Santa Barbara Sees Sea Levels Rise During King Tide 

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Photo By Jackson Friedman | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom
Mon Dec 16, 2024 | 12:10pm
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom
  • King tide at Montecito’s Butterfly Beach on Saturday, December 14, 2024. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom

Early risers got a sneak peek at what sea-level rise might look like during a pair of king tides this weekend along California’s coast. In Montecito, spectators gathered along Butterfly Beach’s boardwalk across from the ritzy Biltmore to witness the weekend’s splashy spectacle, which is a naturally occurring phenomenon when high tides are at their highest and low tides are at their lowest. All hail Ingrid Bostrom’s king tide photos in the gallery above.

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