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     • The largest tidal variation in the U.S. is found near Anchorage, Alaska, with a tidal range of up to 40 feet.
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   When does a king tide occur?

   • Higher than normal tides typically occur during a new or full moon and when the Moon is at its perigee, or during specific seasons around the country. A King Tide is a popular, non-scientific term people often use to describe exceptionally high tides that occur during a new or full moon.

   What is a King Tide? - NOAA's National Ocean Service

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   Where to watch king tides in Oregon?

   • On king tide dates, check local tide tables at the location nearest you for high and low tide times. Where Are the Best Places for Storm Watching and King Tides on the Oregon Coast? King tides are visible anywhere along the coastline of Oregon, though rocky shorelines will provide the most dramatic wave action.

   Watch the King Tides on the Oregon Coast (2024-2025)

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   What is the California king tides project?

   • The California King Tides Project is a partnership of government and community organizations that photographs these high tides and helps people visualize rising sea levels by observing the effects of the highest tides on California’s coast, beaches, beach access, infrastructure, habitat and estuaries today.

   King tides California 2024: What causes them and what they tell us

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   What causes a king tide?

   • Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. King tides (also called perigean spring tides) occur when the moon is new or full and is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. When the sun and moon are closest to Earth, their gravitational pull is stronger, resulting in higher tides. What Happens During a King Tide?

   Watch the King Tides on the Oregon Coast (2024-2025)

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   Why are king tides important in California?

   • In California, most of the focus is on king tides associated with new moons during the winter because of the risk of coastal flooding. Often the flooding is minor “nuisance flooding” of low-lying areas, but it can be more serious. King tides can give us a glimpse of what rising sea levels will look like.

   King tides California 2024: What causes them and what they tell us

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   How high will king tides be in the future?

   • King tides in future decades are then expected to be 1 to 2 feet higher than that, and they will also be combined with the effects of winter storms, pushing the high tides even higher. Southern California saw stormy seas combine with king tides on Jan. 11-12, causing flooding of low-lying coastal areas.

   King tides California 2024: What causes them and what they tell us

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3. oregoncoastweekend.com › watch-king-tidesWatch the King Tides on the Oregon Coast (2024-2025)

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   Sep 4, 2024 · Here’s what you need to know about winter storm watching and where to watch king tides on the Oregon Coast, including the winter 2024-2025 Oregon king tide dates schedule and tips for how to storm-watch safely.

4. oceanservice.noaa.gov › facts › kingtideWhat is a King Tide? - NOAA's National Ocean Service

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   A King Tide is a popular, non-scientific term people often use to describe exceptionally high tides. A king tide viewed from south of Pier 96 in San Francisco, California, in February, 2016.

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6. www.epa.gov › documents › king_tides_factsheetKing Tides Fact Sheet - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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   WHEN IS A KING TIDE? King tides are a normal occurrence once or twice every year in coastal areas. In the United States, they are predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). WHAT MAKES KING TIDES PREDICTABLE? King tides occur when the orbits and alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun combine to produce the greatest ...

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7. nckingtides.web.unc.edu › king-tideWhat is a king tide? | North Carolina King Tides Project

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   King tides occur during a perigean (when Moon is closest to Earth) spring tide (full and new moon); in other words, a full or new moon must co-occur when the Moon is closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit.

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9. www.theweathernetwork.com › en › newsThe science behind King Tides: What are they and how do they ...

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   Jan 15, 2021 · Vancouver Island and the BC South Coast, as well as the coastlines of Washington and Oregon, were 'on alert' over the past week. Exceptional high water levels known as king tides impacted...

10. www.latimes.com › 2024/02/09 › what-are-king-tidesKing tides California 2024: What causes them and what they ...

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    Feb 9, 2024 · King tides are arriving in California. Here’s what they can tell us about rising sea levels. (Paul Duginski / Los Angeles Times) By Paul Duginski Data and Graphics Journalist. Feb. 9, 2024 7:07...

11. www.coastal.ca.gov › kingtides › learnAbout the King Tides Project

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    The California project is now part of a global network of King Tides initiatives along both coasts of the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Asia.