The year's biggest tides
King tides near you
King tides are the highest tides of the year. They arrive with the new and full moon when the moon is closest to Earth, and in many places they top docks, flood low roads and fill the marsh to the tree line. Because they follow the moon and sun, every one is predictable a year ahead. Pick a town to see its next 12 months of king tides, with times and heights from NOAA.
How to plan around them
- Predictions are astronomical. Onshore wind, rain or a passing storm can add a foot or more, so check the forecast that week.
- The highest tide of the day is the one to watch. On most of the East Coast that alternates between morning and evening.
- The same spring tides bring the year's lowest water: the best days for shelling and walking the flats.
Find your town
Alabama · 5
Alaska · 99
- Utqiaġvik king tides
- Wainwright king tides
- Nuiqsut king tides
- Deadhorse king tides
- Kaktovik king tides
- Point Hope king tides
- Kivalina king tides
- Kotzebue king tides
- Deering king tides
- Buckland king tides
- Shishmaref king tides
- Wales king tides
- Teller king tides
- Koyuk king tides
- Golovin king tides
- Nome king tides
- Shaktoolik king tides
- Unalakleet king tides
- St. Michael king tides
- Gambell king tides
- Savoonga king tides
- St. Matthew Island king tides
- Kotlik king tides
- Emmonak king tides
- Scammon Bay king tides
- Hooper Bay king tides
- Newtok king tides
- Bethel king tides
- Toksook Bay king tides
- Mekoryuk king tides
- Eek king tides
- Chefornak king tides
- Kipnuk king tides
- Quinhagak king tides
- Goodnews Bay king tides
- Anchorage king tides
- Tyonek king tides
- Kenai king tides
- Ninilchik king tides
- Valdez king tides
- Whittier king tides
- Cordova king tides
- Chenega king tides
- Seward king tides
- Homer king tides
- Seldovia king tides
- Yakutat king tides
- Dillingham king tides
- Naknek king tides
- Egegik king tides
- Pilot Point king tides
- Port Heiden king tides
- Ouzinkie king tides
- Port Lions king tides
- Kodiak king tides
- Larsen Bay king tides
- Old Harbor king tides
- Akhiok king tides
- Chirikof Island king tides
- Skagway king tides
- Haines king tides
- Gustavus king tides
- Juneau king tides
- Elfin Cove king tides
- Hoonah king tides
- Pelican king tides
- Tenakee Springs king tides
- Angoon king tides
- Sitka king tides
- Kake king tides
- Petersburg king tides
- Wrangell king tides
- Port Alexander king tides
- Edna Bay king tides
- Hyder king tides
- Kasaan king tides
- Craig king tides
- Ketchikan king tides
- Hydaburg king tides
- Metlakatla king tides
- St. Paul king tides
- St. George king tides
- Katmai Coast king tides
- Chignik king tides
- Nelson Lagoon king tides
- Perryville king tides
- Sand Point king tides
- Cold Bay king tides
- King Cove king tides
- False Pass king tides
- Akutan king tides
- Unalaska king tides
- Nikolski king tides
- Attu king tides
- Shemya king tides
- Atka king tides
- Kiska king tides
- Adak king tides
- Amchitka king tides
American Samoa · 2
California · 45
- Crescent City king tides
- Eureka king tides
- Shelter Cove king tides
- Fort Bragg king tides
- Point Arena king tides
- Sea Ranch king tides
- Bodega Bay king tides
- Inverness king tides
- Sacramento king tides
- Suisun City king tides
- Rio Vista king tides
- Antioch king tides
- Stockton king tides
- Napa king tides
- Petaluma king tides
- Vallejo king tides
- Benicia king tides
- San Rafael king tides
- Richmond king tides
- Sausalito king tides
- Oakland king tides
- San Francisco king tides
- Farallon Islands king tides
- Fremont king tides
