North Carolina King Tides Project

The King Tides Project helps people all over the world understand how sea-level rise will impact their lives.

The King Tides Project is an international initiative to document extreme high tide events using photos
These photos can help us visualize how “normal” high tides could look in the future due to sea-level rise
From these images we can create a record of how our shoreline looks today and track future changes.
By visualizing these higher tide events we can start to understand how rising sea-levels will impact local resources and community investments

King tides are the highest high and lowest low tide events of the year
They are regular and predictable events that occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in alignment and the Moon is at its closest point to the Earth
These condition cause extreme highs and lows during the daily tidal cycle

For many of us living in coastal North Carolina, flooding is a normal part of life.
The coast here is very flat, and tides, heavy rain events, and even wind play an important role in determining water levels
We are not only asking for photos of tidal-related events, but also encourage participants to share photos of any flooding or high water events they observe

?King Tide this week, from July 11th – 14th. ? Tides will be higher and lower than normal, go out and take some pictures! ?

King Tide Event Higher than normal water-levels predicted next week across NC Due to the Super New Moon on July 12th and lunar perigee on the 13th, higher than normal water levels are being predicted next week. If you live … Read more
A New Way to Get Involved (November 9, 2017)

The NCKT website has recently added a new page detailing our newest project: Citizen Science Water-Level Monitoring! This effort will enlist the help of trained citizen scientists to collect water level data all across the North Carolina coastal region. Water … Read more