high tide

The next high tide is expected Thursday morning around 7 a.m.

Officials have also issued a red alert for high tides and coastal surges.

Storm surge combined with waves and high tides can lead to flooding over a large area and cause extensive damage.

In Los Angeles, the weather service said Port San Luis was seeing a "rapid and damaging surge, going from low to high tide".

Scientists at Nasa have predicted that the majority of land mass and critical infrastructure in Tuvalu will sit below the level of the current high tide by 2050.