- Redwood City king tides
- Half Moon Bay king tides
- Año Nuevo king tides
- Santa Cruz king tides
- Moss Landing king tides
- Monterey king tides
- Big Sur king tides
- San Simeon king tides
- Avila Beach king tides
- Lompoc king tides
- Gaviota king tides
- Santa Barbara king tides
- Ventura king tides
- Channel Islands king tides
- Santa Monica king tides
- Long Beach king tides
- Avalon king tides
- Newport Beach king tides
- San Clemente king tides
- La Jolla king tides
- San Diego king tides
Connecticut · 5
Delaware · 4
District of Columbia · 1
Florida · 47
- Pensacola king tides
- Santa Rosa Beach king tides
- Destin king tides
- Panama City Beach king tides
- Panama City king tides
- Fernandina Beach king tides
- Jacksonville king tides
- Green Cove Springs king tides
- St. Augustine king tides
- Palatka king tides
- Flagler Beach king tides
- St. Marks king tides
- Econfina River king tides
- Steinhatchee king tides
- Cedar Key king tides
- Carrabelle king tides
- Apalachicola king tides
- Cape San Blas king tides
- Crystal River king tides
- Hernando Beach king tides
- New Smyrna Beach king tides
- Cocoa Beach king tides
- Clearwater king tides
- Tampa king tides
- Sarasota king tides
- Sebastian king tides
- Fort Pierce king tides
- Jupiter king tides
- Englewood king tides
- Punta Gorda king tides
- Boca Grande king tides
- Fort Myers king tides
- Bonita Springs king tides
- Marco Island king tides
- Palm Beach king tides
- Boca Raton king tides
- Miami king tides
- Key Biscayne king tides
- Homestead king tides
- Everglades City king tides
- Flamingo king tides
- Key Largo king tides
- Islamorada king tides
- Marathon king tides
- Big Pine Key king tides
- Dry Tortugas king tides
- Key West king tides
Georgia · 8
Guam · 1
Hawaii · 23
- Laysan king tides
- French Frigate Shoals king tides
- Hanalei king tides
- Līhuʻe king tides
- Waimea king tides
- Niʻihau king tides
- Lāʻie king tides
- Haleʻiwa king tides
- Waiʻanae king tides
- Kāneʻohe king tides
- Waimānalo king tides
- Honolulu king tides
- Kaunakakai king tides
- Lānaʻi City king tides
- Kahului king tides
- Lahaina king tides
- Kīhei king tides
- Hāna king tides
- Wailea king tides
- Kawaihae king tides
- Hilo king tides
- Kailua-Kona king tides
- Nāʻālehu king tides
Louisiana · 12
Maine · 15
Maryland · 13
Massachusetts · 14
New Hampshire · 1
New Jersey · 10
New York · 12
North Carolina · 13
- Corolla and Duck king tides
- Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills king tides
- Hatteras and Ocracoke king tides
- Belhaven king tides
- Engelhard king tides
- Cedar Island king tides
- Morehead City king tides
- Beaufort king tides
- Swansboro king tides
- Topsail Island king tides
- Wilmington king tides
- Southport king tides
- Ocean Isle Beach king tides
Northern Mariana Islands · 4
Oregon · 18
- Astoria king tides
- St. Helens king tides
- Portland king tides
- Nehalem king tides
- Garibaldi king tides
- Tillamook king tides
- Pacific City king tides
- Lincoln City king tides
- Depoe Bay king tides
- Newport king tides
- Waldport king tides
- Florence king tides
- Reedsport king tides
- Coos Bay king tides
- Bandon king tides
- Port Orford king tides
- Gold Beach king tides
- Brookings king tides
Pennsylvania · 2
Puerto Rico · 21
- Arecibo king tides
- San Juan king tides
- Vega Baja king tides
- Aguadilla king tides
- Luquillo king tides
- Fajardo king tides
- Culebra king tides
- Ceiba king tides
- Naguabo king tides
- Mayagüez king tides
- Vieques king tides
- Mona Island king tides
- Yabucoa king tides
- Boquerón king tides
- Guayanilla king tides
- Ponce king tides
