Just one day after San Francisco set a new October high tide record, a gauge at Crissy Field surpassed that mark again when it measured a water level 1.73 feet above the average highest daily tide. … Tides are predicted to be more than a half-foot higher on Oct. 27 and 28. … El Niño is fueling record-breaking sea surface temperatures off the coast of California. Warmer-than-normal water takes up more volume and pushes tides higher, a process known as thermal expansion. … Scientists predict El Niño will bring the highest king tides on record this winter to the California coast and San Francisco Bay. 

Other El Niño news:

• ABC10 (San Diego): South Bay Residents concerned about sewage-contaminated floodwaters
• San Francisco Chronicle: Tropical Storm Rachel floods Newport Beach, damages Long Beach homes
• The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.): SoCal sees heavy rain, coastal flooding from Rachel remnants​
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Storm Rachel causes flash flood warnings for Las Vegas Valley
• California Department of Water Resources: Video: DWR state climatologist details potential El Niño impacts in sit down chat
• Weather West: Blog: Remarkable weather weekend ahead as Tropical Storm Rachel approaches San Diego and early-season trough ends record-breaking autumn heatwave