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California King Tides Project

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Since 2010, the CA King Tides Project has collected photos of the highest tides to show their impact on the shore. Join the community science project: linktr.ee/californiakingtides

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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Strong El Niño May Bring Record Sea Level and Coastal Flooding to Bay Area | KQED
El Niño conditions temporarily layer tomorrow’s Bay Area sea levels onto today’s and offer a glimpse of a wetter future.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New research finds that "coastal flooding events expected only once every 100 years are now, on average, about 12 times more likely to occur. Climate change has made those events about four times more likely since 1900." news.tulane.edu/pr/sea-level...
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Sea-level rise has increased frequency of extreme coastal flooding worldwide, study finds
Climate change is making extreme coastal flooding far more common around the world, according to a Tulane-led study that analyzed more than a century of tide-gauge records and climate model simulation...
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Eos @eos.org · 10/08/2026
New research examines the gap between the risk of climate-related mortality and the perception of that risk across the U.S. eos.org/research-spo...
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Many Americans Underestimate Health Risks of Extreme Weather, New Study Finds - Eos
The research examines the “risk perception gap,” or the difference between climate-related mortality estimates and public perceptions of climate risk, across U.S. counties.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We now have our winter 2026/27 #KingTides Project dates posted on our website, and our map of tide times and heights is updated. Check it out at www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/
A flooded road with a warning sign, "King Tides Flooding."
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Dr. Katie Smith @katiesmith.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We have reached the point of the summer king tide season that the Santa Venetia Marsh berm is overtopping. We are about a month out from the highest summer tides. Remember that in the summer king tides happen at night!! @kingtides.bsky.social #KingTides #SanFranciscoEstuary #SFBay #SeaLevelRise
A berm running between two wetlands. On the edge of the berm is dry yellow grass. On the center is wet mud with impressions from bike tires, feet, and dog paws. The sky is blue with high cloud cover.
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Rob Mayeda NBC Bay Area @robmayeda.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Our higher than average high tides have set a new record for sea level in (meteorological) Summer. A couple factors are unique to June 2026 and we’re likely to see more of this including dangerous surf at times through midweek. 6/14/2026 #BayArea #SanFrancisco #ocean #California #surf
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Cian 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @cbdawson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
According to NWS, San Francisco just recorded the highest Summer water level on record. #KingTides
Hydrograph of water levels at a monitoring location in San Francisco Bay indicating a preliminary maximum measured height of 1.83 feet above mean sea level on Saturday, June 13 at night
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The National Weather Service forecasts a tide 2 feet above the typical high tide in San Francisco on Sunday evening. That would be the highest summer tide on record by nearly 4 inches and among the 20 highest tides since 1897.
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presstelegram.bsky.social @presstelegram.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
An advisory on Friday, June 12, warned a series of high tides, called king tides, are expected on Saturday, June 13, through Tuesday, June 16, in the evening hours.
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King tides this weekend add flooding worry as big waves continue
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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 13/06/2026
King tides, dangerous surf prompt warnings along Southern California coast
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King tides, dangerous surf prompt warnings along Southern California coast
Southern California beachgoers are being urged to exercise caution this weekend as king tides, elevated surf and dangerous rip currents create hazardous conditions along the coast. In Newport Beach…
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SURFER @surfermagazine.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
From The Wedge to Crystal Cove, a historic Southern California swell strips away sand, exposes buried infrastructure, and sends a lifeguard tower into the sea.
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Historic SoCal Swell Rips Away Beaches and Topples Lifeguard Tower (Video)
From The Wedge to Crystal Cove, a historic Southern California swell strips away sand, exposes buried infrastructure, and sends a lifeguard tower into the sea.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
El Niño and high tide flooding, a possible double whammy for some coastal communities in 2026 oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/may26/e...
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El Niño and high tide flooding, a possible double whammy for some coastal communities in 2026
El Niño and high tide flooding, a possible double whammy for some coastal communities in 2026
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who contributed #KingTides photos to the California King Tides Project. Your photos help us understand the impacts of sea level rise and the climate crisis. Today's king tides are tomorrow's every day high tides. See the photos at arcg.is/0Gy5Cq
Tamalpais Junction exit off of Hwy 101, Mill Valley. A big rig drives into a deeply flooded road.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who contributed #KingTides photos to the California King Tides Project. Your photos help us understand the impacts of sea level rise and the climate crisis. Today's king tides are tomorrow's every day high tides. See the photos at arcg.is/0Gy5Cq
Tamalpais Junction exit off of Hwy 101, Mill Valley. A big rig drives into a deeply flooded road.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
California just experienced its warmest December since 1895, shattering the previous record by 1.3 degrees. That may surprise people in the bay and valley, but late-month warmth also offset the cold start there and a ring of records encircled the state. Read: www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The heat energy we added to the ocean LAST YEAR is the equivalent of: - Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute - operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history - Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Questions about the highly disruptive recent King Tides in Northern California in the context of sea level rise? How about the potential for a (significant) El Niño event to develop by spring or summer? Join me live on Wed, Jan 7 at 2pm PT to discuss!
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Record-breaking King Tides in California and the context of sea level rise. Plus: El Niño cometh? - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and ...
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
China Beach was under water during #KingTides on Jan. 3
Looking down from an access ramp, the beach is under water. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the distance.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Yes it did. Saturday Jan. 3 #KingTides
Water is flowing over a wall into the street.
