King Tide Project, First Series

Aerial view of Whale Cove (upper right) and Little Whale Cove during a king tide.\Photo by Briana Goodwin.

We're in the midst of the first round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, taking place November 25-27, 2019.  (The other two high-tide series the project will cover will be January 10-12, and February 8-10, both 2020.)  The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more important, gives us a preview of the coast in coming decades as sea level rises due to climate change.

See our article on the project elsewhere on this page, mark your calendars for the future rounds of the project, and plan to participate.  The actual time of predicted highest tide on November 26 is 11:11 a.m. at Newport, but of course this will vary up and down the coast on that day, and change for the other days in the tide sequence.  (Predicted high tide on Nov. 27 at Newport, for instance, is 11:51.)  Photos don't have to be taken just at that moment, to be sure, but should bracket that time closely.)  Information on how to participate and post photos can be found on the project’s website, http://www.oregonkingtides.net/. 

The results from previous years are available for view on a special Flickr site: Here.

For information about the project, contact Jesse Jones, CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, at (503) 989-7244, jesse@oregonshores.org,, or Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch director, (503) 754-9303, phillip@oregonshores.org.