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A yacht operator surveys floodwaters at the Fontainebleau Marina on Miami Beach, Fla., during a king tide on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. The seasonal high tide caused flooding in low-lying areas across Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n
Carl Juste<\/p>\n
cjuste@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
Some South Florida streets and parks likely will be submerged at some point in the next few days, as another \u2014 stronger \u2014 round of king tides strike the region.<\/p>\n
These higher-than-usual high tides are supercharged by winds blowing onshore, pushing more seawater on land. Couple that with the 1 to 2 inches of rain expected along the coast over the next few days and you have a recipe for flooding.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnywhere that is going to be wet from king tide is going to be made worse by rain showers,\u201d said Donal Harrigan, a meteorologist with the Miami office of the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n
Already, high tide on Friday and Saturday left coastal streets and parks soggy. But the peak of this king tide isn\u2019t until Tuesday, when, NWS says, the region could see \u201cmoderate to major flooding.\u201d This bout of king tides began Friday and lasts through Oct. 31.<\/p>\n
Saturday marked the fifth day in a row that the tidal gauge at Virginia Key experienced \u201cmoderate\u201d flooding of about 1.6 feet above sea level, \u201cand that streak will continue for another 4-5 days,\u201d Brian McNoldy, a hurricane researcher at the University of Miami, posted on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday and Wednesday, predictions show, the area could potentially see \u201cmajor\u201d flooding, about 2.5 feet above normal. Flooding is at its worst for an hour or so before and after high tide, which is forecast to be:<\/p>\n Miami-Dade: about 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday; 9:45 a.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Monday; and 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Broward: about 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday; 9 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Monday; and 9:45 a.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n These tides are a natural, predictable event every year. But, sea level rise is pushing them higher and higher, and experts say these higher-than-usual tides offer a taste of what an average day could look like in decades to comes, when seas are a few feet higher.<\/p>\n Sea level rise is speeding up. It took 80 years for seas to rise about a foot, with 8 inches of that foot in the last 30 years alone. The next foot, predictions suggest<\/a>, could only take 30 years. After that, 20 years for the next foot.<\/p>\n In response to the growing threat, South Florida has sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into elevating roads in places like Miami Beach, buffing up stormwater pipes and pumps in Miami and Coral Gables and experimenting with nature-based drainage solutions in cities like North Miami.<\/p>\n While scientists have long predicted that this would be one of the season\u2019s higher king tides, it also comes as a low-pressure system is passing by. This brings tropical storm strength gusts to South Florida on Sunday and Monday and shoves more water ashore.<\/p>\n The combo makes for a rough day on the water.<\/p>\n The coast is under a gale warning from Sunday night through Monday evening, which means it could see sustained winds near 40 mph and gusts up to 45 mph \u2014 tropical storm strength. There\u2019s also a high risk of rip currents through Tuesday<\/p>\n \u201cNot a good day to be on the water in a boat or on the beach,\u201d said Harrigan.<\/p>\n There are two more king tides this season \u2014 Nov. 6 through 9 and Nov. 23 through 26 \u2014 although neither are projected to be as intense as this one.<\/p>\n This story was originally published October 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM.<\/p>\n
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