November's supermoon brings king tides to San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The biggest and brightest supermoon of the year, dubbed the "Beaver Moon," rose high above San Diego County Wednesday morning.

The Beaver Moon reached its peak fullness just before 5:20 a.m. on the West Coast, although it's expected to reach its closest point to Earth around 2:30 in the afternoon.

The stronger gravitational pull from the full moon also controls the ocean tides. Both the sun and moon influence the tides, but the moon's pull is about twice as strong as that of the sun, according to officials with Sea Grant California.

With November's supermoon event, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) tide predictions show tides near La Jolla reached 6.8 feet around 7:56 a.m. on Wednesday.

See the chart showing NOAA's tide predictions from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 below.

Viewers sent the following photos of tides from the Children's Pool and Windansea Beach in La Jolla.

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The best places to witness the king tides in San Diego County include Swami's State Beach, the Birch Aquarium, Dike Rock (north of the Scripps Pier and La Jolla Shores Beach), and Sunset Cliffs Natural Reserve.

The next supermoon event is on Thursday, Dec. 4.