Flood Watch

Redondo Beach, WA

Day 1: 2026-05-02

Category 1

WHAT
Conditions are routine with no expected flooding. The tide and near-normal pressure are both modest, and onshore winds are minimal.

WHEN
Peak risk occurs in the early evening around 7:30 PM, coinciding with the highest tide of the day.

IMPACTS
- No impact anticipated.

REASONING
The classifier shows that today’s moderate tide and pressure slightly increase risk, but not enough to prompt concern. A similar past event on 2025-01-06 was Category 3, which is higher than today’s Category 1.

Day 2: 2026-05-03

Category 2

WHAT
A slightly higher tide and somewhat below-normal pressure place the assessment at Category 2. Overall, conditions remain stable, with no flooding expected.

WHEN
Peak risk is in the evening around 8:06 PM.

IMPACTS
- No impact anticipated.

REASONING
The tide is the main contributor, with pressure providing a moderate boost in risk. Onshore wind is negligible. A comparable past day, 2023-12-27, was Category 3, which exceeded this forecast.

Day 3: 2026-05-04

Category 2

WHAT
Flood risk stays at Category 2. Moderately high tides and below-normal pressure are present, but not enough to cause any shoreline flooding.

WHEN
There are two notable high tides, around 6:12 AM and again near 8:42 PM, with the evening tide being the higher peak.

IMPACTS
- No impact anticipated.

REASONING
Tide remains the primary factor, with some additional effect from lower pressure. Wind contribution is modest. A past similar day, 2023-01-06, reached Category 3, higher than today’s Category 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

CATEGORY KEY

Forecast detail

72-hour tide forecast at Tacoma (NOAA), local time. Dashed line is the Category 3 threshold.
14 ft 12 ft 10 ft TodaySunMon Cat 3 · 13 ft 12.6 ft12.6 ft

Weather panel — Day 1

CentralEnsemble p10–p90
Pressure1016.8 hPa1016.5–1017.2
Wind2 mph W0–4
Surge (forecast)0.30 ft
NOAA HTF likelihood0%

Onshore component: 1.7 mph. Pressure values are MSL; wind is the 10-meter forecast. Ensemble spread is the 10th–90th percentile across five weather models (GFS, ECMWF, ICON, GEM, UKMO).

Closest past event

Monday, January 06, 2025 Category 3
Tide
13.2 ft
Pressure
1028.4 hPa
Wind
9 mph N

Selected from the nearest-neighbor search across every logged flood event · 75% similar.