North Carolina Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

King tides at Avon

The highest predicted waters at Avon, 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

21–25 January 2027

Date High water Height
21 JanThu9:27 am0.57 ft
21 JanThu8:55 pm0.40 ft
22 JanFri10:16 am0.60 ft
22 JanFri9:57 pm0.40 ft
23 JanSat11:02 am0.63 ft
23 JanSat10:54 pm0.40 ft
24 JanSun11:46 am0.63 ft
24 JanSun11:48 pm0.40 ft
25 JanMon12:31 pm0.62 ft

5–9 July 2027

Date High water Height
5 JulMon12:03 am0.60 ft
5 JulMon11:35 am0.38 ft
6 JulTue12:48 am0.62 ft
6 JulTue12:33 pm0.37 ft
7 JulWed1:33 am0.63 ft
7 JulWed1:31 pm0.37 ft
8 JulThu2:20 am0.62 ft
8 JulThu2:34 pm0.36 ft
9 JulFri3:10 am0.60 ft
9 JulFri3:43 pm0.37 ft

2–6 August 2027

Date High water Height
2 AugMon10:28 am0.39 ft
2 AugMon11:36 pm0.60 ft
3 AugTue11:28 am0.40 ft
4 AugWed12:21 am0.62 ft
4 AugWed12:24 pm0.40 ft
5 AugThu1:06 am0.61 ft
5 AugThu1:19 pm0.41 ft
6 AugFri1:51 am0.60 ft
6 AugFri2:18 pm0.41 ft

12–16 January 2028

Date High water Height
12 JanWed10:42 am0.59 ft
12 JanWed10:12 pm0.39 ft
13 JanThu11:24 am0.61 ft
13 JanThu11:06 pm0.39 ft
14 JanFri12:06 pm0.62 ft
15 JanSat12:00 am0.38 ft
15 JanSat12:48 pm0.62 ft
16 JanSun1:00 am0.38 ft
16 JanSun1:36 pm0.60 ft

9–13 February 2028

Date High water Height
9 FebWed9:24 am0.57 ft
9 FebWed9:12 pm0.40 ft
10 FebThu10:12 am0.59 ft
10 FebThu10:06 pm0.41 ft
11 FebFri10:54 am0.61 ft
11 FebFri11:00 pm0.42 ft
12 FebSat11:36 am0.61 ft
12 FebSat11:54 pm0.43 ft
13 FebSun12:18 pm0.60 ft

24–28 June 2028

Date High water Height
24 JunSat12:30 am0.57 ft
24 JunSat11:54 am0.36 ft
25 JunSun1:12 am0.59 ft
25 JunSun12:48 pm0.35 ft
26 JunMon1:54 am0.60 ft
26 JunMon1:42 pm0.34 ft
27 JunTue2:42 am0.59 ft
27 JunTue2:48 pm0.34 ft
28 JunWed3:30 am0.58 ft
28 JunWed4:06 pm0.35 ft

28 May – 1 June 2029

Date High water Height
28 MayMon11:02 am0.44 ft
29 MayTue12:16 am0.59 ft
29 MayTue11:56 am0.41 ft
30 MayWed1:05 am0.61 ft
30 MayWed12:50 pm0.39 ft
31 MayThu1:54 am0.61 ft
31 MayThu1:45 pm0.37 ft
1 JunFri2:44 am0.60 ft
1 JunFri2:46 pm0.35 ft

26–30 June 2029

Date High water Height
26 JunTue10:46 am0.41 ft
27 JunWed12:00 am0.60 ft
27 JunWed11:42 am0.39 ft
28 JunThu12:47 am0.61 ft
28 JunThu12:36 pm0.38 ft
29 JunFri1:32 am0.61 ft
29 JunFri1:29 pm0.36 ft
30 JunSat2:18 am0.59 ft
30 JunSat2:25 pm0.35 ft

5–9 December 2029

Date High water Height
5 DecWed10:00 am0.56 ft
5 DecWed9:28 pm0.44 ft
6 DecThu10:50 am0.60 ft
6 DecThu10:24 pm0.42 ft
7 DecFri11:38 am0.62 ft
7 DecFri11:19 pm0.40 ft
8 DecSat12:26 pm0.62 ft
9 DecSun12:14 am0.38 ft
9 DecSun1:16 pm0.61 ft

3–7 January 2030

Date High water Height
3 JanThu9:42 am0.58 ft
3 JanThu9:20 pm0.42 ft
4 JanFri10:32 am0.61 ft
4 JanFri10:17 pm0.41 ft
5 JanSat11:19 am0.62 ft
5 JanSat11:11 pm0.40 ft
6 JanSun12:05 pm0.62 ft
7 JanMon12:04 am0.39 ft
7 JanMon12:50 pm0.60 ft

16–20 June 2030

Date High water Height
16 JunSun10:59 am0.42 ft
17 JunMon12:15 am0.61 ft
17 JunMon11:57 am0.41 ft
18 JunTue1:03 am0.63 ft
18 JunTue12:54 pm0.39 ft
19 JunWed1:51 am0.63 ft
19 JunWed1:52 pm0.38 ft
20 JunThu2:41 am0.61 ft
20 JunThu2:55 pm0.37 ft

24–28 December 2030

Date High water Height
24 DecTue10:01 am0.57 ft
24 DecTue9:28 pm0.43 ft
25 DecWed10:49 am0.61 ft
25 DecWed10:27 pm0.41 ft
26 DecThu11:35 am0.63 ft
26 DecThu11:23 pm0.40 ft
27 DecFri12:22 pm0.63 ft
28 DecSat12:19 am0.39 ft
28 DecSat1:10 pm0.62 ft

King tides already past

3–7 January 2026

Date High water Height
3 JanSat10:20 am0.60 ft
3 JanSat9:50 pm0.40 ft
4 JanSun11:08 am0.62 ft
4 JanSun10:48 pm0.39 ft
5 JanMon11:54 am0.63 ft
5 JanMon11:43 pm0.38 ft
6 JanTue12:40 pm0.63 ft
7 JanWed12:39 am0.36 ft
7 JanWed1:28 pm0.61 ft

16–20 June 2026

Date High water Height
16 JunTue12:04 am0.59 ft
16 JunTue11:29 am0.40 ft
17 JunWed12:51 am0.62 ft
17 JunWed12:27 pm0.38 ft
18 JunThu1:40 am0.63 ft
18 JunThu1:26 pm0.36 ft
19 JunFri2:29 am0.63 ft
19 JunFri2:30 pm0.35 ft
20 JunSat3:21 am0.61 ft
20 JunSat3:41 pm0.34 ft

14–18 July 2026

Date High water Height
14 JulTue10:18 am0.40 ft
14 JulTue11:43 pm0.61 ft
15 JulWed11:21 am0.39 ft
16 JulThu12:30 am0.63 ft
16 JulThu12:19 pm0.38 ft
17 JulFri1:16 am0.63 ft
17 JulFri1:16 pm0.38 ft
18 JulSat2:03 am0.62 ft
18 JulSat2:15 pm0.37 ft