- April 03, 2020
King Tide, South Padre Island, April 2014, about 11 miles beyond end of pavement on the wild beach. King tides happen twice a year when the sun and moon align just right. They increase normal high tides by a few inches to a few feet in Texas, dependent on other tide influencing variables like wind and current. The King Tide in this photo happened during non-storm conditions. June 2018 to May 2019 on this beach, non-storm high tides were high enough to create dune erosion on 53 different days. Only about two-thirds of these days were King Tide days. Normal is zero times per year.