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King tides at Chéticamp

The highest predicted waters at Chéticamp, through 2028. Every high tide reaching 7.0 m above Chart Datum.

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 m or more above Chart Datum, 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

23–27 December 2026

Date High water Height
23 DecWed8:58 am0.8 m
23 DecWed7:22 pm1.3 m
24 DecThu9:45 am0.8 m
24 DecThu8:13 pm1.3 m
25 DecFri10:27 am0.8 m
25 DecFri9:05 pm1.3 m
26 DecSat11:07 am0.8 m
26 DecSat9:57 pm1.3 m
27 DecSun11:45 am0.8 m
27 DecSun10:50 pm1.2 m

20–24 January 2027

Date High water Height
20 JanWed8:13 am0.7 m
20 JanWed6:17 pm1.2 m
21 JanThu8:52 am0.7 m
21 JanThu7:16 pm1.3 m
22 JanFri9:26 am0.8 m
22 JanFri8:12 pm1.3 m
23 JanSat9:57 am0.8 m
23 JanSat9:06 pm1.3 m
24 JanSun10:29 am0.8 m
24 JanSun9:57 pm1.3 m

4–8 June 2027

Date High water Height
4 JunFri8:16 am1.2 m
4 JunFri10:28 pm0.8 m
5 JunSat9:01 am1.3 m
5 JunSat11:17 pm0.8 m
6 JunSun9:47 am1.3 m
7 JunMon12:04 am0.8 m
7 JunMon10:36 am1.3 m
8 JunTue12:49 am0.8 m
8 JunTue11:28 am1.3 m

3–7 July 2027

Date High water Height
3 JulSat7:59 am1.3 m
3 JulSat10:25 pm0.8 m
4 JulSun8:52 am1.3 m
4 JulSun11:04 pm0.8 m
5 JulMon9:44 am1.3 m
5 JulMon11:40 pm0.8 m
6 JulTue10:37 am1.3 m
7 JulWed12:15 am0.8 m
7 JulWed11:29 am1.3 m

10–14 January 2028

Date High water Height
10 JanMon8:29 am0.7 m
10 JanMon6:37 pm1.2 m
11 JanTue9:07 am0.7 m
11 JanTue7:32 pm1.3 m
12 JanWed9:40 am0.8 m
12 JanWed8:24 pm1.3 m
13 JanThu10:13 am0.8 m
13 JanThu9:16 pm1.3 m
14 JanFri10:45 am0.8 m
14 JanFri10:08 pm1.3 m

22–26 June 2028

Date High water Height
22 JunThu8:22 am1.2 m
22 JunThu10:42 pm0.8 m
23 JunFri9:09 am1.3 m
23 JunFri11:20 pm0.8 m
24 JunSat9:57 am1.3 m
24 JunSat11:57 pm0.8 m
25 JunSun10:47 am1.3 m
26 JunMon12:32 am0.8 m
26 JunMon11:39 am1.2 m

21–25 July 2028

Date High water Height
21 JulFri8:12 am1.3 m
21 JulFri10:19 pm0.8 m
22 JulSat9:05 am1.3 m
22 JulSat10:48 pm0.8 m
23 JulSun9:56 am1.3 m
23 JulSun11:18 pm0.8 m
24 JulMon10:47 am1.3 m
24 JulMon11:49 pm0.9 m
25 JulTue11:37 am1.2 m

King tides already past

14–18 June 2026

Date High water Height
14 JunSun7:56 am1.3 m
14 JunSun10:16 pm0.8 m
15 JunMon8:45 am1.3 m
15 JunMon11:05 pm0.8 m
16 JunTue9:34 am1.3 m
16 JunTue11:51 pm0.8 m
17 JunWed10:25 am1.3 m
18 JunThu12:34 am0.8 m
18 JunThu11:17 am1.3 m

13–17 July 2026

Date High water Height
13 JulMon7:42 am1.3 m
13 JulMon10:13 pm0.8 m
14 JulTue8:39 am1.3 m
14 JulTue10:50 pm0.8 m
15 JulWed9:33 am1.3 m
15 JulWed11:24 pm0.8 m
16 JulThu10:26 am1.3 m
16 JulThu11:58 pm0.8 m
17 JulFri11:17 am1.3 m