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King tides at Ocean Shores

The highest predicted waters at Ocean Shores, 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.

What a king tide means at Ocean Shores

Washington's King Tides Project asks for photographs on these days, because the highest tides of the year show where the water will reach when the sea is a little higher than it is now.

Storm watching is the other reason people come. A December king tide with a Pacific low behind it puts the surf over the seawalls at Westport and Long Beach, and the combination — not the tide alone — is what closes roads.

King tides still to come

23–27 November 2026

Date High water Height
23 NovMon10:56 am11.2 ft
24 NovTue12:26 am8.6 ft
24 NovTue11:38 am11.5 ft
25 NovWed1:17 am8.7 ft
25 NovWed12:23 pm11.7 ft
26 NovThu2:07 am8.8 ft
26 NovThu1:10 pm11.6 ft
27 NovFri2:59 am8.7 ft
27 NovFri2:01 pm11.2 ft

22–26 December 2026

Date High water Height
22 DecTue10:28 am11.4 ft
23 DecWed12:20 am8.4 ft
23 DecWed11:19 am11.8 ft
24 DecThu1:10 am8.8 ft
24 DecThu12:11 pm11.9 ft
25 DecFri1:57 am9.1 ft
25 DecFri1:03 pm11.8 ft
26 DecSat2:44 am9.3 ft
26 DecSat1:56 pm11.4 ft

20–24 January 2027

Date High water Height
20 JanWed10:14 am11.2 ft
21 JanThu12:09 am8.5 ft
21 JanThu11:12 am11.6 ft
22 JanFri12:53 am9.1 ft
22 JanFri12:07 pm11.8 ft
23 JanSat1:34 am9.6 ft
23 JanSat12:59 pm11.6 ft
24 JanSun2:14 am10.0 ft
24 JanSun1:49 pm11.2 ft

18–22 February 2027

Date High water Height
18 FebThu10:08 am10.6 ft
18 FebThu11:47 pm8.7 ft
19 FebFri11:07 am11.0 ft
20 FebSat12:27 am9.4 ft
20 FebSat12:01 pm11.1 ft
21 FebSun1:04 am10.0 ft
21 FebSun12:52 pm10.9 ft
22 FebMon1:40 am10.4 ft
22 FebMon1:40 pm10.5 ft

12–16 December 2027

Date High water Height
12 DecSun10:56 am11.0 ft
13 DecMon12:44 am8.3 ft
13 DecMon11:41 am11.3 ft
14 DecTue1:29 am8.6 ft
14 DecTue12:27 pm11.4 ft
15 DecWed2:14 am8.8 ft
15 DecWed1:15 pm11.3 ft
16 DecThu3:00 am9.0 ft
16 DecThu2:06 pm11.0 ft

10–14 January 2028

Date High water Height
10 JanMon10:37 am11.1 ft
11 JanTue12:28 am8.4 ft
11 JanTue11:29 am11.5 ft
12 JanWed1:09 am9.0 ft
12 JanWed12:20 pm11.7 ft
13 JanThu1:50 am9.5 ft
13 JanThu1:10 pm11.6 ft
14 JanFri2:30 am9.9 ft
14 JanFri2:01 pm11.1 ft

8–12 February 2028

Date High water Height
8 FebTue10:23 am10.8 ft
9 FebWed12:02 am8.7 ft
9 FebWed11:19 am11.3 ft
10 FebThu12:41 am9.4 ft
10 FebThu12:12 pm11.4 ft
11 FebFri1:19 am10.0 ft
11 FebFri1:03 pm11.3 ft
12 FebSat1:56 am10.6 ft
12 FebSat1:54 pm10.8 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue10:17 am11.1 ft
14 NovTue11:28 pm8.7 ft
15 NovWed11:01 am11.4 ft
16 NovThu12:23 am8.9 ft
16 NovThu11:44 am11.6 ft
17 NovFri1:13 am8.9 ft
17 NovFri12:28 pm11.5 ft
18 NovSat2:02 am8.9 ft
18 NovSat1:12 pm11.1 ft

30 March – 3 April 2029

Date High water Height
30 MarFri1:23 am10.8 ft
30 MarFri2:01 pm9.8 ft
31 MarSat2:02 am11.2 ft
31 MarSat2:52 pm9.5 ft
1 AprSun2:43 am11.2 ft
1 AprSun3:44 pm9.1 ft
2 AprMon3:26 am11.0 ft
2 AprMon4:39 pm8.5 ft
3 AprTue4:13 am10.5 ft
3 AprTue5:38 pm7.9 ft

4–8 November 2029

Date High water Height
4 NovSun10:35 am10.9 ft
4 NovSun11:36 pm9.0 ft
5 NovMon11:17 am11.4 ft
6 NovTue12:30 am9.2 ft
6 NovTue12:01 pm11.7 ft
7 NovWed1:22 am9.2 ft
7 NovWed12:46 pm11.7 ft
8 NovThu2:14 am9.1 ft
8 NovThu1:33 pm11.4 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date High water Height
3 DecMon10:03 am11.4 ft
3 DecMon11:32 pm8.5 ft
4 DecTue10:51 am11.8 ft
5 DecWed12:27 am8.8 ft
5 DecWed11:40 am11.9 ft
6 DecThu1:17 am9.1 ft
6 DecThu12:30 pm11.8 ft
7 DecFri2:06 am9.2 ft
7 DecFri1:19 pm11.5 ft

1–5 January 2030

Date High water Height
1 JanTue9:44 am11.2 ft
1 JanTue11:28 pm8.3 ft
2 JanWed10:39 am11.5 ft
3 JanThu12:20 am8.8 ft
3 JanThu11:32 am11.6 ft
4 JanFri1:06 am9.2 ft
4 JanFri12:22 pm11.5 ft
5 JanSat1:49 am9.5 ft
5 JanSat1:10 pm11.2 ft

23–27 November 2030

Date High water Height
23 NovSat10:26 am11.1 ft
23 NovSat11:46 pm8.6 ft
24 NovSun11:11 am11.6 ft
25 NovMon12:37 am8.9 ft
25 NovMon11:58 am11.8 ft
26 NovTue1:27 am9.2 ft
26 NovTue12:46 pm11.8 ft
27 NovWed2:17 am9.2 ft
27 NovWed1:35 pm11.5 ft

22–26 December 2030

Date High water Height
22 DecSun9:58 am11.3 ft
22 DecSun11:37 pm8.4 ft
23 DecMon10:50 am11.7 ft
24 DecTue12:29 am8.9 ft
24 DecTue11:43 am12.0 ft
25 DecWed1:17 am9.3 ft
25 DecWed12:34 pm11.9 ft
26 DecThu2:03 am9.6 ft
26 DecThu1:26 pm11.6 ft

King tides already past

31 December – 2 January 2026

Date High water Height
31 DecWed11:14 pm7.9 ft
1 JanThu10:12 am11.4 ft
2 JanFri12:10 am8.4 ft
2 JanFri11:07 am11.7 ft

1–5 January 2026

Date High water Height
1 JanThu10:12 am11.4 ft
2 JanFri12:10 am8.4 ft
2 JanFri11:07 am11.7 ft
3 JanSat12:59 am8.8 ft
3 JanSat12:00 pm11.7 ft
4 JanSun1:45 am9.2 ft
4 JanSun12:52 pm11.6 ft
5 JanMon2:28 am9.4 ft
5 JanMon1:42 pm11.1 ft