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Ezra David Romero @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🌧️Marin County Looked Like ‘a Lagoon’ After King Tides, Heavy Rain “We’re seeing stronger storms as we go forward, and the predictions are that we are going to continue to see more intensity in the storms and wilder swings,” @kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/1206864...
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Marin County Looked Like ‘a Lagoon’ After King Tides, Heavy Rain | KQED
Flooding in Marin County this weekend foreshadows a far wetter future due to human-caused climate change.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Windy Cove, Morro Bay, #KingTides 1/3/2026
A No Parking, Dogs On Leash sign sits in the water of the flooded marsh. Morro Rock is in the distance.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Phew this was quite a #KingTides season. If you haven't uploaded your photos yet, you can do that here survey123.arcgis.com/share/046c76.... We're still catching up with your submissions, and you can see them as they're added to the map: arcg.is/0Gy5Cq. TY for creating this record of coastal change!
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BayQuest @bayquest.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
So delighted to join Friends of Sausal Creek and I (Heart) Oakland-Alameda Estuary for a fun and informative nature walk through Jingletown to the water's edge in Oakland. Well done, team and great time had by all - even in the rain! #oakland #kingtide #sausalcreek #sealevelrise #wildlife
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Dr. Katie Smith @katiesmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Got some footage of the @kingtides.bsky.social overtopping the outer berm at Santa Venetia Marsh. There is a known population of @thesaltymouse.bsky.social here. Winter #KingTides are likely the deadliest time of the year for SMHM. Luckily the weather was pretty mild during these tides. 🌊🧂🐀🌊
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Santa Venetia Marsh - King Tide January 4, 2026 Time Lapse
YouTube video by Katie Smith
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Natalie Makhijani @nat.makhijani.us · 05/01/2026
Where I post from
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Vision Road at Sir Francis Drake Blvd on Tomales Bay, Inverness #KingTides 1/3/26
Road is flooded, and a "Flooded" sign blocks the road.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Butterfly Beach, Montecito #KingTides
Waves crash well above the beachfront walkway
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Dr. Katie Smith @katiesmith.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The #SFBayArea this king tide weekend. #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise
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brianfroggie.bsky.social @brianfroggie.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Splash Zone at Fort Point in SF during the King Tides.
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Jan Null, CCM @ggweather.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The trifecta of King Tides, long period swells and storm surge are pushing crashing waves onto the road at Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay. (sound on) 1/4/2026
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
#UnderwaterBenches in Richmond. #KingTides 1/3/26
Much of a waterside plaza is flooded.
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Elizabeth Dougherty, Ph.D. @hydrocycler.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Cruised over the the entrance to the Eastern span of the SF Bay Bridge for #KingTide today. Right up to the Bus Entrance Road, with just the cement barrier in between.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Malibu #KingTides 1/3/26
Waves cover the beach and crash underneath oceanfront homes
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Just want to be left alone? Mill Valley 1/2/26 #KingTides #UnderwaterBenches
A bench is surrounded by water on all sides. It appears to be floating in the middle of flooded wetlands.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Driving through the flooded street in front of a gas station, Mill Valley 1/2/26 #KingTides
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Black's Beach, La Jolla #KingTides 1/3/26
The ocean covers nearly all of the beach up to the bluffs. Pier is seen in the distance.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Paddling under the Grand Avenue bridge. Rose Creek, San Diego #KingTides 1/3/26
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Still pretty high!
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Arcata Marsh Trail #KingTides 1/3/26 More #UnderwaterBenches
The marsh has flooded and a trailside bench has water up to its seat
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David Gallagher @davidgallagher.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Islais Creek Sunday Morning #kingtide (why am I out for a walk?) #sanfrancisco
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Overlook at Van Damme State Park in Little River #KingTides 1/3/26
Beach is mostly covered by the ocean near the river mouth. Water nearly reaches the parking lot, which is closed.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
#KingTides Eureka Jan. 3, 2026. Photographer notes: Waterfront trail facing NNE looking past Diego Harris bench. The Great Redwood Trail bridge over the Eureka Slough is in the background. The bay's bank is about 100’ in front of the bench looking toward the bridge. #UnderwaterBenches
A fanciful bench sits in water, looking out at the bay past an interpretive sign, toward a bridge in the distance
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Green Cove at Sea Ranch, #KingTides Jan. 3, 2026
Waves crash against the bluffs
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Elkhorn Road in Watsonville during #KingTides January 3, 2026
A road is flooded. A Road Closed sign warns traffic.
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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
When we were there on Friday, water was inches from the top of the seawall at Veteran's Court in Alameda. Did it overtop the wall yesterday? #KingTides
Looking across the water that is inches from the top of a wall, several feet above the level of a street where cars are parked.
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hofendisblue.bsky.social @hofendisblue.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Two days of impressive King Tides
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paulhemmings.bsky.social @paulhemmings.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A king tide coupled with heavy rain over the last 2 days has caused flooding throughout Marin county. Which seemed like a good reason as any to ride China Camp, which borders the bay.
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CynthesisToday @cynthesistoday.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026
today's King Tide at the Port of Redwood City The crisp image is marred by the strong stench of raw sewage.
A few cars in a flooded parking lot. Flood waters up to the running boards. Several palm trees showing strong winds with clouds both fluffy and ominous. A brilliant rainbow arcs across the sky between clouds.
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Tessa Hill @tessahill.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Had to spend a lot of time outside today to try to cope… #KingTide on the Petaluma River did not disappoint. This was about 1 hour before the highest tide; river is as high as I’ve seen it.
A wide river takes up most of the frame. There are trees along the bank at left and on the right buildings of downtown Petaluma.
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