According to the National Weather Service, Bay Area shores are expected to be hit with unusually high tides known as “king tides” for the next few days,
According to the Meteorologist Logan Johnson, king tides are a natural phenomenon that occurs when a special alignment of the sun, moon and earth creates a particularly strong gravitational pull. He also said that in the Bay Area that the higher tidal period starts today and is expected to last Friday.
He said that the King tide could be especially noticeable in places like Marin Country where there is a lot of development along local shorelines.
He also said that water levels at high tide are expected to be a few inches to a foot higher than usual, and some flooding may occur .
The California King Tides Initiative, a partnership between state and federal agencies and nonprofits, is asking residents to take photos of the effects of the high tides and send them in, as long as the photos can be taken safely.
The photos will help researchers study sea level rise as part of a project of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
Half Moon Bay to See King Tides This Week
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