On October 29, 2026, record‑high tides swamped beachfront restaurants and bars throughout Southern California.
The flooding resulted from unusually high king tides occurring alongside storm activity that is being amplified by the region’s current El Niño phase.
King tides are extreme high‑water events that can inundate low‑lying coastal areas, and the El Niño period is expected to bring stronger storms, heightening the potential for such coastal flooding.