King Tide Photo Initiative

The highest tides this winter - known as King Tides - will occur on Dec. 4-5 and Jan. 1-2. To help document this year’s King Tide, all you need is a camera or a smartphone. Submit photos to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Be very cautious of rising water, eroding shoreline, flooded roadways, and high winds during any extreme high tide events. 

Left: View from the Del Norte Street Pier in Eureka.

At 11:30 am on Wed. Dec. 14, Humboldt Baykeeper and Sea Level Rise Planner Aldaron Laird will host a tour during the highest tide of 2016-17. The tide is predicted to reach 8.6' at noon, although it could be up to a foot higher in stormy conditions.

We'll meet at the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility on South G Street. From there, we'll walk to the King Tides Observation Bench, which was donated to the City by Aldaron & Christy Laird in January.

The highest tides this winter - known as King Tides - will occur on Oct. 17, Nov. 17, Dec. 13-14, Jan. 11-12. 

To help document this year’s King Tide, All you need is a camera or a smartphone. Submit photos to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Be very cautious of rising water, eroding shoreline, flooded roadways, and high winds during any extreme high tide events. 

Photo by Saroj Gilbert, South I Street in Arcata, 10-28-15.

We've launched our 2013-14 Humboldt Bay King Tides Photo album featuring nearly 100 photos taken by volunteer and staff photographers!

Above: Eureka Slough and Jacobs Avenue businesses, Eureka. Photo by J. Kalt.