Known as a “King Tide,” three high tides over the course of Monday, Oct. 17 through Wednesday, Oct. 19 will be more two feet higher than average and give observers a glimpse of the average high tide sometime around or after mid-century.The Massachusetts King Tides Initiative documents the effect that extreme tide events have on the state’s beaches, coastal waterways, private property, and public infrastructure, Wicked Local reported. The Massachusetts coast will see its highest tides in 2016 in mid-October, when the sun and the moon are aligned and the earth orbits closest to the sun. This year, Boston Harbor’s highest annual tides will occur: Monday, Oct. 17, 12:31 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1:21 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2:13 p.m.Boston Harbor Now, Mass Bays National Estuary Program, the New England Aquarium, UMass Sustainable Solutions Lab and the Museum of Science are joining forces to crowdsource photos documenting portions of the Massachusetts coastline expected to flood during the King Tide.See below for predictions of where you might see tidal flooding on the South Shore:Hingham Harbor: Iron Horse Monument, Rockland Street at the Weir RiverCohasset: Border Ave./Atlantic Ave., Jerusalem Road at Little HarborScituate: Driftway Park, Harbormaster’s parking lot, Humarock, Rt. 3A Bridge across North River, Lighthouse RoadDuxbury: Duxbury Beach parking lotMarshfield: Bay Avenue area of Green Harbor, especially around the Lobster PoundNorwell: Canoe launchKingston: Landing RoadGet the WCVB News App

Known as a “King Tide,” three high tides over the course of Monday, Oct. 17 through Wednesday, Oct. 19 will be more two feet higher than average and give observers a glimpse of the average high tide sometime around or after mid-century.

The Massachusetts King Tides Initiative documents the effect that extreme tide events have on the state’s beaches, coastal waterways, private property, and public infrastructure, Wicked Local reported.


The Massachusetts coast will see its highest tides in 2016 in mid-October, when the sun and the moon are aligned and the earth orbits closest to the sun. This year, Boston Harbor’s highest annual tides will occur: Monday, Oct. 17, 12:31 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1:21 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2:13 p.m.

Boston Harbor Now, Mass Bays National Estuary Program, the New England Aquarium, UMass Sustainable Solutions Lab and the Museum of Science are joining forces to crowdsource photos documenting portions of the Massachusetts coastline expected to flood during the King Tide.

See below for predictions of where you might see tidal flooding on the South Shore:

Hingham Harbor: Iron Horse Monument, Rockland Street at the Weir River

Cohasset: Border Ave./Atlantic Ave., Jerusalem Road at Little Harbor

Scituate: Driftway Park, Harbormaster’s parking lot, Humarock, Rt. 3A Bridge across North River, Lighthouse Road

Duxbury: Duxbury Beach parking lot

Marshfield: Bay Avenue area of Green Harbor, especially around the Lobster Pound

Norwell: Canoe launch

Kingston: Landing Road