Photos show record-breaking high tides flooding homes, roads in Southern California

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October 28, 2026 / 8:18 AM EDT/ CBS News

Photos show extensive flooding in some parts of Southern California amidrecord-breaking high tidesthat have swamped homes and highways.

The so-called king tide — the highest tides of the year caused by the full moon — reached 8 feet, 2 inches Tuesday in the Los Angeles Harbor, breaking a record set just the day before. The Pacific Coast Highway was inundated, and people in the area said water was coming up through the storm drains.

Linda Holle, who works at a marine fueling station in Newport Beach, told CBS News her office was flooded, and that she had never seen flooding like this before.

Experts say king tides during full moons in November and December could be even worse. If the king tide next month coincides with a winter storm and pounding surf, it could cause significant problems.

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CBS News reports that record-breaking king tides flooded homes and roads in Southern California, giving a measured tide height, a named local witness and expert warnings about worse tides to come. Nothing in the article misleads its reader.

What it gets right

“reached 8 feet, 2 inches Tuesday in the Los Angeles Harbor, breaking a record set just the day before”
The article gives a precise, sourced measurement and says plainly that the record was broken two days running, so the reader knows the event was exceptional.
“Linda Holle, who works at a marine fueling station in Newport Beach, told CBS News her office was flooded”
The article names a local worker and reports the damage in her own experience, rather than leaving the harm abstract.
“If the king tide next month coincides with a winter storm and pounding surf, it could cause significant problems.”
The article keeps the warning about future risk as it was given, without softening it.

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