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Coast-side Southern Californians can expect the return of perigean spring tides — more commonly known as king tides — on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

The researchers increased their collection of samples at each monitoring site on the days of the perigean spring tides, to capture changes in water quality throughout the tidal cycle.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

King tides are the highest tides of the year, but scientists have a different name for them: perigean spring tides.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

King tides, also known as a perigean spring tides, are the highest tides of the year — reaching up to 13 feet in the central Puget Sound and even higher in the westernmost region.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

A supermoon, also known by astronomers as a perigean full moon, occurs when a full moon reaches its closest point to the Earth in its elliptical orbit, making it appear unusually bright and large.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2019