King Tides Return January 1-3

  Seasonal king tides are expected starting New Year’s Day. Predicted king tide dates in Marin, according to the San Francisco tide gauge (chart below): Thursday, January 1 – peak tide @ 8:41 a.m. (7.0 feet) Friday, January 2 – peak tide @ 9:34 a.m. (7.2 feet) Saturday, January 3...

Global sea levels

My last post in these pages described the process of finding the mean sea level at Sausalito with twice daily high and low tides averaged out. Now let’s drift out the Golden Gate and turn North ten or twenty miles to expand our view of the ocean surface. Current flowing...

More King Tides on the Way

The last king tides of winter will roll in on January 2-4 in conjunction with a full moon on Saturday, the 3rd. Consult the interactive tide chart in the Floating Times for specific times and water levels. These extreme tides offer planners a preview of how climate change may reshape...

Council Jettisons Shoreline Adaptation Plan

Two years of planning for sea level rise was swept away when the Sausalito City Council rejected the draft shoreline adaptation plan. According to the Marin IJ, last Tuesday the Sausalito City Council sent the 168-page plan plan back for more work, deeming it incomplete. The plan had also drawn criticism...

King Tides Begin Next Week  

Marin County has issued warnings for winter king tides starting next Wednesday evening. Here’s the schedule:                Wednesday, November 5       6.9’       10:00 AM                Thursday, November 6           7.0’       10:58 AM                Friday, November 7           ...

Tracking Sea Levels at Galilee Harbor

Through a partnership with Webcams for Coastal Observations and Operational Support and Galilee Harbor Community Association, the City of Sausalito has a live bayfront webcam. Located at Galilee Harbor, the webcam will help track flooding, king tide events, and wave-surge in Richardson Bay providing real-time footage for boaters, community members,...

Community Cleanup Success!

Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers who came together last weekend to tackle litter around our neighborhood. Together, this dedicated group collected more than 100 pounds of trash — a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we roll up our sleeves and work side by side. The streets (and shoreline)...

Understanding Local Sea Levels

Climate change and global warming are frequently in the news. A rise in sea level is a significant consequence of global warming and is of special interest to coastal communities. Even though our homes and boats may float, they are dependent on docks and parking lots which do not. In...