Just when it seemed Southern California’s coastline couldn’t take another beating, the ocean has a new trick up its bottomless, soggy sleeve: king tides.

After weeks of hurricane-generated surf, an El Niño-associated Kelvin wave, and widespread erosion, exceptionally high tides are forecast to arrive October 26–28. And some of the biggest tides are still ahead.

Laguna Beach surfer Blair Conklin has been documenting the damage in a new video , from flooded Newport Beach streets to the fractured cliff beneath Pacific Coast Highway at El Morro in Crystal Cove State Park and waves hammering Laguna’s iconic Surf & Sand resort.…