King tides at Hatteras Village

The highest predicted waters at Hatteras Village, 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

28 September – 2 October 2027

Date	High water	Height
28 SepTue	7:41 am	0.99 ft
28 SepTue	8:12 pm	0.93 ft
29 SepWed	8:30 am	1.02 ft
29 SepWed	9:05 pm	0.93 ft
30 SepThu	9:19 am	1.03 ft
30 SepThu	9:53 pm	0.93 ft
1 OctFri	10:03 am	1.03 ft
1 OctFri	10:35 pm	0.93 ft
2 OctSat	10:46 am	1.01 ft
2 OctSat	11:19 pm	0.91 ft

14–18 October 2027

Date	High water	Height
14 OctThu	8:24 am	0.87 ft
14 OctThu	9:01 pm	0.77 ft
15 OctFri	9:06 am	0.88 ft
15 OctFri	9:40 pm	0.76 ft
16 OctSat	9:45 am	0.89 ft
16 OctSat	10:14 pm	0.75 ft
17 OctSun	10:24 am	0.89 ft
17 OctSun	10:45 pm	0.75 ft
18 OctMon	11:04 am	0.89 ft
18 OctMon	11:20 pm	0.75 ft

26–30 October 2027

Date	High water	Height
26 OctTue	6:34 am	0.92 ft
26 OctTue	6:56 pm	0.83 ft
27 OctWed	7:21 am	0.95 ft
27 OctWed	7:48 pm	0.83 ft
28 OctThu	8:10 am	0.96 ft
28 OctThu	8:41 pm	0.82 ft
29 OctFri	8:59 am	0.96 ft
29 OctFri	9:30 pm	0.81 ft
30 OctSat	9:45 am	0.95 ft
30 OctSat	10:12 pm	0.80 ft

18–22 September 2028

Date	High water	Height
18 SepMon	8:46 am	0.96 ft
18 SepMon	9:17 pm	0.90 ft
19 SepTue	9:34 am	0.99 ft
19 SepTue	10:05 pm	0.92 ft
20 SepWed	10:20 am	1.00 ft
20 SepWed	10:51 pm	0.92 ft
21 SepThu	11:06 am	0.99 ft
21 SepThu	11:43 pm	0.91 ft
22 SepFri	12:02 pm	0.97 ft

29 September – 3 October 2028

Date	High water	Height
29 SepFri	6:16 am	0.88 ft
29 SepFri	6:41 pm	0.85 ft
30 SepSat	6:58 am	0.89 ft
30 SepSat	7:26 pm	0.84 ft
1 OctSun	7:38 am	0.90 ft
1 OctSun	8:12 pm	0.84 ft
2 OctMon	8:19 am	0.90 ft
2 OctMon	8:59 pm	0.83 ft
3 OctTue	9:00 am	0.90 ft
3 OctTue	9:41 pm	0.82 ft

16–20 October 2028

Date	High water	Height
16 OctMon	7:37 am	0.98 ft
16 OctMon	8:01 pm	0.87 ft
17 OctTue	8:27 am	1.01 ft
17 OctTue	8:56 pm	0.89 ft
18 OctWed	9:17 am	1.02 ft
18 OctWed	9:46 pm	0.89 ft
19 OctThu	10:04 am	1.02 ft
19 OctThu	10:32 pm	0.89 ft
20 OctFri	10:50 am	1.00 ft
20 OctFri	11:19 pm	0.87 ft

19–23 September 2029

Date	High water	Height
19 SepWed	6:45 am	0.91 ft
19 SepWed	7:18 pm	0.88 ft
20 SepThu	7:28 am	0.92 ft
20 SepThu	8:05 pm	0.88 ft
21 SepFri	8:11 am	0.93 ft
21 SepFri	8:51 pm	0.87 ft
22 SepSat	8:54 am	0.93 ft
22 SepSat	9:34 pm	0.86 ft
23 SepSun	9:35 am	0.93 ft
23 SepSun	10:12 pm	0.85 ft

