Des Moines Tides April 2023 | Tide Charts & Tables | Puget Sound, WA

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 1, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 1, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 1st, the sunrise is 6:48am-7:38pm and the tide times are H 4:11am 10'11" L 10:18am 5'9" H 2:42pm 8'6" L 9:12pm 1'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 2, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 2, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 2nd, the sunrise is 6:46am-7:40pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 11'0" L 10:43am 5'0" H 3:37pm 8'11" L 9:55pm 1'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 3, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 3, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 3rd, the sunrise is 6:44am-7:41pm and the tide times are H 4:53am 11'1" L 11:04am 4'2" H 4:24pm 9'5" L 10:33pm 1'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 4, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 4th, the sunrise is 6:42am-7:43pm and the tide times are H 5:09am 11'2" L 11:25am 3'3" H 5:07pm 9'10" L 11:09pm 2'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 5, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 5th, the sunrise is 6:40am-7:44pm and the tide times are H 5:27am 11'4" L 11:49am 2'2" H 5:49pm 10'3" L 11:44pm 3'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 6, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 6, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 6th, the sunrise is 6:38am-7:45pm and the tide times are H 5:46am 11'5" L 12:16pm 1'1" H 6:33pm 10'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 7, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 7, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 7th, the sunrise is 6:36am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 12:19am 3'11" H 6:08am 11'5" L 12:47pm 0'1" H 7:18pm 10'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 8, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 8, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 8th, the sunrise is 6:34am-7:48pm and the tide times are L 12:57am 4'11" H 6:32am 11'4" L 1:22pm -0'8" H 8:06pm 11'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 9, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 9, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 9th, the sunrise is 6:32am-7:50pm and the tide times are L 1:38am 5'10" H 6:59am 11'2" L 2:02pm -1'2" H 8:58pm 11'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 10, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 10, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 10th, the sunrise is 6:30am-7:51pm and the tide times are L 2:23am 6'10" H 7:28am 10'11" L 2:47pm -1'5" H 9:58pm 11'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 11, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 11th, the sunrise is 6:28am-7:53pm and the tide times are L 3:15am 7'7" H 8:03am 10'6" L 3:38pm -1'4" H 11:09pm 10'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 12, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 12th, the sunrise is 6:26am-7:54pm and the tide times are L 4:24am 8'2" H 8:49am 9'11" L 4:37pm -0'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 13, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 13, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 13th, the sunrise is 6:24am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 12:32am 10'10" L 6:02am 8'2" H 10:02am 9'3" L 5:44pm -0'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 14, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 14, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 14th, the sunrise is 6:22am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 1:50am 11'0" L 7:47am 7'6" H 11:41am 8'10" L 6:55pm -0'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 15, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 15, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 15th, the sunrise is 6:21am-7:58pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 11'4" L 8:51am 6'3" H 1:17pm 8'10" L 8:03pm 0'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 16, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 16, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 16th, the sunrise is 6:19am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 3:25am 11'8" L 9:36am 4'9" H 2:40pm 9'3" L 9:04pm 0'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 17, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 17, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 17th, the sunrise is 6:17am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 3:57am 11'11" L 10:15am 3'2" H 3:51pm 9'10" L 9:57pm 1'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 18, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 18th, the sunrise is 6:15am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 4:26am 12'1" L 10:53am 1'8" H 4:53pm 10'5" L 10:47pm 2'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 19, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 19th, the sunrise is 6:13am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 4:53am 12'2" L 11:28am 0'3" H 5:51pm 10'11" L 11:34pm 3'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 20, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 20, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 20th, the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 5:21am 12'1" L 12:05pm -0'9" H 6:45pm 11'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 21, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 21, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 21st, the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 12:20am 4'6" H 5:50am 11'10" L 12:40pm -1'5" H 7:37pm 11'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 22, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 22, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 22nd, the sunrise is 6:08am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 1:07am 5'8" H 6:21am 11'5" L 1:17pm -1'9" H 8:29pm 11'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 23, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 23, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 23rd, the sunrise is 6:06am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 1:57am 6'6" H 6:54am 10'9" L 1:56pm -1'7" H 9:21pm 11'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) April 24, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, April 24, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 24th, the sunrise is 6:04am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 2:53am 7'2" H 7:30am 10'1" L 2:37pm -1'1" H 10:16pm 11'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) April 25, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 25th, the sunrise is 6:02am-8:12pm and the tide times are L 3:59am 7'7" H 8:11am 9'3" L 3:22pm -0'5" H 11:18pm 11'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) April 26, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 26th, the sunrise is 6:01am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 5:31am 7'7" H 9:02am 8'6" L 4:13pm 0'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) April 27, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, April 27, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 27th, the sunrise is 5:59am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 12:25am 10'10" L 7:19am 7'2" H 10:13am 7'10" L 5:11pm 1'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) April 28, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, April 28, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 28th, the sunrise is 5:57am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 1:26am 10'9" L 8:24am 6'4" H 11:39am 7'5" L 6:16pm 1'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) April 29, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, April 29, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 29th, the sunrise is 5:56am-8:17pm and the tide times are H 2:14am 10'9" L 9:04am 5'6" H 1:06pm 7'5" L 7:20pm 2'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) April 30, 2023

