Des Moines Tides April 2022 | Tide Charts & Tables | Puget Sound, WA

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 1, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 1, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 1st, the sunrise is 6:47am-7:39pm and the tide times are H 5:56am 12'0" L 12:18pm 1'7" H 6:23pm 10'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 2, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 2, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 2nd, the sunrise is 6:45am-7:40pm and the tide times are L 12:19am 2'7" H 6:19am 11'10" L 12:51pm 0'9" H 7:11pm 10'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 3, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 3, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 3rd, the sunrise is 6:43am-7:42pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 3'9" H 6:45am 11'7" L 1:24pm 0'2" H 8:00pm 10'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 4, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 4, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 4th, the sunrise is 6:41am-7:43pm and the tide times are L 1:40am 4'11" H 7:12am 11'2" L 1:58pm -0'1" H 8:49pm 10'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 5, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 5th, the sunrise is 6:39am-7:44pm and the tide times are L 2:23am 6'0" H 7:41am 10'8" L 2:34pm -0'2" H 9:41pm 10'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 6, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 6th, the sunrise is 6:37am-7:46pm and the tide times are L 3:12am 6'11" H 8:13am 10'0" L 3:14pm 0'0" H 10:39pm 10'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 7, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 7, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 7th, the sunrise is 6:35am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 4:14am 7'7" H 8:48am 9'4" L 4:00pm 0'5" H 11:51pm 10'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 8, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 8, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 8th, the sunrise is 6:33am-7:49pm and the tide times are L 5:51am 7'11" H 9:35am 8'8" L 4:54pm 0'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 9, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 9, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 9th, the sunrise is 6:32am-7:50pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 10'4" L 8:08am 7'7" H 10:46am 8'1" L 5:57pm 1'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 10, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 10, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 10th, the sunrise is 6:30am-7:51pm and the tide times are H 2:23am 10'6" L 9:06am 6'11" H 12:13pm 7'10" L 7:04pm 1'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 11, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 11, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 11th, the sunrise is 6:28am-7:53pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 10'8" L 9:37am 6'3" H 1:32pm 8'0" L 8:06pm 1'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 12, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 12th, the sunrise is 6:26am-7:54pm and the tide times are H 3:41am 10'11" L 9:59am 5'5" H 2:37pm 8'6" L 9:00pm 1'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 13, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 13th, the sunrise is 6:24am-7:56pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 11'1" L 10:20am 4'5" H 3:33pm 9'1" L 9:46pm 1'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 14, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 14, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 14th, the sunrise is 6:22am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 4:26am 11'4" L 10:44am 3'3" H 4:24pm 9'9" L 10:28pm 2'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 15, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 15, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 15th, the sunrise is 6:20am-7:58pm and the tide times are H 4:48am 11'6" L 11:12am 1'11" H 5:13pm 10'5" L 11:09pm 2'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 16, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 16, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 16th, the sunrise is 6:18am-8:00pm and the tide times are H 5:12am 11'9" L 11:44am 0'6" H 6:02pm 11'0" L 11:51pm 3'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 17, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 17, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 17th, the sunrise is 6:16am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 5:38am 11'10" L 12:20pm -0'8" H 6:53pm 11'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 18, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 18, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 18th, the sunrise is 6:14am-8:03pm and the tide times are L 12:35am 4'8" H 6:08am 11'10" L 1:00pm -1'8" H 7:47pm 11'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 19, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 19th, the sunrise is 6:13am-8:04pm and the tide times are L 1:21am 5'8" H 6:40am 11'8" L 1:43pm -2'3" H 8:44pm 11'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 20, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 20th, the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are L 2:12am 6'8" H 7:17am 11'4" L 2:30pm -2'5" H 9:47pm 11'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 21, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 21, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 21st, the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 3:11am 7'5" H 8:00am 10'9" L 3:23pm -2'0" H 10:57pm 11'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 22, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 22, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 22nd, the sunrise is 6:07am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 4:26am 7'9" H 8:54am 9'11" L 4:22pm -1'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 23, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 23, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 23rd, the sunrise is 6:05am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 12:16am 11'4" L 6:06am 7'7" H 10:10am 9'1" L 5:28pm -0'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 24, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 24, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 24th, the sunrise is 6:04am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 1:30am 11'5" L 7:46am 6'9" H 11:45am 8'6" L 6:39pm 0'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 25, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 25, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 25th, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 2:27am 11'7" L 8:50am 5'6" H 1:22pm 8'5" L 7:49pm 0'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 26, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 26th, the sunrise is 6:00am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 3:10am 11'8" L 9:35am 4'1" H 2:47pm 8'9" L 8:52pm 1'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 27, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 27th, the sunrise is 5:59am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 3:44am 11'9" L 10:14am 2'9" H 3:57pm 9'3" L 9:46pm 2'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 28, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 28, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 28th, the sunrise is 5:57am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 4:12am 11'9" L 10:47am 1'6" H 4:57pm 9'10" L 10:35pm 3'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 29, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 29, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 29th, the sunrise is 5:55am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 4:36am 11'8" L 11:18am 0'5" H 5:49pm 10'5" L 11:19pm 4'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 30, 2022

