How high’s the water, mama? Eight feet high and rising.

There was a hellacious King Tide this morning. The biggest one of the year, we are informed. At the North Spit station the tide was a full eight and a half feet above the height of the average low tide, which is how weather people measure that sort of thing. 

Did you miss it? Well, we’ll get just about as good tomorrow — 8.43 feet, as opposed to today’s 8.44 — and that’ll happen at about 11:30 a.m.

Taking your camera to view the high high-water spots? The California Coastal Commission would sure like you to cc: them on those things. Instructions here. As we know, the big Kings are a premonition of what we’ll be seeing in the future, as mean highs continue to rise and rise over at least the next few decades. The Coastal Commission wants to track that.

Also: Along with the highest high tides, of course, come the gnarliest lows. There’s a -1.6 tide forecast for about 6 p.m. tonight, and again tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. It’s not the ideal time to tidepool, of course, being dark and all, but if you must go bring flashlights and friends. And bundle up! It’s cold out there.