Category 1 · NO FLOODING EXPECTED

Flood Watch

Redondo Beach, WA

Day 1: 2026-08-22

Category 1

WHAT
A routine tidal situation with no flooding risk. Conditions remain benign, driven by a moderate tide and near-normal pressure.

WHEN
Peak water levels around 12:06 AM and again near 3:54 PM.

IMPACTS
• No impact anticipated.

REASONING
Tide was the main factor, with only a slight contribution from pressure; onshore wind did not significantly affect water levels. This forecast is similar to the 2021-07-02 Cat 1 event.


Day 2: 2026-08-23

Category 1

WHAT
No flooding risk again, with slightly higher astronomical tides but still well below flood thresholds.

WHEN
Highest tides occur around 1:12 AM and 4:36 PM.

IMPACTS
• No impact anticipated.

REASONING
Moderate tide was the main contributor, with minimal help from pressure or wind. This forecast is similar to the 2026-07-31 Cat 1 event.


Day 3: 2026-08-24

Category 1

WHAT
Another day of routine tidal conditions, posing no flood threat.

WHEN
Peak tides around 2:18 AM and 5:06 PM.

IMPACTS
• No impact anticipated.

REASONING
A moderately high tide drove the classification, offset by slightly favorable wind direction. Pressure was near normal. This is similar to the 2022-07-01 Cat 1 event.


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.

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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

Weather panel — Day 1

CentralEnsemble p10–p90
Pressure1017.2 hPa1016.0–1017.1
Wind5 mph SW7–8
Surge (forecast)0.30 ft
NOAA HTF likelihood0%

Onshore component: 4.5 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

Friday, July 02, 2021 Category 1
Tide
11.8 ft
Pressure
1015.9 hPa
Wind
5 mph WSW

Selected from the nearest-neighbor search across every logged flood event · 97% similar.