King Tides: Dates by State and Station

A king tide here is one of the three highest predicted high waters at a published station. The list covers this batch only. It is not a flood forecast and it is not every NOAA station.

What is a king tide?

NOAA does not publish a product named king tide. The three-high rule is a TideHour definition, applied separately at each station.

King tide dates by state

Alaska

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Alaska
Station	King tides in this window
Anchorage	32.9 ft on October 1, 2027 at 8:39 PM (not daylight); 32.9 ft on September 1, 2027 at 8:04 AM (daylight); 32.9 ft on September 3, 2027 at 9:49 PM (not daylight)

California

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in California
Station	King tides in this window
Half Moon Bay	7.2 ft on December 24, 2026 at 9:39 AM (daylight); 7.2 ft on December 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM (daylight); 7.1 ft on January 21, 2027 at 8:43 AM (daylight)
Newport Beach	7.2 ft on December 24, 2026 at 8:26 AM (daylight); 7.2 ft on August 1, 2027 at 9:00 PM (not daylight); 7.1 ft on December 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM (daylight)
San Diego	7.6 ft on December 24, 2026 at 8:29 AM (daylight); 7.5 ft on August 1, 2027 at 9:02 PM (not daylight); 7.5 ft on December 23, 2026 at 7:42 AM (daylight)

Florida

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Florida
Station	King tides in this window
Key West king tides	2.5 ft on October 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM (not daylight); 2.5 ft on October 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM (not daylight); 2.5 ft on October 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM (not daylight)

Florida tide stations

Maine

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Maine
Station	King tides in this window
Bar Harbor	13.2 ft on August 4, 2027 at 12:18 AM (not daylight); 13.2 ft on December 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM (daylight); 13.2 ft on January 23, 2027 at 10:54 AM (daylight)
Portland	11.6 ft on December 25, 2026 at 11:24 AM (daylight); 11.6 ft on July 6, 2027 at 12:54 AM (not daylight); 11.6 ft on August 4, 2027 at 12:40 AM (not daylight)

Maryland

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Maryland
Station	King tides in this window
Ocean City	5.0 ft on November 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM (daylight); 5.0 ft on October 28, 2026 at 9:36 AM (daylight); 4.9 ft on October 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM (daylight)

Massachusetts

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Massachusetts
Station	King tides in this window
Boston	11.8 ft on December 25, 2026 at 11:35 AM (daylight); 11.8 ft on July 6, 2027 at 1:05 AM (not daylight); 11.8 ft on November 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM (daylight)

New Jersey

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in New Jersey
Station	King tides in this window
Cape May	6.5 ft on August 2, 2027 at 9:27 PM (not daylight); 6.4 ft on July 4, 2027 at 9:43 PM (not daylight); 6.4 ft on August 3, 2027 at 10:18 PM (not daylight)

South Carolina

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in South Carolina
Station	King tides in this window
Charleston	6.9 ft on October 1, 2027 at 9:31 AM (daylight); 6.9 ft on September 30, 2027 at 8:41 AM (daylight); 6.9 ft on October 27, 2026 at 9:06 AM (daylight)
Myrtle Beach king tides	6.9 ft on October 1, 2027 at 8:51 AM (daylight); 6.9 ft on October 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM (daylight); 6.9 ft on September 30, 2027 at 8:04 AM (daylight)

South Carolina tide charts

Texas

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Texas
Station	King tides in this window
Galveston	2.1 ft on October 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM (not daylight); 2.1 ft on October 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM (not daylight); 2.0 ft on October 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM (daylight)

Virginia

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Virginia
Station	King tides in this window
Virginia Beach	4.6 ft on October 1, 2027 at 9:03 AM (daylight); 4.6 ft on October 27, 2026 at 8:58 AM (daylight); 4.6 ft on October 28, 2026 at 9:46 AM (daylight)

Washington

Three highest predicted highs at published stations in Washington
Station	King tides in this window
Seattle (Elliott Bay) king tides	13.1 ft on January 25, 2027 at 7:16 AM (not daylight); 13.0 ft on January 24, 2027 at 6:43 AM (not daylight); 13.0 ft on December 26, 2026 at 7:22 AM (not daylight)

Washington tide charts

Why king tides happen

The tallest crests in this window tend to fall near new moons and full moons. The station pages measure the lag after those moons.

King tides and flooding

This page does not say that water will cover a road or a building. For NOAA's own description of king tides, use the link in this section.

NOAA king tides how these tide pages are computed