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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
Next dates: Dec 4-5 2025, Jan 2-3 2026, + 11/6 & 12/6 in some locations
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California #KingTides are coming soon!
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
King Tides are coming soon
Email from California Coastal Commission We need your help to photograph king tides King Tides are Coming Soon! December 4th & 5th, 2025 and January 2nd & 3rd, 2026 Plus: Nov. 6th and Dec. 6th in Sout
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Cress Street Beach, Laguna Beach during November 6 #KingTides
Looking down the beach access stairs from the blufftop, a surfer stands looking out to sea on a beach totally covered by water.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Sea level rise in Humboldt Bay, from @humwaterkeeper.bsky.social
It's King Tide Season!
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StoryMap: Is Humboldt Bay the Canary in the Coal Mine for Sea Level Rise?
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Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/722124/episo...
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A smiling woman in a winter coat and hat stands on a deck next to a canal.
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Here’s this morning’s King Tide at Piedras Blancas. Sunny. The juvenile seals are okay with being tossed around in the surf. They have migrated at least once and are comfortable under water. Seal pups who will be born in December and January can’t swim, and may drown.
🦊 🦭#MarineMammal
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Big lunar king tide yesterday. Woo hoo.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Each winter, California’s #KingTides give us a glimpse into the future of our coast. Check out photos @kingtides.bsky.social and add yours to the Coastal Commission’s project documenting coastal change and sea level rise. www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Dramatic drone video of Pacifica on November 6. A reminder to be safe during #KingTides and always - don't stand where a wave can get you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlO1...
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YouTube video by Tony Corso
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November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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King tides + a solid swell turned Pismo Beach into a wild, momentary remix—waves pushing into Pismo Creek and reconnecting land and sea. A reminder that nature’s rhythms surprise us; watch, respect, and share the wonder. #PismoBeach #KingTide #NatureAwe youtu.be/WQesGkLKJTk
Pismo Beach King Tide 11-6-25
YouTube video by Dronesey
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November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Fossil seashell cross sections on the beach at a super-moon low tide in between king tides this week. Delmar Formation, 48 million years old, Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego. A beautiful afternoon walk across what is normally the sea floor 𓇼🌊🐚🐬 #FossilFriday #MolluscMonday @kingtides.bsky.social
Wide flat expanse of firm wet sand under a blue blue sky, Pacific Ocean to the left, facing north. Along the right side is the end edge of a thick sandstone mesa sloping down to the ground. Right lower foreground, a gray, uneven, sandy rock is exposed, a little above the sand. Beige fossils are lit up by slanted autumn afternoon sunlight coming from behind the scene to the south over the ocean. A long pointy shell cross section, little bubbly chambers on each side of a middle line jumps out at the viewer, surrounded by curled of roundish shells.
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Elephant seals jostle for space on limited dry sand as seen from the Piedras Blancas elephant seal viewpoint, San Simeon, during this morning's #KingTides
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro during this morning's #KingTides
A beach is partially underwater, including under a beach volley ball court.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Camino Del Sur beach, Isla Vista during this morning's #KingTides
Waves hit the bluff and surround the beach access stairs
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Capistrano Shores Beach Park, Dana Point during this morning's #KingTides
Water has flowed into the parking lot next to the beach.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Oceano Dunes beach ramps closed as King Tides reach Pismo Pier kmph.com/news/local/o...
Oceano Dunes beach ramps closed as King Tides reach Pismo Pier (Courtesy: Mike Maldonado)
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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King tides and storm surge give us a glimpse of the future with sea level rise.
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Natalia Poltoratzky shot this video of the Bolinas Lagoon washing up on Rt. 1 this morning with the stiff south winds and high tide.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Natalia Poltoratzky shot this video of the Bolinas Lagoon washing up on Rt. 1 this morning with the stiff south winds and high tide.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Swell at Its. 🌊🌊🌊 #KingTides #ItsBeach
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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San Diego and Los Angeles Counties, your peak #KingTides on the outer shore today are at about 8:30am. Ventura and Santa Barbara, high tide is closer to 9am. SLO County at about 9:30am. www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/pa...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#HumansOfBlueSky #Scape

Surfers at Pismo Beach looking to catch some waves from a King Tide.

#EastCoastKin #Surfers #PismoBeach #KingTide #LandscapePhotography
Looking down at surfers in the ocean from the Pismo Beach pier. Some are floating on their boards waiting for waves, while one is riding a wave. You can see more surfers off in the distance. The ocean is a green-blue with moderate waves, and the sky is partly cloudy. Pismo Beach, California
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Santa Cruz’s #KingTides: How experts and residents are taking part in research
www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/11/03/s...
Santa Cruz’s king tides: How experts and residents are taking part in research
The ocean takes center stage during the king tides, predicted to arrive in Santa Cruz Wednesday through Friday, and then again Dec. 4-6 and Jan. 1-3. Waters climb to their highest point of the year…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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In the old place, you may know that we were super active on reposting #KingTides photos, and there were a lot of folks who posted there back in the day. We'd love to grow that participation here! If you're in a spot with Nov. 6 #KingTides, share your photos with the hashtag! Let's build community!
A photo looking toward Newport Beach Pier showing the surf covering most of the beach.
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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California #KingTides are coming soon!
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
King Tides are coming soon
Email from California Coastal Commission We need your help to photograph king tides King Tides are Coming Soon! December 4th & 5th, 2025 and January 2nd & 3rd, 2026 Plus: Nov. 6th and Dec. 6th in Sout
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October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Southern California and some locations in Northern California will see #KingTides on Thursday, November 6. Find your local king tide dates and times, and learn how to take and upload your photos to the California King Tides Project at www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides
Seen from above, a flooded residential street in Pacific Beach, San Diego, taken during king tides on November 15, 2024.
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Read a plain-language summary of sea level rise as an indicator of climate change, from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment oehha.ca.gov/climate-chan...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Today we're showcasing Solimar Beach in Ventura to show the possible impacts of rising sea levels, where high tides crash directly into homes with little buffer. Incidents like this show how rising sea levels can threaten coastal neighborhoods. #risingseas
A photo of waves from a King Tide high tide event crashing into homes along Solimar Beach. On the top left part of the slide, text in a banner reads: “King Tides Snapshot: Solimar Beach (2/9/2020)”. On the bottom right of the slide, text reads: “Photo: The King Tides Project”. Hashtag logo #EJinSLR.
October 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#KingTides photos - spotted! The photos you take are used in many ways help people understand the impacts of climate change and sea level rise.
An interpretive panel about the impacts of sea level rise on Bothin Marsh Open Space in Marin County Closer view of part of the sign showing a King Tides Project photo taken at that location Bikes ride by the signs. Next to the signs is a pole showing sea level rise heights.
October 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM