7:25 am	6.2 ft
7 NovWed	7:55 pm	5.0 ft
8 NovThu	8:19 am	6.0 ft
8 NovThu	8:49 pm	4.8 ft

15–19 May 2030

Date	High water	Height
15 MayWed	5:49 am	4.7 ft
15 MayWed	6:19 pm	5.8 ft
16 MayThu	6:44 am	4.9 ft
16 MayThu	7:10 pm	6.1 ft
17 MayFri	7:37 am	5.0 ft
17 MayFri	8:01 pm	6.2 ft
18 MaySat	8:31 am	5.0 ft
18 MaySat	8:53 pm	6.1 ft
19 MaySun	9:26 am	5.0 ft
19 MaySun	9:48 pm	5.9 ft

13–17 June 2030

Date	High water	Height
13 JunThu	5:25 am	4.6 ft
13 JunThu	5:58 pm	5.9 ft
14 JunFri	6:25 am	4.7 ft
14 JunFri	6:52 pm	6.1 ft
15 JunSat	7:21 am	4.9 ft
15 JunSat	7:45 pm	6.2 ft
16 JunSun	8:16 am	5.0 ft
16 JunSun	8:38 pm	6.1 ft
17 JunMon	9:12 am	5.0 ft
17 JunMon	9:31 pm	5.9 ft

26–30 October 2030

Date	High water	Height
26 OctSat	7:06 am	5.9 ft
26 OctSat	7:26 pm	5.2 ft
27 OctSun	7:51 am	6.1 ft
27 OctSun	8:14 pm	5.1 ft
28 OctMon	8:39 am	6.1 ft
28 OctMon	9:06 pm	5.0 ft
29 OctTue	9:31 am	6.0 ft
29 OctTue	10:02 pm	4.8 ft
30 OctWed	10:28 am	5.7 ft
30 OctWed	11:04 pm	4.7 ft

King tides already past

14–18 May 2026

Date	High water	Height
14 MayThu	5:38 am	4.5 ft
14 MayThu	6:02 pm	5.5 ft
15 MayFri	6:31 am	4.7 ft
15 MayFri	6:50 pm	5.8 ft
16 MaySat	7:22 am	4.8 ft
16 MaySat	7:39 pm	6.0 ft
17 MaySun	8:14 am	4.8 ft
17 MaySun	8:29 pm	6.0 ft
18 MayMon	9:08 am	4.8 ft
18 MayMon	9:23 pm	5.9 ft

12–16 June 2026

Date	High water	Height
12 JunFri	5:07 am	4.4 ft
12 JunFri	5:34 pm	5.7 ft
13 JunSat	6:08 am	4.5 ft
13 JunSat	6:30 pm	5.9 ft
14 JunSun	7:05 am	4.7 ft
14 JunSun	7:23 pm	6.1 ft
15 JunMon	8:00 am	4.8 ft
15 JunMon	8:16 pm	6.1 ft
16 JunTue	8:56 am	4.8 ft
16 JunTue	9:11 pm	5.9 ft

12–16 July 2026

Date	High water	Height
12 JulSun	5:52 am	4.4 ft
12 JulSun	6:15 pm	5.8 ft
13 JulMon	6:51 am	4.6 ft
13 JulMon	7:11 pm	6.0 ft
14 JulTue	7:46 am	4.9 ft
14 JulTue	8:04 pm	6.0 ft
15 JulWed	8:40 am	5.0 ft
15 JulWed	8:56 pm	5.9 ft
16 JulThu	9:34 am	5.1 ft
16 JulThu	9:47 pm	5.6 ft