- The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the low tide is shown at La Jolla Shores Beach on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the high tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the low tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the low tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the high tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the low tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the high tide is shown in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides will be in the afternoons. Here, people explore rocks normally submerged during a negative low tide in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides will be in the afternoons. Here, brown pelicans land on rocks normally submerged during a low tide in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides will be in the afternoons. Here, a snowy egrets looks from food in a negative low tide in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides will be in the afternoons. Here, the low tide is seen from a cave not usually accessible in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)![San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides...]()
The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides will be in the afternoons. Here, people explore the high tides in La Jolla on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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San Diego CA - December 21: Extreme variations in tides known as King Tides will peak this weekend. High tides will be in the mornings and negative tides with will be in the afternnoons. Here, the low tide is shown at La Jolla Shores Beach on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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By K.C. Alfred | [email protected] | The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Some of the most extreme tidal swings, known as king tides, will happen this weekend in San Diego. The peak of the tide shifts will happen Saturday and Sunday, when high tides in the mornings will be over seven feet, and the low tides in the afternoon will be near negative two feet. King tides occur when the Earth, sun and moon’s obits combine to produce the biggest tidal effect of the year.
There could be coastal flooding in low-lying areas. The afternoon low tides will expose rock formations and create tide pools great for exploring in such areas as Sunset Cliffs and La Jolla.
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