Mark Your Calendar: King Tides in California
Media Advisory
Media Contact: Sara Aminzadeh, California Coastkeeper Alliance, (415) 794-8422
California Coastkeeper Alliance
12/22/2011
Starting tomorrow, some of the year’s highest tides will occur along California shorelines, providing a glimpse of what the state can expect as sea levels rise in the coming years. These “king tides” – as the highest winter tides are called – will be captured by citizens in the second annual California King Tides Initiative. Organizers expect king tides from December 23-24, with particularly high tides occurring on the morning of December 23rd. These December king tides mark the first of three winter king tides events, and will be followed by king tides on January 20, 21, 22, 2012 and February 6, 7, 8, 2012.
The Initiative aims to help communities visualize the impacts of sea level rise and identify areas currently vulnerable to flooding from extremely high tides. The goal of the Initiative is to inspire communities to take action to protect homes, harbors, and other key infrastructure, as well as beaches, wetlands, and public access to the coast. Initiative Organizers are calling on citizens to submit photos taken in areas already known to flood, and areas where high water levels can be gauged against sea walls, bridge supports or dikes. Participants can submit photos, and view photos from the 2010-2011 King Tides at www.flickr.com/groups/cakingtides.
Where to view and photograph King Tides.
North Coast/Humboldt: Eureka: Woodley Island; Indian Island; Del Norte St. Pier; Halvorsen Park/The Adorni Center. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. King Salmon Beach. New Navy Base Road in Manila/Samoa.
San Francisco Area Outer Coast: Ocean Beach; Stinson Beach; Pacifica: Beach Blvd. Sea Wall near the municipal pier; Laguna Salada. City of Capitola. City of Santa Cruz.
Inner SF Bay: Proposed Treasure Island development site. South Bay: Redwood Creek and proposed Redwood City dev. site, Dumbarton Bridge. Marin: Corte Madera, Richardson Bay, Gallinas Creek (north of China Camp).
Santa Barbara Area: Isla Vista beaches, Goleta Beach County Park, Leadbetter Beach, Butterfly Beach, Miramar Beach, Padaro Lane, Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Hobson State Beach, Faria, and Emma Wood State Beach.
Santa Monica: Broad Beach, Malibu shoreline homes, Marina del Rey, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles.
Orange County: Seal Beach/Sunset Beach Oceanfront (City of Seal Beach), Huntington Harbor (Huntington Beach), Newport Beach islands and peninsula (Newport Beach).
San Diego: San Diego Bay, Oceanside Beach, San Elijo Lagoon, Del Mar Dog Beach/San Dieguito Lagoon Entrance, Torrey Pines (where Penasquitos enters the ocean), La Jolla Shores, and Mission Beach.
View NOAA tide charts for specific tide and location information: co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/tides11/tpred2.html#CA.
Find out more about the California King Tides Initiative at http://californiakingtides.org/. ###