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, April 30, 2023
Des Moines tides for Apr 30th, the sunrise is 5:54am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 2:49am 10'10" L 9:33am 4'7" H 2:21pm 7'9" L 8:18pm 2'8" .

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Des Moines Tide Table for April 2023

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 10'11" 4:11AM 5'2" L 5'9" 10:18AM 2'9" H 8'6" 2:42PM 7'0" L 1'6" 9:12PM 9'6" 06:48-19:38 14:55-05:35
4/2 9'6" H 11'0" 4:35AM 6'0" L 5'0" 10:43AM 3'11" H 8'11" 3:37PM 7'4" L 1'6" 9:55PM 9'6" 06:46-19:40 16:03-05:55
4/3 9'6" H 11'1" 4:53AM 6'11" L 4'2" 11:04AM 5'2" H 9'5" 4:24PM 7'6" L 1'10" 10:33PM 9'4" 06:44-19:41 17:11-06:12
4/4 9'4" H 11'2" 5:09AM 7'11" L 3'3" 11:25AM 6'6" H 9'10" 5:07PM 7'6" L 2'4" 11:09PM 9 06:42-19:43 18:20-06:28
4/5 9 H 11'4" 5:27AM 9'1" L 2'2" 11:49AM 8'0" H 10'3" 5:49PM 7'2" L 3'0" 11:44PM 8'4" 06:40-19:44 19:30-06:43
4/6 8'4" H 11'5" 5:46AM 10'3" L 1'1" 12:16PM 9'6" H 10'7" 6:33PM 6'8" - - - - 06:38-19:45 20:42-06:58
4/7 6'8" L 3'11" 12:19AM 7'6" H 11'5" 6:08AM 11'3" L 0'1" 12:47PM 10'10" H 10'11" 7:18PM 6'0" 06:36-19:47 21:57-07:16
4/8 6'0" L 4'11" 12:57AM 6'5" H 11'4" 6:32AM 12'1" L -0'8" 1:22PM 11'10" H 11'2" 8:06PM 5'3" 06:34-19:48 23:15-07:36
4/9 5'3" L 5'10" 1:38AM 5'3" H 11'2" 6:59AM 12'5" L -1'2" 2:02PM 12'5" H 11'2" 8:58PM 4'4" 06:32-19:50 00:00-08:03
4/10 4'4" L 6'10" 2:23AM 4'1" H 10'11" 7:28AM 12'4" L -1'5" 2:47PM 12'6" H 11'1" 9:58PM 3'5" 06:30-19:51 00:33-08:39
4/11 3'5" L 7'7" 3:15AM 2'10" H 10'6" 8:03AM 11'10" L -1'4" 3:38PM 12'3" H 10'11" 11:09PM 2'8" 06:28-19:53 01:47-09:27
4/12 2'8" L 8'2" 4:24AM 1'9" H 9'11" 8:49AM 10'11" L -0'11" 4:37PM 11'10" - - - - 06:26-19:54 02:52-10:29
4/13 11'10" H 10'10" 12:32AM 2'7" L 8'2" 6:02AM 1'1" H 9'3" 10:02AM 9'10" L -0'6" 5:44PM 11'7" 06:24-19:55 03:43-11:44
