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King tides at Portobelo

The highest predicted waters at Portobelo, 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

23–27 November 2026

Date High water Height
23 NovMon10:52 am1.46 ft
24 NovTue11:42 am1.54 ft
25 NovWed12:34 pm1.59 ft
26 NovThu1:29 pm1.59 ft
27 NovFri2:25 pm1.55 ft

21–25 December 2026

Date High water Height
21 DecMon9:39 am1.50 ft
21 DecMon10:27 pm0.00 ft
22 DecTue10:26 am1.58 ft
23 DecWed12:10 am-0.02 ft
23 DecWed11:17 am1.61 ft
24 DecThu12:10 pm1.59 ft
25 DecFri1:06 pm1.52 ft

18–22 January 2027

Date High water Height
18 JanMon8:26 am1.43 ft
18 JanMon8:49 pm0.02 ft
19 JanTue9:12 am1.50 ft
19 JanTue9:57 pm-0.01 ft
20 JanWed10:01 am1.51 ft
20 JanWed11:14 pm0.01 ft
21 JanThu10:52 am1.46 ft
22 JanFri12:38 am0.08 ft
22 JanFri11:46 am1.36 ft

30 June – 3 July 2027

Date High water Height
30 JunWed8:36 am0.00 ft
30 JunWed9:15 pm1.36 ft
1 JulThu9:50 am-0.07 ft
1 JulThu10:00 pm1.44 ft
2 JulFri11:17 am-0.10 ft
2 JulFri10:48 pm1.47 ft
3 JulSat11:39 pm1.45 ft

11–15 December 2027

Date High water Height
11 DecSat10:09 am1.39 ft
12 DecSun10:52 am1.45 ft
13 DecMon11:38 am1.49 ft
14 DecTue12:28 pm1.49 ft
15 DecWed1:20 pm1.45 ft

8–12 January 2028

Date High water Height
8 JanSat8:55 am1.36 ft
8 JanSat9:22 pm0.01 ft
9 JanSun9:37 am1.42 ft
9 JanSun10:35 pm-0.03 ft
10 JanMon10:22 am1.45 ft
11 JanTue12:02 am-0.01 ft
11 JanTue11:10 am1.43 ft
12 JanWed12:01 pm1.36 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue10:10 am1.43 ft
14 NovTue10:53 pm0.24 ft
15 NovWed10:59 am1.51 ft
16 NovThu12:45 am0.19 ft
16 NovThu11:51 am1.54 ft
17 NovFri12:45 pm1.54 ft
18 NovSat1:39 pm1.49 ft

12–16 December 2028

Date High water Height
12 DecTue9:05 am1.48 ft
12 DecTue9:27 pm0.17 ft
13 DecWed9:51 am1.55 ft
13 DecWed11:01 pm0.09 ft
14 DecThu10:39 am1.57 ft
15 DecFri11:29 am1.54 ft
16 DecSat12:20 pm1.48 ft

5–9 November 2029

Date High water Height
5 NovMon11:12 am1.45 ft
6 NovTue12:38 am0.24 ft
6 NovTue12:06 pm1.52 ft
7 NovWed2:20 am0.25 ft
7 NovWed1:02 pm1.55 ft
8 NovThu3:42 am0.31 ft
8 NovThu1:59 pm1.54 ft
9 NovFri4:41 am0.40 ft
9 NovFri2:55 pm1.49 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date High water Height
3 DecMon9:59 am1.54 ft
3 DecMon10:49 pm0.13 ft
4 DecTue10:49 am1.60 ft
5 DecWed12:31 am0.11 ft
5 DecWed11:42 am1.61 ft
6 DecThu12:37 pm1.57 ft
7 DecFri1:32 pm1.49 ft

29 December – 2 January 2030

Date High water Height
29 DecSat7:27 am1.26 ft
29 DecSat6:58 pm0.29 ft
30 DecSun8:08 am1.41 ft
30 DecSun8:04 pm0.18 ft
31 DecMon8:52 am1.51 ft
31 DecMon9:15 pm0.14 ft
1 JanTue9:40 am1.53 ft
1 JanTue10:33 pm0.09 ft
2 JanWed10:30 am1.52 ft

30 December – 3 January 2030

Date High water Height
30 DecSun8:08 am1.41 ft
30 DecSun8:04 pm0.18 ft
31 DecMon8:52 am1.51 ft
31 DecMon9:15 pm0.14 ft
1 JanTue9:40 am1.53 ft
1 JanTue10:33 pm0.09 ft
2 JanWed10:30 am1.52 ft
3 JanThu12:00 am0.10 ft
3 JanThu11:22 am1.47 ft

23–27 November 2030

Date High water Height
23 NovSat10:17 am1.42 ft
23 NovSat11:08 pm0.17 ft
24 NovSun11:06 am1.50 ft
25 NovMon12:51 am0.15 ft
25 NovMon11:58 am1.55 ft
26 NovTue12:53 pm1.55 ft
27 NovWed3:39 am0.29 ft
27 NovWed1:49 pm1.51 ft

21–25 December 2030

Date High water Height
21 DecSat9:07 am1.44 ft
21 DecSat9:18 pm0.13 ft
22 DecSun9:53 am1.52 ft
22 DecSun10:41 pm0.08 ft
23 DecMon10:42 am1.56 ft
24 DecTue12:12 am0.09 ft
24 DecTue11:35 am1.54 ft
25 DecWed1:42 am0.16 ft
25 DecWed12:30 pm1.47 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed10:09 pm0.01 ft
1 JanThu10:10 am1.60 ft
1 JanThu11:40 pm-0.01 ft
2 JanFri11:02 am1.60 ft

31 December – 3 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed10:09 pm0.01 ft
1 JanThu10:10 am1.60 ft
1 JanThu11:40 pm-0.01 ft
2 JanFri11:02 am1.60 ft
3 JanSat11:56 am1.54 ft