6–10 October 2029

Date	High water	Height
6 OctSat	7:55 am	0.95 ft
6 OctSat	8:21 pm	0.86 ft
7 OctSun	8:44 am	0.98 ft
7 OctSun	9:12 pm	0.88 ft
8 OctMon	9:32 am	1.01 ft
8 OctMon	9:59 pm	0.90 ft
9 OctTue	10:18 am	1.01 ft
9 OctTue	10:46 pm	0.91 ft
10 OctWed	11:05 am	1.01 ft
10 OctWed	11:39 pm	0.90 ft

16–20 October 2029

Date	High water	Height
16 OctTue	4:31 am	0.89 ft
16 OctTue	4:53 pm	0.87 ft
17 OctWed	5:33 am	0.90 ft
17 OctWed	5:56 pm	0.85 ft
18 OctThu	6:22 am	0.91 ft
18 OctThu	6:46 pm	0.83 ft
19 OctFri	7:04 am	0.91 ft
19 OctFri	7:31 pm	0.82 ft
20 OctSat	7:45 am	0.91 ft
20 OctSat	8:18 pm	0.80 ft

10–14 September 2030

Date	High water	Height
10 SepTue	7:53 am	0.92 ft
10 SepTue	8:33 pm	0.88 ft
11 SepWed	8:40 am	0.93 ft
11 SepWed	9:21 pm	0.88 ft
12 SepThu	9:25 am	0.94 ft
12 SepThu	10:03 pm	0.87 ft
13 SepFri	10:07 am	0.93 ft
13 SepFri	10:42 pm	0.86 ft
14 SepSat	10:46 am	0.91 ft
14 SepSat	11:23 pm	0.84 ft

27 September – 1 October 2030

Date	High water	Height
27 SepFri	9:06 am	0.92 ft
27 SepFri	9:37 pm	0.83 ft
28 SepSat	9:49 am	0.94 ft
28 SepSat	10:17 pm	0.85 ft
29 SepSun	10:31 am	0.95 ft
29 SepSun	10:59 pm	0.86 ft
30 SepMon	11:17 am	0.95 ft
30 SepMon	11:53 pm	0.86 ft
1 OctTue	12:19 pm	0.95 ft

8–12 October 2030

Date	High water	Height
8 OctTue	6:48 am	0.98 ft
8 OctTue	7:17 pm	0.91 ft
9 OctWed	7:33 am	0.99 ft
9 OctWed	8:06 pm	0.90 ft
10 OctThu	8:18 am	1.00 ft
10 OctThu	8:54 pm	0.89 ft
11 OctFri	9:03 am	0.99 ft
11 OctFri	9:38 pm	0.88 ft
12 OctSat	9:45 am	0.97 ft
12 OctSat	10:16 pm	0.86 ft

King tides already past

9–13 September 2026

Date	High water	Height
9 SepWed	7:41 am	0.88 ft
9 SepWed	8:21 pm	0.88 ft
10 SepThu	8:31 am	0.91 ft
10 SepThu	9:13 pm	0.88 ft
11 SepFri	9:18 am	0.93 ft
11 SepFri	9:57 pm	0.88 ft
12 SepSat	10:00 am	0.93 ft
12 SepSat	10:37 pm	0.86 ft
13 SepSun	10:40 am	0.92 ft
13 SepSun	11:18 pm	0.85 ft

27 September – 1 October 2026

Date	High water	Height
27 SepSun	9:38 am	0.91 ft
27 SepSun	10:10 pm	0.81 ft
28 SepMon	10:17 am	0.92 ft
28 SepMon	10:45 pm	0.82 ft
29 SepTue	10:59 am	0.93 ft
29 SepTue	11:26 pm	0.83 ft
30 SepWed	11:53 am	0.92 ft
1 OctThu	12:32 am	0.83 ft
1 OctThu	1:07 pm	0.92 ft

7–11 October 2026

Date	High water	Height
7 OctWed	6:39 am	0.95 ft
7 OctWed	7:06 pm	0.92 ft
8 OctThu	7:24 am	0.98 ft
8 OctThu	7:57 pm	0.91 ft
9 OctFri	8:10 am	1.00 ft
9 OctFri	8:49 pm	0.90 ft
10 OctSat	8:56 am	1.00 ft
10 OctSat	9:34 pm	0.89 ft
11 OctSun	9:39 am	0.99 ft
11 OctSun	10:13 pm	0.88 ft