4/14 11'7" H 11'0" 1:50AM 3'6" L 7'6" 7:47AM 1'4" H 8'10" 11:41AM 9'0" L -0'2" 6:55PM 11'6" 06:22-19:57 04:22-13:07
4/15 11'6" H 11'4" 2:45AM 5'0" L 6'3" 8:51AM 2'6" H 8'10" 1:17PM 8'8" L 0'1" 8:03PM 11'6" 06:21-19:58 04:51-14:31
4/16 11'6" H 11'8" 3:25AM 6'10" L 4'9" 9:36AM 4'5" H 9'3" 2:40PM 8'8" L 0'7" 9:04PM 11'4" 06:19-19:59 05:14-15:53
4/17 11'4" H 11'11" 3:57AM 8'8" L 3'2" 10:15AM 6'7" H 9'10" 3:51PM 8'7" L 1'3" 9:57PM 10'10" 06:17-20:01 05:33-17:14
4/18 10'10" H 12'1" 4:26AM 10'5" L 1'8" 10:53AM 8'9" H 10'5" 4:53PM 8'2" L 2'3" 10:47PM 9'11" 06:15-20:02 05:51-18:34
4/19 9'11" H 12'2" 4:53AM 11'11" L 0'3" 11:28AM 10'8" H 10'11" 5:51PM 7'7" L 3'4" 11:34PM 8'9" 06:13-20:04 06:09-19:52
4/20 8'9" H 12'1" 5:21AM 12'11" L -0'9" 12:05PM 12'1" H 11'4" 6:45PM 6'9" - - - - 06:11-20:05 06:28-21:11
4/21 6'9" L 4'6" 12:20AM 7'3" H 11'10" 5:50AM 13'4" L -1'5" 12:40PM 13'1" H 11'7" 7:37PM 5'11" 06:09-20:07 06:50-22:29
4/22 5'11" L 5'8" 1:07AM 5'9" H 11'5" 6:21AM 13'2" L -1'9" 1:17PM 13'5" H 11'8" 8:29PM 5'1" 06:08-20:08 07:16-23:43
4/23 5'1" L 6'6" 1:57AM 4'3" H 10'9" 6:54AM 12'5" L -1'7" 1:56PM 13'2" H 11'7" 9:21PM 4'4" 06:06-20:09 07:50-00:00
4/24 4'4" L 7'2" 2:53AM 2'10" H 10'1" 7:30AM 11'3" L -1'1" 2:37PM 12'6" H 11'4" 10:16PM 3'9" 06:04-20:11 08:33-00:51
4/25 3'9" L 7'7" 3:59AM 1'8" H 9'3" 8:11AM 9'9" L -0'5" 3:22PM 11'6" H 11'1" 11:18PM 3'5" 06:02-20:12 09:25-01:48
4/26 3'5" L 7'7" 5:31AM 0'10" H 8'6" 9:02AM 8'2" L 0'4" 4:13PM 10'6" - - - - 06:01-20:13 10:26-02:35
4/27 10'6" H 10'10" 12:25AM 3'8" L 7'2" 7:19AM 0'8" H 7'10" 10:13AM 6'8" L 1'1" 5:11PM 9'7" 05:59-20:15 11:31-03:10
4/28 9'7" H 10'9" 1:26AM 4'4" L 6'4" 8:24AM 1'0" H 7'5" 11:39AM 5'8" L 1'9" 6:16PM 9'0" 05:57-20:16 12:39-03:38
4/29 9'0" H 10'9" 2:14AM 5'2" L 5'6" 9:04AM 1'10" H 7'5" 1:06PM 5'2" L 2'3" 7:20PM 8'7" 05:56-20:17 13:47-04:00
4/30 8'7" H 10'10" 2:49AM 6'2" L 4'7" 9:33AM 3'2" H 7'9" 2:21PM 5'1" L 2'8" 8:18PM N/A 05:54-20:19 14:55-04:18

