CALIFORNIA'S KING TIDES ARE BACK — 16 Foot Waves, Flood Alerts Up and Down the Coast

California's king tides are back: Friday morning the Los Angeles tide gauge hit 7.04 feet, about a foot above forecast, and flood alerts run from San Diego to San Francisco Bay. In October these tides broke records and flooded Newport Beach, Pacific Coast Highway, Mission Beach and Mill Valley. The highest tides come Sunday and Monday mornings, with 10 to 16 foot surf on the Central Coast. Figures as of Friday, November 6, 2026. CHAPTERS 00:00 — California's King Tides Are Back 00:34 — Flood Advisory From San Diego to Orange County 01:08 — The Ocean Is Running High Again 01:38 — The Record Line at the Port of Los Angeles 02:10 — Newport Beach Took the Worst Hit 02:42 — Pacific Coast Highway Under Seawater 03:17 — Sunset Beach and Long Beach Garages Flooded 03:49 — San Diego Sets Its Own Record 04:23 — Floods Under a Clear Blue Sky 04:55 — Mill Valley and the Bay 05:29 — A Full Week of High Tides in the Bay Area 06:01 — Central Coast: Big Surf on Top of High Tides 06:37 — Sneaker Waves Warning 07:08 — Where Los Angeles Stands 07:43 — What To Do This Weekend 08:12 — Thanksgiving and Christmas Tides 08:43 — Where Things Stand SOURCES National Weather Service San Diego National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard National Weather Service San Francisco NOAA Tides & Currents Associated Press ABC7 Los Angeles Times of San Diego #KingTides #California #CoastalFlooding #NewportBeach