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King Tides Are Heading To Southern California’s Coast
Waves crash up against sand bags at Capistrano Beach in Dana Point during the King Tide on Dec. 23, 2022.
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Southern California is set to see its highest tides on Thursday and Friday, rising to over 8 feet. Also known as king tides, the higher-than-average tides happen when the Earth, moon, and the sun’s gravitational pull are aligned, resulting in the very high tide.
The California Coastal Commission wants the public to document the tides for their California King Tides Project.
The photographs will be used to see the changes to the shoreline in the future and understand how rising sea levels affect our beaches.
Marissa Wu, senior programs and services director at the Roundhouse Aquarium in Manhattan Beach, will head to the Pier on Friday to document the high tide.
“Sea levels are rising, that water has to go somewhere, especially when the king tides and other high tides throughout the day happen,” she said. “Learning where those high tides are going to end up can help us figure out whether we need to relocate certain cities or towns and areas that are already actually coming underwater at certain times of the year.”
In 2023, the high tides caused flooding in low lying coastal areas like Seal Beach, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
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