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for April 2023


Apr 1st (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:48am-7:38pm and the tide times are H 4:11am 10'11" L 10:18am 5'9" H 2:42pm 8'6" L 9:12pm 1'6" .
Apr 2nd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:46am-7:40pm and the tide times are H 4:35am 11'0" L 10:43am 5'0" H 3:37pm 8'11" L 9:55pm 1'6" .
Apr 3rd (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:44am-7:41pm and the tide times are H 4:53am 11'1" L 11:04am 4'2" H 4:24pm 9'5" L 10:33pm 1'10" .
Apr 4th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:42am-7:43pm and the tide times are H 5:09am 11'2" L 11:25am 3'3" H 5:07pm 9'10" L 11:09pm 2'4" .
Apr 5th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:40am-7:44pm and the tide times are H 5:27am 11'4" L 11:49am 2'2" H 5:49pm 10'3" L 11:44pm 3'0" .
Apr 6th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:38am-7:45pm and the tide times are H 5:46am 11'5" L 12:16pm 1'1" H 6:33pm 10'7" .
Apr 7th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:36am-7:47pm and the tide times are L 12:19am 3'11" H 6:08am 11'5" L 12:47pm 0'1" H 7:18pm 10'11" .
Apr 8th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:34am-7:48pm and the tide times are L 12:57am 4'11" H 6:32am 11'4" L 1:22pm -0'8" H 8:06pm 11'2" .
Apr 9th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:32am-7:50pm and the tide times are L 1:38am 5'10" H 6:59am 11'2" L 2:02pm -1'2" H 8:58pm 11'2" .
Apr 10th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:30am-7:51pm and the tide times are L 2:23am 6'10" H 7:28am 10'11" L 2:47pm -1'5" H 9:58pm 11'1" .
Apr 11th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:28am-7:53pm and the tide times are L 3:15am 7'7" H 8:03am 10'6" L 3:38pm -1'4" H 11:09pm 10'11" .
Apr 12th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:26am-7:54pm and the tide times are L 4:24am 8'2" H 8:49am 9'11" L 4:37pm -0'11" .
Apr 13th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:24am-7:55pm and the tide times are H 12:32am 10'10" L 6:02am 8'2" H 10:02am 9'3" L 5:44pm -0'6" .
Apr 14th (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:22am-7:57pm and the tide times are H 1:50am 11'0" L 7:47am 7'6" H 11:41am 8'10" L 6:55pm -0'2" .
Apr 15th (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:21am-7:58pm and the tide times are H 2:45am 11'4" L 8:51am 6'3" H 1:17pm 8'10" L 8:03pm 0'1" .
Apr 16th (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:19am-7:59pm and the tide times are H 3:25am 11'8" L 9:36am 4'9" H 2:40pm 9'3" L 9:04pm 0'7" .
Apr 17th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:17am-8:01pm and the tide times are H 3:57am 11'11" L 10:15am 3'2" H 3:51pm 9'10" L 9:57pm 1'3" .
Apr 18th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:15am-8:02pm and the tide times are H 4:26am 12'1" L 10:53am 1'8" H 4:53pm 10'5" L 10:47pm 2'3" .
Apr 19th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:13am-8:04pm and the tide times are H 4:53am 12'2" L 11:28am 0'3" H 5:51pm 10'11" L 11:34pm 3'4" .
Apr 20th (Thu)
the sunrise is 6:11am-8:05pm and the tide times are H 5:21am 12'1" L 12:05pm -0'9" H 6:45pm 11'4" .
Apr 21st (Fri)
the sunrise is 6:09am-8:07pm and the tide times are L 12:20am 4'6" H 5:50am 11'10" L 12:40pm -1'5" H 7:37pm 11'7" .
Apr 22nd (Sat)
the sunrise is 6:08am-8:08pm and the tide times are L 1:07am 5'8" H 6:21am 11'5" L 1:17pm -1'9" H 8:29pm 11'8" .
Apr 23rd (Sun)
the sunrise is 6:06am-8:09pm and the tide times are L 1:57am 6'6" H 6:54am 10'9" L 1:56pm -1'7" H 9:21pm 11'7" .
Apr 24th (Mon)
the sunrise is 6:04am-8:11pm and the tide times are L 2:53am 7'2" H 7:30am 10'1" L 2:37pm -1'1" H 10:16pm 11'4" .
Apr 25th (Tue)
the sunrise is 6:02am-8:12pm and the tide times are L 3:59am 7'7" H 8:11am 9'3" L 3:22pm -0'5" H 11:18pm 11'1" .
Apr 26th (Wed)
the sunrise is 6:01am-8:13pm and the tide times are L 5:31am 7'7" H 9:02am 8'6" L 4:13pm 0'4" .
Apr 27th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:59am-8:15pm and the tide times are H 12:25am 10'10" L 7:19am 7'2" H 10:13am 7'10" L 5:11pm 1'1" .
Apr 28th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:57am-8:16pm and the tide times are H 1:26am 10'9" L 8:24am 6'4" H 11:39am 7'5" L 6:16pm 1'9" .
Apr 29th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:56am-8:17pm and the tide times are H 2:14am 10'9" L 9:04am 5'6" H 1:06pm 7'5" L 7:20pm 2'3" .
Apr 30th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:54am-8:19pm and the tide times are H 2:49am 10'10" L 9:33am 4'7" H 2:21pm 7'9" L 8:18pm 2'8" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines | Heat Advisory

Last updated: June 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory issued June 21 at 2:25PM PDT until June 24 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT...Hot conditions with high temperatures between 85 to 95
expected and low temperatures between 55 and 65. 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...From 11 AM Monday to 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will peak on Tuesday in the
upper 80s to low 90s, but remain in the upper 80s on Wednesday.

Effective: June 21, 2026, 9:25 PM

Expires: June 22, 2026, 10:00 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-221000-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
153 PM PDT Sun Jun 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light and variable. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.WED...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S 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. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ316)

TONIGHT: Clear. Lows in the 50s. North wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

MONDAY: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. North wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. North wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Light wind becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY: Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Last updated: June 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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.