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 30, 2022
Des Moines tides for Apr 30th, the sunrise is 5:54am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 11'6" L 11:48am -0'4" H 6:37pm 10'10" .

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Des Moines Tide Table for April 2022

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
4/1 N/A H 12'0" 5:56AM 10'4" L 1'7" 12:18PM 9'1" H 10'9" 6:23PM 8'1" - - - - 06:47-19:39 07:18-20:23
4/2 8'1" L 2'7" 12:19AM 9'3" H 11'10" 6:19AM 11'0" L 0'9" 12:51PM 10'0" H 10'10" 7:11PM 7'0" 06:45-19:40 07:36-21:34
4/3 7'0" L 3'9" 12:59AM 7'9" H 11'7" 6:45AM 11'4" L 0'2" 1:24PM 10'8" H 10'10" 8:00PM 5'11" 06:43-19:42 07:55-22:44
4/4 5'11" L 4'11" 1:40AM 6'3" H 11'2" 7:12AM 11'3" L -0'1" 1:58PM 11 H 10'10" 8:49PM 4'10" 06:41-19:43 08:17-23:53
4/5 4'10" L 6'0" 2:23AM 4'7" H 10'8" 7:41AM 10'10" L -0'2" 2:34PM 10'11" H 10'9" 9:41PM 3'10" 06:39-19:44 08:43-00:00
4/6 3'10" L 6'11" 3:12AM 3'1" H 10'0" 8:13AM 10'0" L 0'0" 3:14PM 10'6" H 10'6" 10:39PM 2'11" 06:37-19:46 09:16-01:00
4/7 2'11" L 7'7" 4:14AM 1'9" H 9'4" 8:48AM 8'11" L 0'5" 4:00PM 9'11" H 10'4" 11:51PM 2'5" 06:35-19:47 09:57-02:02
4/8 2'5" L 7'11" 5:51AM 0'9" H 8'8" 9:35AM 7'9" L 0'11" 4:54PM 9'5" - - - - 06:33-19:49 10:47-02:56
4/9 9'5" H 10'4" 1:14AM 2'9" L 7'7" 8:08AM 0'6" H 8'1" 10:46AM 6'9" L 1'3" 5:57PM 9'2" 06:32-19:50 11:45-03:42
4/10 9'2" H 10'6" 2:23AM 3'6" L 6'11" 9:06AM 0'10" H 7'10" 12:13PM 6'4" L 1'5" 7:04PM 9'3" 06:30-19:51 12:50-04:19
4/11 9'3" H 10'8" 3:09AM 4'5" L 6'3" 9:37AM 1'9" H 8'0" 1:32PM 6'7" L 1'5" 8:06PM 9'5" 06:28-19:53 14:00-04:49
4/12 9'5" H 10'11" 3:41AM 5'5" L 5'5" 9:59AM 3'0" H 8'6" 2:37PM 7'0" L 1'5" 9:00PM 9'8" 06:26-19:54 15:11-05:13
4/13 9'8" H 11'1" 4:04AM 6'7" L 4'5" 10:20AM 4'7" H 9'1" 3:33PM 7'6" L 1'7" 9:46PM 9'8" 06:24-19:56 16:25-05:34
