This week’s king tides, which run through next Monday, are predicted to be the most significant tides remaining in 2025.
King tides, which can cause sunny-day coastal flooding, will occur each day this week in the morning and evening hours as the full moon aligns with the sun.
The moon will be fullest on Wednesday, but the tides will be at their highest Thursday and Friday morning, around the morning rush hour. Water levels based on the Port Everglades tidal gauge are expected to be a foot higher than they are in months that don’t have king tides.
There also are king tides forecast for Nov. 18 to Nov. 20 on the new moon, and on Dec. 2 to Dec. 7 on the full moon. This week’s king tides will be more powerful, however.
That’s because they’re occurring at a time when the moon’s orbit, which is elliptical, swings a bit closer to the Earth’s surface, thus exerting more pull on ocean water and thus larger tidal swings.
High tides at Port Everglades will occur at the following times this week:
Tuesday: 6:40 a.m., 6:47 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:30 a.m., 7:36 p.m.
Thursday: 8:21 a.m., 8:26 p.m.
Friday: 9:12 a.m., 9:19 p.m.
South Florida’s tides have been consistently higher than predicted in the last month, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Earlier in October, strong easterly winds pushed king tides quite high, said National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Fisher.
This week will see high winds as well, with speeds up to 28 mph, as a cold front passes through. Fisher said winds will likely be from the north and northeast, and therefore have less of an effect than if they were from the east.