NAWILIWILI — The King Tide is back for this year.
NAWILIWILI — The King Tide is back for this year.
Monday’s King Tide took place at 3:31 p.m. with water in Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor rising to submerge the small boat launch ramp and its adjacent catwalks. The first walkway to the boat-mooring area was submerged at its lowest point. The brisk winds kept the waves from crossing the rock berm at the parking lot.
Inland, the wetlands at the Niumalu Beach Park pavilion were submerged.
Port Allen in Hanapepe is predicted to have its high tide at 5:05 p.m. with a 2.58-foot rise today, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There is also a high tide on June 16 at 5:53 p.m. with a 2.45-foot rise.
The King Tide in Hawai‘i tends to happen during the summer and winter months when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth during its monthly orbit.
It also takes place when the sun, the moon and the Earth are in alignment, meaning that the sun and moon’s individual gravitational pulls work together to produce the highest high tides of the year.
People are asked to use their smartphones to submit photos to document the King Tide.
Visit pacificislandskingtides.org for peak-high-tide times at locations across the Hawaiian Islands, and to submit photos.
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