4/14 9'8" H 11'4" 4:26AM 8'0" L 3'3" 10:44AM 6'5" H 9'9" 4:24PM 7'9" L 2'0" 10:28PM 9'6" 06:22-19:57 17:39-05:53
4/15 9'6" H 11'6" 4:48AM 9'7" L 1'11" 11:12AM 8'6" H 10'5" 5:13PM 7'8" L 2'8" 11:09PM 9'0" 06:20-19:58 18:56-06:12
4/16 9'0" H 11'9" 5:12AM 11'2" L 0'6" 11:44AM 10'5" H 11'0" 6:02PM 7'4" L 3'7" 11:51PM 8'3" 06:18-20:00 20:15-06:30
4/17 8'3" H 11'10" 5:38AM 12'7" L -0'8" 12:20PM 12'3" H 11'6" 6:53PM 6'10" - - - - 06:16-20:01 21:38-06:52
4/18 6'10" L 4'8" 12:35AM 7'2" H 11'10" 6:08AM 13'7" L -1'8" 1:00PM 13'6" H 11'9" 7:47PM 6'0" 06:14-20:03 23:02-07:17
4/19 6'0" L 5'8" 1:21AM 6 H 11'8" 6:40AM 14'0" L -2'3" 1:43PM 14'2" H 11'10" 8:44PM 5'2" 06:13-20:04 00:00-07:50
4/20 5'2" L 6'8" 2:12AM 4'8" H 11'4" 7:17AM 13'9" L -2'5" 2:30PM 14'2" H 11'8" 9:47PM 4'3" 06:11-20:05 00:24-08:33
4/21 4'3" L 7'5" 3:11AM 3'4" H 10'9" 8:00AM 12'10" L -2'0" 3:23PM 13'7" H 11'6" 10:57PM 3'8" 06:09-20:07 01:39-09:29
4/22 3'8" L 7'9" 4:26AM 2'1" H 9'11" 8:54AM 11'4" L -1'4" 4:22PM 12'9" - - - - 06:07-20:08 02:40-10:37
4/23 12'9" H 11'4" 12:16AM 3'8" L 7'7" 6:06AM 1'5" H 9'1" 10:10AM 9'8" L -0'6" 5:28PM 12'0" 06:05-20:10 03:26-11:53
4/24 12'0" H 11'5" 1:30AM 4'7" L 6'9" 7:46AM 1'8" H 8'6" 11:45AM 8'3" L 0'2" 6:39PM 11'4" 06:04-20:11 04:01-13:13
4/25 11'4" H 11'7" 2:27AM 6'1" L 5'6" 8:50AM 2'11" H 8'5" 1:22PM 7'6" L 0'10" 7:49PM 10'10" 06:02-20:12 04:28-14:30
4/26 10'10" H 11'8" 3:10AM 7'7" L 4'1" 9:35AM 4'8" H 8'9" 2:47PM 7'2" L 1'6" 8:52PM 10'3" 06:00-20:14 04:49-15:45
4/27 10'3" H 11'9" 3:44AM 9'0" L 2'9" 10:14AM 6'6" H 9'3" 3:57PM 7 L 2'3" 9:46PM 9'5" 05:59-20:15 05:08-16:58
4/28 9'5" H 11'9" 4:12AM 10'3" L 1'6" 10:47AM 8'4" H 9'10" 4:57PM 6'8" L 3'2" 10:35PM 8'5" 05:57-20:16 05:25-18:09
4/29 8'5" H 11'8" 4:36AM 11'2" L 0'5" 11:18AM 9'11" H 10'5" 5:49PM 6'2" L 4'2" 11:19PM 7'3" 05:55-20:18 05:41-19:19
4/30 7'3" H 11'6" 5:00AM 11'10" L -0'4" 11:48AM 11'2" H 10'10" 6:37PM N/A - - - - 05:54-20:19 05:59-20:29