- Maunabo king tides
- Guayama king tides
- La Parguera king tides
- Guánica king tides
- Santa Isabel king tides
South Carolina · 15
- Conway king tides
- Myrtle Beach king tides
- Pawleys Island king tides
- Georgetown king tides
- Moncks Corner king tides
- McClellanville king tides
- Summerville king tides
- Awendaw king tides
- Charleston king tides
- Edisto Island king tides
- Ridgeland king tides
- Beaufort king tides
- Hunting Island king tides
- Bluffton king tides
- Hilton Head Island king tides
Texas · 11
U.S. Virgin Islands · 5
Virginia · 17
- Colonial Beach king tides
- Reedville king tides
- Tangier Island king tides
- Onancock king tides
- Wachapreague king tides
- Cape Charles king tides
- Deltaville king tides
- Tappahannock king tides
- Richmond king tides
- West Point king tides
- Hopewell king tides
- Yorktown king tides
- Smithfield king tides
- Chincoteague king tides
- Virginia Beach king tides
- Hampton king tides
- Norfolk king tides
Washington · 37
- Eastsound king tides
- Friday Harbor king tides
- Blaine king tides
- Point Roberts king tides
- Bellingham king tides
- Anacortes king tides
- Oak Harbor king tides
- Stanwood king tides
- Coupeville king tides
- Neah Bay king tides
- Sekiu king tides
- Port Angeles king tides
- Sequim king tides
- La Push king tides
- Port Townsend king tides
- Everett king tides
- Edmonds king tides
- Kingston king tides
- Poulsbo king tides
- Bainbridge Island king tides
- Seattle king tides
- Bremerton king tides
- Vashon king tides
- Tacoma king tides
- Quilcene king tides
- Belfair king tides
- Gig Harbor king tides
- Shelton king tides
- Steilacoom king tides
- Olympia king tides
- Taholah king tides
- Aberdeen king tides
- Westport king tides
- Raymond king tides
- Ilwaco king tides
- Longview king tides
- Vancouver king tides
Antigua & Barbuda · 1
Bahamas · 14
Bermuda · 1
British Indian Ocean Territory · 1
Cayman Islands · 1
Chile · 1
Cook Islands · 6
Costa Rica · 9
Cuba · 20
- Havana king tides
- Matanzas king tides
- Cárdenas king tides
- Bahía Honda king tides
- Isabela de Sagua king tides
- San Luis king tides
- Cienfuegos king tides
- Guanahacabibes king tides
- Trinidad king tides
- Isla de la Juventud king tides
- Nuevitas king tides
- Puerto Padre king tides
- Gibara king tides
- Nipe Bay king tides
- Baracoa king tides
- Manzanillo king tides
- Maisí king tides
- Santiago de Cuba king tides
- Guantánamo Bay king tides
- Pilón king tides
Dominica · 1
Dominican Republic · 5
Ecuador · 13
El Salvador · 2
Fiji · 11
French Polynesia · 8
Guadeloupe · 1
Honduras · 6
Indonesia · 1
Jamaica · 5
Kiribati · 9
Marshall Islands · 18
- Bokak Atoll king tides
- Bikar Atoll king tides
- Bikini Atoll king tides
- Rongerik Atoll king tides
- Rongelap Atoll king tides
- Ailuk Atoll king tides
- Likiep Atoll king tides
- Wotje Atoll king tides
- Erikub Atoll king tides
- Ujae Atoll king tides
- Maloelap Atoll king tides
- Kwajalein Atoll king tides
- Ailinglaplap Atoll king tides
- Arno Atoll king tides
- Majuro king tides
- Mili Atoll king tides
- Jaluit Atoll king tides
- Ebon Atoll king tides
Mexico · 21
- Ensenada king tides
- Guadalupe Island king tides
- Puerto Peñasco king tides
- Guaymas king tides
- Magdalena Bay king tides
- La Paz king tides
- Topolobampo king tides
- Mazatlán king tides
- Ciudad Madero king tides
- Progreso king tides
- Puerto Vallarta king tides
- Tuxpan king tides
- Veracruz king tides
- Alvarado king tides
- Coatzacoalcos king tides
- Manzanillo king tides
- Socorro Island king tides
- Frontera king tides
- Acapulco king tides
- Salina Cruz king tides
- Puerto Ángel king tides