Make Way for the King

photo by Larry Clinton | 2003 high tides – Gate 6 1/2

December 2016 King Tides

Approximate Time & Height

Sun   12/11     8:50 a.m.       6.6’

Mon  12/12     9:30 a.m.       6.9’ 
Tues  12/13   10:15 a.m.       7.0’
Weds 12/14   11:00 a.m.       6.9’
Thur  12/15   11:50 a.m.       6.9’

Fri     12/16     2:50 p.m.       6.4’

King tides will arrive starting Sunday morning, with a 7-foot whopper on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Extra-high tides will continue through Friday, Dec. 16.

Cars often get totaled when flooded with salt water, so avoid parking along the water’s edge for at least an hour before and after these high tides. Floods may be even higher in the event of rain, low pressure fronts or unfavorable wind conditions.

Be sure your visitors are aware of these high tides.