California King Tides 2024 start date is Thursday January 11 2024.
Help people visualize sea level rising by taking pictures and submitting them to the California King Tides Project.
Join in to learn about tides and how sea level rise is impacting our local coastline, then head to the local marine protected area to document the effects of the King Tides as a citizen scientist for the California King Tides Project.
California King Tides 2024 Dates
Thursday January 11 2024
Friday January 12 2024
Friday February 9 2024
The California King Tides Project helps people visualize future sea level by observing the highest high tides of today.
You can help by taking and sharing photos of the shoreline during King Tides to create a record of the changes to our coast from sea level rise.
Submit Photos For the California King Tides Map
California King Tides Map Is Online
Taking King Tide Pictures
Take Pictures of the Tides at Their Highest
Include Your Local Infrastructure
(meaning human-built parts of your community, like bridges, roads, seawalls, pathways, etc. affected by the high tides, if possible)
Be sure to have your Geolocation Services set to “on.”
California King Tides Safety Information
Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean
Wear Appropriate Footwear
Be Aware of Weather Conditions
High Tide will be Higher than Usual
There May Be Big Splashes
There May Be Flooding
There May Be Slippery Rocks or Pathways
There May Be Large Waves
Watch For Marine Debris
Make sure you aren’t intruding on animals feeding or roosting
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South OC Beaches Tides and Times Thursday January 11 2024
1:51am Low Tide 1.94
8:05am High Tide 6.58
3:30pm Low Tide -1.60
9:50pm High Tide 3.77
Sunrise is at 6:56am
Sunset is at 5:02pm
Participate in California King Tides Events In Southern California
Friday January 12 2024
Manhattan Beach Pier, Los Angeles County at 8:30am-9:30am
Presented by Roundhouse Aquarium
Join the Roundhouse Aquarium, nature enthusiasts, and scientists to documate the King Tide of 2024 at the base of the Manhattan Beach Pier and take photos for the King Tides Project.
RSVP and More Info
Kendall-Frost Marsh 2055 Pacific Beach Drive, San Diego at 8:00am-10:00am
Presented by San Diego Audubon Society
Come to Kendall-Frost Marsh to get an overview of sea level rise, the birds that rely on disappearing marsh habitat, and tools for documenting and reporting King Tides.
RSVP and More Info
California King Tides Events are Online at The California Coastal Commission Online Site
Times and Dates are subject to change.
Please contact the event organizer for the most up to date information.