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for April 2022


Apr 1st (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:47am-7:39pm and the tide times are H 5:56am 12'0" L 12:18pm 1'7" H 6:23pm 10'9" .
Apr 2nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:45am-7:40pm and the tide times are L 12:19am 2'7" H 6:19am 11'10" L 12:51pm 0'9" H 7:11pm 10'10" .
Apr 3rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:43am-7:42pm and the tide times are L 12:59am 3'9" H 6:45am 11'7" L 1:24pm 0'2" H 8:00pm 10'10" .
Apr 4th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:41am-7:43pm and the tide times are L 1:40am 4'11" H 7:12am 11'2" L 1:58pm -0'1" H 8:49pm 10'10" .
Apr 5th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:39am-7:44pm and the tide times are L 2:23am 6'0" H 7:41am 10'8" L 2:34pm -0'2" H 9:41pm 10'9" .
Apr 6th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:37am-7:46pm and the tide times are L 3:12am 6'11" H 8:13am 10'0" L 3:14pm 0'0" H 10:39pm 10'6" .
Apr 7th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:35am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 4:14am 7'7" H 8:48am 9'4" L 4:00pm 0'5" H 11:51pm 10'4" .
Apr 8th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:33am-7:49pm and the tide times are L 5:51am 7'11" H 9:35am 8'8" L 4:54pm 0'11" .
Apr 9th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:32am-7:50pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 10'4" L 8:08am 7'7" H 10:46am 8'1" L 5:57pm 1'3" .
Apr 10th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:30am-7:51pm and the tide times are H 2:23am 10'6" L 9:06am 6'11" H 12:13pm 7'10" L 7:04pm 1'5" .
Apr 11th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:28am-7:53pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 10'8" L 9:37am 6'3" H 1:32pm 8'0" L 8:06pm 1'5" .
Apr 12th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:26am-7:54pm and the tide times are H 3:41am 10'11" L 9:59am 5'5" H 2:37pm 8'6" L 9:00pm 1'5" .
Apr 13th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:24am-7:56pm and the tide times are H 4:04am 11'1" L 10:20am 4'5" H 3:33pm 9'1" L 9:46pm 1'7" .
Apr 14th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:22am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 4:26am 11'4" L 10:44am 3'3" H 4:24pm 9'9" L 10:28pm 2'0" .
Apr 15th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:20am-7:58pm and the tide times are H 4:48am 11'6" L 11:12am 1'11" H 5:13pm 10'5" L 11:09pm 2'8" .
Apr 16th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:18am-8:00pm and the tide times are H 5:12am 11'9" L 11:44am 0'6" H 6:02pm 11'0" L 11:51pm 3'7" .
Apr 17th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:16am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 5:38am 11'10" L 12:20pm -0'8" H 6:53pm 11'6" .
Apr 18th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:14am-8:03pm and the tide times are L 12:35am 4'8" H 6:08am 11'10" L 1:00pm -1'8" H 7:47pm 11'9" .
Apr 19th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:13am-8:04pm and the tide times are L 1:21am 5'8" H 6:40am 11'8" L 1:43pm -2'3" H 8:44pm 11'10" .
Apr 20th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are L 2:12am 6'8" H 7:17am 11'4" L 2:30pm -2'5" H 9:47pm 11'8" .
Apr 21st (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 3:11am 7'5" H 8:00am 10'9" L 3:23pm -2'0" H 10:57pm 11'6" .
Apr 22nd (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:07am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 4:26am 7'9" H 8:54am 9'11" L 4:22pm -1'4" .
Apr 23rd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:05am-8:10pm and the tide times are H 12:16am 11'4" L 6:06am 7'7" H 10:10am 9'1" L 5:28pm -0'6" .
Apr 24th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:04am-8:11pm and the tide times are H 1:30am 11'5" L 7:46am 6'9" H 11:45am 8'6" L 6:39pm 0'2" .
Apr 25th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:12pm and the tide times are H 2:27am 11'7" L 8:50am 5'6" H 1:22pm 8'5" L 7:49pm 0'10" .
Apr 26th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:00am-8:14pm and the tide times are H 3:10am 11'8" L 9:35am 4'1" H 2:47pm 8'9" L 8:52pm 1'6" .
Apr 27th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:59am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 3:44am 11'9" L 10:14am 2'9" H 3:57pm 9'3" L 9:46pm 2'3" .
Apr 28th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:57am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 4:12am 11'9" L 10:47am 1'6" H 4:57pm 9'10" L 10:35pm 3'2" .
Apr 29th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:55am-8:18pm and the tide times are H 4:36am 11'8" L 11:18am 0'5" H 5:49pm 10'5" L 11:19pm 4'2" .
Apr 30th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:54am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 5:00am 11'6" L 11:48am -0'4" H 6:37pm 10'10" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines | Heat Advisory

Last updated: June 24, 2026, 6:06 AM

Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory issued June 24 at 5:00AM PDT until June 24 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT...Warm conditions with high temperatures in the in the 80s
and lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. This will pose a moderate risk
of heat-related illness.

