King tide is bringing more water and advisories. How long will that last?

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King tide is bringing more water and advisories. How long will that last?

If you live or work along the South Florida coast, don’t expect to walk on dry ground just yet. King tides are again bringing flooding to the area.

The National Weather Service has issued a moderate coastal flooding advisory, which is in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties.

Over the weekend, several popular pedestrian walkways were covered in several inches of water, including the Hollywood Broadwalk, stretches of A1A in Fort Lauderdale and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

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There are three levels of flooding: minor, when water reaches 1.28 feet, which comes with a “statement” from the National Weather Service in Miami; moderate, when water reaches 1.68 feet, which comes with an advisory; and major, the most severe level, when water reaches at least 2.48 feet, which comes with a flood warning, said Sammy Hadi, a lead meteorologist at NWS Miami.

So far, South Florida has only reached a “moderate” level and has been issued advisories.

Tuesday is expected to be the last day an advisory is issued, Hadi said. After an 11:30 a.m. high tide, the water levels will drop to a “minor” level and South Florida will be issued a flood statement after 2 p.m. The flood statement will be in effect until Wednesday afternoon.

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But the ground could stay soggy beyond that, Forecasts show a wet week ahead with high chances of rain and thunderstorms. By mid-morning, the rains arrived from Kendall to Hollywood.

The next king tide period is Oct. 22-Nov. 12.

This story was originally published September 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM.