RESIDENTS FOR RESILIENCE
Connecting People • Sharing Knowledge • Building Resilience
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Helping people understand the connections between our water, our environment, our health, our infrastructure, and our communities—and then bringing the right people together to create solutions.
Suzee Bailey
Founder/CEO
Residents for Resilience
"It's hard to care about what you don't know about."
WELCOME TO RESIDENTS FOR RESILIENCE
At Residents for Resilience (R4R), we’re all about water — the water we drink, the water we live around, the water we manage when it rains, and the waterways and marine ecosystems that make South Florida such a special place to call home.
We often say, “It’s hard to care about what you don’t know about.” That’s why R4R works to be the missing link — helping bridge the information gap between residents and the scientists, experts, government leaders, universities, organizations and others working on the issues that affect our water, our environment and our communities.
R4R was born from a personal experience, but it quickly became about something much bigger. It became a journey to better understand how South Florida's most important water challenges—from safe drinking water and water quality to flooding, stormwater management, coastal resilience, and marine ecosystem restoration—are all interconnected, and how connecting people, science, information, and solutions can help build healthier waterways, stronger communities, and a more resilient future.
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Making Water Quality Data More Accessible
Residents for Resilience has continued to advocate for greater transparency and public access to water-quality data that is easier to find, easier to use and easier to understand.
Working collaboratively with Vice Mayor Sorensen and Fort Lauderdale’s new Chief Waterways Officer, Stefan Perritano, we’re excited to see the City of Fort Lauderdale developing a new water-quality dashboard designed to make important information about our waterways easier for residents to find, understand and use.
Fort Lauderdale is also the only city in Broward County participating in Miami Waterkeeper’s Waterway Monitoring Program, providing weekly water-quality sampling at
locations throughout the city.
For R4R, this is an important step forward. Residents shouldn’t have to search multiple websites or file public-records requests simply to understand what is happening in
the waters surrounding their community.
We hope Fort Lauderdale’s efforts will also encourage other cities and counties throughout South Florida to provide the same kind of easy, centralized public access to water-quality information.
Better information builds trust, leads to greater awareness — and greater awareness helps all of us become better stewards of the waterways we share.
STAY TUNED — WATER QUALITY DASHBOARD COMING SOON
IMPORTANT FYI!💦
Weekly King Tide Forecast
KING TIDE SEASON IS HERE — AND THIS IS ABOUT MORE
THAN A FEW HIGH-TIDE DAYS
South Florida’s next elevated high-tide period begins September 8 and continues through September 15. *For Fort Lauderdale specifically, the City identifies September 10–13 as its first locally predicted King Tide period. SFWMD’s broader South Florida East Coast elevated-tide outlook is September 8–15. Actual water levels vary by location and can also be affected by rainfall, wind, groundwater levels and other conditions.
King tides alone don’t always mean flooding. But when higher tides combine with heavy rain, wind and already-high groundwater, we can experience COMPOUND FLOODING — when multiple conditions come together to increase flood risk.
And the bigger picture is important: high-tide flooding is becoming more frequent as sea levels rise. That’s why understanding these changing conditions — and preparing our homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure for them — matters. 📅 Looking ahead: the annual maximum predicted tidal peak is October 27, 2026.
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The South Florida Water Management District is continuing efforts for the monitoring, operational response and documentation of these events. These weekly updates are intended to be informational for interested stakeholders and the public. If conditions warrant, additional updates may be
issued throughout the forecast period.
High Tides are predicted to peak along South Florida's coast during the
following days (peaks vary by location).
During these periods, high tides may exceed one or more of
the National Weather Service (NWS) thresholds.
East Coast
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September 8-15, 2026 (New Moon)
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September 24-October 15, 2026 (Full Moon and New Moon)
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October 22-November 12, 2026 (Full Moon* and New Moon)
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November 22-29, 2026 (Full Moon)
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December 22-27, 2026 (Full Moon)
*Annual Maximum Predicted Peak(s): October 27, 2026
Florida Keys
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August 24-November 17, 2026
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(August Full Moon, September New and Full Moon, October New and Full Moon*, November New Moon)
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November 19-December 1, 2026 (Full Moon)
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December 4-13, 2026 (New Moon)
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December 21-27, 2026 (Full Moon)
*Annual Maximum Predicted Peak(s): October 28 and 30, 2026
West Coast
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August 27-28, 2026 (Full Moon)
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September 8-11, 2026 (New Moon)
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September 29-October 1, 2026 (Full Moon)
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October 27-29, 2026 (Full Moon)
The District's weekly tidal outlook accounts for conditions, such as wind strength and direction, ocean currents, that can cause tides to occur higher or lower than predicted and help guide water management decisions. Daily king tide forecasts are available on the SFWMD’s Resilience Metrics Hub for seven tidal stations along South Florida’s east and west coasts and the Florida Keys: Virginia Key, Port Everglades, Lake Worth, Key West, Vaca Key, Naples Bay North, Fort Myers.
You can sign up to receive weekly King Tide Forecasts straight to your inbox.
Just visit our email signup page,
enter your email address and check the “King Tide Forecast” option.
As we always say at Residents for Resilience, “It’s hard to care about what you don’t know about.”
Stay informed. Stay connected. Stay resilient.