* WHERE...Eastern Kitsap County, City of Seattle, Downtown Everett /
Marysville Area, Eastside, Foothills and Valleys of Central King
County, Foothills and Valleys of Pierce and Southern King
Counties, Foothills and Valleys of Snohomish and Northern King
Counties, Lowlands of Pierce and Southern King Counties, and
Shoreline / Lynnwood / South Everett Area.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat will significantly increase the risk of
heat-related illnesses for those who are sensitive to heat,
especially those without effective cooling or adequate hydration.

Effective: June 24, 2026, 12:00 PM

Expires: June 25, 2026, 12:00 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-242245-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
237 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Showers.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ316)

TODAY: Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.

THURSDAY: Cloudy. Highs in the 60s. Southwest wind to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then cloudy with rain at times after midnight. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch likely. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Southwest wind to 10 mph.

FRIDAY: Rain at times in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows near 50.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Last updated: June 24, 2026, 6:06 AM

Des Moines (Guide)

Des Moines on the east side offers excellent fishing for salmon when running and rockfish and lingcod and flounder and sea run cutthroat near freshwater inflows from the waterfront or small boats with outgoing tides concentrating fish near the marina for stronger bites. Public boat ramps at Des Moines marina provide convenient launches slips and fuel for bay trips targeting greenling and perch. Beaches at Des Moines waterfront and the adjacent Saltwater State Park deliver calm sand for family picnics swimming and shore casting with bay views. The south Sound town setting with easy access makes tide planning simple and rewarding.

Saltwater State Park (Tide Pool)

Des Moines Creek Park in Tacoma offers one of the most accessible and family friendly tide pooling spots along Puget Sound, with a gently sloping rocky and pebbled shoreline that reveals rich intertidal zones during low tide. Visitors can discover colorful sea anemones, sea stars (including ochre and sunflower varieties), hermit crabs, chitons, limpets, small sculpins, barnacles, and a variety of marine worms and snails in the shallow pools and under rocks. The site is ideal for all ages thanks to easy trails, nearby playground, spray park, picnic areas, and restrooms, making it perfect for combining hands-on marine discovery with outdoor play and relaxation right next to urban amenities.

Washington State Parks

Washington State Parks and beaches with coastal camping, reservations, day use fees, and tidepool access information

WDFW

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife with current fishing regulations seasons bag size limits and area specific rules

Des Moines Creek Boat Launch (Other)

Public boat launch at Des Moines Creek providing concrete ramp parking and easy entry for trailered boats kayaks and small craft into Puget Sound for fishing paddling and day trips. Tidal fluctuations affect ramp usability currents and nearshore conditions making tide charts essential for safe launching return and targeting species like salmon perch or rockfish during peak flows. Convenient location near the marina supports combining ramp use with tide awareness and proximity to Des Moines parks and attractions.

Des Moines Creek Park Shoreline (Other)

Public park and shoreline access along Des Moines Creek and Puget Sound featuring trails picnic areas fishing spots and low tide exploration with views of the central Sound and passing vessels. Tidal cycles expose mudflats and intertidal zones at low tide creating opportunities for shore fishing crabbing and observing marine life like crabs birds and occasional seals. Ample parking makes it a great spot for combining casual shore time with tide monitoring and enjoying the scenic Des Moines waterfront.

Des Moines Marina (Other)

Full service marina in Des Moines on Puget Sound offering transient slips fuel pump out repairs storage and amenities with direct access to the central Sound for boating fishing charters and coastal cruising. Protected location provides convenient docking where tidal ranges influence water levels navigation in the marina basin and timing of outings to nearby Vashon Island or Seattle areas. Proximity to restaurants shops and the Des Moines Creek Trail makes it ideal for combining marina stays with tide monitoring and enjoying this South Puget Sound waterfront community.