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King Tides are coming to Newport Beach, bringing the highest tides of the entire year– this year, we have FOUR of them! Very unusual!
The last King Tide event was back in January and measured a little over 6 feet, 6 inches. This one will be measuring just above that, at 6 feet, 8.4 inches (above 0.0ft — standard sealevel). Friday evening at 9:08pm will be the peak, but Saturday at 9:54pm will also be very close. King tides are known for breaching some areas of our seawall or even sending older docks floating off of their pilings.
If you have an older dock with shorter pilings, you can help weigh it down by dragging a few trash cans out to it and filling them up with water. If your pilings aren’t newer ones, this will help keep the dock just a few inches lower in the water, and keep your dock from literally floating away. This knowledge is particularly important for first-time dock owners, who may not have experienced tides like these before.
Our low tides will also be quite low, at -1.6 below 0.0ft — our lowest of the year.
If you missed the last one– this is a great opportunity at a second chance! 🙂
Here are the tide charts for the upcoming week of high tides 6 feet and above:
| Wed 21 | 2:06 AM PDT / -0.4 ft | 8:08 AM PDT / 3.8 ft | 1:24 PM PDT / 1.4 ft | 7:39 PM PDT / 6.3 ft | 5:41 AM PDT | 8:05 PM PDT | ||
| Thu 22 | 2:53 AM PDT / -1.0 ft | 9:03 AM PDT / 4.0 ft | 2:12 PM PDT / 1.4 ft | 8:23 PM PDT / 6.6 ft | 5:42 AM PDT | 8:05 PM PDT | ||
| Fri 23 | 3:40 AM PDT / -1.4 ft | 9:55 AM PDT / 4.1 ft | 3:00 PM PDT / 1.5 ft | 9:08 PM PDT / 6.8 ft | New Moon | 5:42 AM PDT | 8:05 PM PDT | |
| Sat 24 | 4:27 AM PDT / -1.6 ft | 10:46 AM PDT / 4.2 ft | 3:49 PM PDT / 1.6 ft | 9:54 PM PDT / 6.7 ft | 5:42 AM PDT | 8:05 PM PDT | ||
| Sun 25 | 5:14 AM PDT / -1.5 ft | 11:37 AM PDT / 4.2 ft | 4:41 PM PDT / 1.8 ft | 10:42 PM PDT / 6.4 ft | 5:43 AM PDT | 8:05 PM PDT |
It should make for some great photos– so get those Cameras ready– and if you are in a low-lying area, you may want to get some sand bags, too!
