West Seattle wind & waves: Season’s first ‘king tide’ arrives tomorrow, potentially breeze-blown

(November 2014 photo by Long Bach Nguyen)
While the “s”(now) word has vanished from the city forecast, another force of nature is on the way: The first “king tide” of the season. The 2:40 pm high tide will be 12.3 feet, one of the highest of the season (here’s the full regional “king tide” chart for this month through January) – the state is again looking for photos of the tides’ effects. Tomorrow has a potential complication – wind from the north, 15-25 mph, which could bring the water over the seawall on the Alki promenade. Not likely anything resembling the famous December 2012 storm-surge-enhanced king tide – but depending on the wind, conditions could resemble what happened when high tide met gusty north wind a year ago.

2 Replies to "West Seattle wind & waves: Season's first 'king tide' arrives tomorrow, potentially breeze-blown"

  • clinker November 23, 2015 (9:27 pm)

    And the wind is going to be picking up in from the NNW tomorrow at about that time. Might be a fun show!

  • Northwest November 24, 2015 (8:55 am)

    Alki point can produce some quality waves with strong 30 knots plus n/ne winds surprisingly long rides and because of the natural and built surrounding landscape its out of direct wind. Bring your longboard.

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