SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – If it looks like the high tide is higher than normal it may be because of an ocean flow increase known as a Kelvin wave.
It is connected to the El Nino weather pattern, the warming of the Pacific Ocean and wind conditions at sea.
The weekend conditions on the coastline had unusual ocean behavior with the combination of the remains of Tropical Storm Rachel, the tide cycle and the Kelvin wave…