Photos show major flooding in parts of Southern California amid record tides that have inundated homes and roads. The so-called king tide, the highest tides of the year caused by the full moon, reached 8 feet, 2 inches Tuesday in the Port of Los Angeles, breaking a record set just the day before. The Pacific Coast Highway was flooded and people in the area said water was rising through storm drains. Linda Holle, who works at a marine service station in Newport Beach, told CBS News that her office was flooded and that she had never seen flooding like this before. Experts say king tides during the full moons of November and December could be even worse. If next month’s king tide coincides with a winter storm and strong waves, it could cause major problems. Photos show flooding in Southern California. Seawater fills the Pacific Coast Highway during high tide in Sunset Beach on Oct. 27, 2026. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Cews work to repair a seawall damaged at low tide, next to a protective sand berm in front of homes, some damaged by high surf, on Oct. 27, 2026. Sept. 27, 2026 in Long Beach, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images Morgan Wynne paddles alongside Dani Wynne watching from her home as coastal flooding from high tide impacts homes in the Sunset Beach community on October 27, 2026, in Huntington Beach, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images High tide floods businesses and homes along Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, California, on October 27, 2026. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images People paddle in coastal waters during high tide flooding along the closed Pacific Coast Highway in the community of Sunset Beach on October 27, 2026, in Huntington Beach, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images High tide floods businesses and homes along Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, California, on October 27, 2026. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images More from CBS News Go deeper with The Free Press at:
