Des Moines Tides May 2024 | Tide Charts & Tables | Puget Sound, WA

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) May 1, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 1st, the sunrise is 5:51am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 12:25am 11'2" L 6:30am 7'6" H 10:14am 8'5" L 5:37pm -0'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) May 2, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, May 2, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 2nd, the sunrise is 5:50am-8:23pm and the tide times are H 1:20am 11'3" L 7:42am 6'5" H 11:56am 8'2" L 6:43pm 0'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) May 3, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, May 3, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 3rd, the sunrise is 5:48am-8:24pm and the tide times are H 2:03am 11'6" L 8:33am 4'10" H 1:29pm 8'5" L 7:47pm 1'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) May 4, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, May 4, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 4th, the sunrise is 5:46am-8:25pm and the tide times are H 2:39am 11'10" L 9:14am 3'1" H 2:52pm 9'0" L 8:48pm 2'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) May 5, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, May 5, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 5th, the sunrise is 5:45am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:12am 12'1" L 9:54am 1'2" H 4:04pm 9'11" L 9:44pm 3'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) May 6, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, May 6, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 6th, the sunrise is 5:43am-8:28pm and the tide times are H 3:43am 12'3" L 10:33am -0'6" H 5:08pm 10'9" L 10:37pm 4'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) May 7, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 7th, the sunrise is 5:42am-8:29pm and the tide times are H 4:15am 12'4" L 11:12am -1'10" H 6:07pm 11'6" L 11:30pm 5'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) May 8, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 8th, the sunrise is 5:41am-8:31pm and the tide times are H 4:49am 12'2" L 11:51am -2'9" H 7:03pm 12'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) May 9, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, May 9, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 9th, the sunrise is 5:39am-8:32pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 6'5" H 5:25am 11'10" L 12:32pm -3'2" H 7:57pm 12'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) May 10, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, May 10, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 10th, the sunrise is 5:38am-8:33pm and the tide times are L 1:18am 7'1" H 6:03am 11'3" L 1:14pm -3'0" H 8:50pm 12'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) May 11, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, May 11, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 11th, the sunrise is 5:36am-8:35pm and the tide times are L 2:17am 7'5" H 6:46am 10'6" L 1:59pm -2'5" H 9:44pm 12'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) May 12, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, May 12, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 12th, the sunrise is 5:35am-8:36pm and the tide times are L 3:22am 7'7" H 7:33am 9'8" L 2:45pm -1'7" H 10:39pm 11'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) May 13, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, May 13, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 13th, the sunrise is 5:34am-8:37pm and the tide times are L 4:40am 7'4" H 8:29am 8'10" L 3:35pm -0'7" H 11:35pm 11'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) May 14, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 14th, the sunrise is 5:32am-8:39pm and the tide times are L 6:07am 6'10" H 9:38am 8'0" L 4:29pm 0'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) May 15, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 15th, the sunrise is 5:31am-8:40pm and the tide times are H 12:29am 11'3" L 7:21am 6'0" H 11:00am 7'4" L 5:28pm 1'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) May 16, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, May 16, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 16th, the sunrise is 5:30am-8:41pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 11'1" L 8:14am 4'11" H 12:31pm 7'1" L 6:30pm 2'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) May 17, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, May 17, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 17th, the sunrise is 5:29am-8:42pm and the tide times are H 1:51am 11'0" L 8:53am 3'10" H 2:00pm 7'5" L 7:32pm 3'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) May 18, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, May 18, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 18th, the sunrise is 5:28am-8:44pm and the tide times are H 2:21am 10'11" L 9:24am 2'9" H 3:17pm 8'0" L 8:30pm 4'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) May 19, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, May 19, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 19th, the sunrise is 5:27am-8:45pm and the tide times are H 2:46am 10'11" L 9:50am 1'7" H 4:19pm 8'10" L 9:23pm 5'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) May 20, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, May 20, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 20th, the sunrise is 5:26am-8:46pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 10'11" L 10:14am 0'6" H 5:10pm 9'8" L 10:11pm 6'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) May 21, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 21st, the sunrise is 5:25am-8:47pm and the tide times are H 3:33am 10'10" L 10:40am -0'5" H 5:55pm 10'5" L 10:56pm 6'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) May 22, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 22nd, the sunrise is 5:24am-8:48pm and the tide times are H 3:58am 10'9" L 11:08am -1'3" H 6:35pm 11'1" L 11:40pm 7'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) May 23, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, May 23, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 23rd, the sunrise is 5:23am-8:49pm and the tide times are H 4:24am 10'8" L 11:40am -2'0" H 7:13pm 11'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) May 24, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, May 24, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 24th, the sunrise is 5:22am-8:50pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 7'10" H 4:53am 10'6" L 12:16pm -2'5" H 7:53pm 11'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) May 25, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, May 25, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 25th, the sunrise is 5:21am-8:52pm and the tide times are L 1:07am 8'1" H 5:25am 10'5" L 12:56pm -2'8" H 8:35pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) May 26, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, May 26, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 26th, the sunrise is 5:20am-8:53pm and the tide times are L 1:54am 8'2" H 6:02am 10'2" L 1:40pm -2'8" H 9:20pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) May 27, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, May 27, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 27th, the sunrise is 5:19am-8:54pm and the tide times are L 2:46am 8'1" H 6:47am 9'10" L 2:26pm -2'5" H 10:07pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) May 28, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 28th, the sunrise is 5:18am-8:55pm and the tide times are L 3:45am 7'9" H 7:43am 9'4" L 3:16pm -1'10" H 10:55pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) May 29, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 29th, the sunrise is 5:18am-8:56pm and the tide times are L 4:53am 7'2" H 8:56am 8'8" L 4:10pm -0'11" H 11:41pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) May 30, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, May 30, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 30th, the sunrise is 5:17am-8:57pm and the tide times are L 6:03am 6'1" H 10:24am 8'0" L 5:06pm 0'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) May 31, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, May 31, 2024
Des Moines tides for May 31st, the sunrise is 5:16am-8:58pm and the tide times are H 12:24am 12'1" L 7:05am 4'6" H 12:01pm 7'9" L 6:07pm 1'9" .

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Des Moines Tide Table for May 2024

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

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for May 2024


May 1st (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:51am-8:21pm and the tide times are H 12:25am 11'2" L 6:30am 7'6" H 10:14am 8'5" L 5:37pm -0'2" .
May 2nd (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:50am-8:23pm and the tide times are H 1:20am 11'3" L 7:42am 6'5" H 11:56am 8'2" L 6:43pm 0'5" .
May 3rd (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:48am-8:24pm and the tide times are H 2:03am 11'6" L 8:33am 4'10" H 1:29pm 8'5" L 7:47pm 1'3" .
May 4th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:46am-8:25pm and the tide times are H 2:39am 11'10" L 9:14am 3'1" H 2:52pm 9'0" L 8:48pm 2'2" .
May 5th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:45am-8:27pm and the tide times are H 3:12am 12'1" L 9:54am 1'2" H 4:04pm 9'11" L 9:44pm 3'3" .
May 6th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:43am-8:28pm and the tide times are H 3:43am 12'3" L 10:33am -0'6" H 5:08pm 10'9" L 10:37pm 4'5" .
May 7th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:42am-8:29pm and the tide times are H 4:15am 12'4" L 11:12am -1'10" H 6:07pm 11'6" L 11:30pm 5'6" .
May 8th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:41am-8:31pm and the tide times are H 4:49am 12'2" L 11:51am -2'9" H 7:03pm 12'1" .
May 9th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:39am-8:32pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 6'5" H 5:25am 11'10" L 12:32pm -3'2" H 7:57pm 12'4" .
May 10th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:38am-8:33pm and the tide times are L 1:18am 7'1" H 6:03am 11'3" L 1:14pm -3'0" H 8:50pm 12'4" .
May 11th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:36am-8:35pm and the tide times are L 2:17am 7'5" H 6:46am 10'6" L 1:59pm -2'5" H 9:44pm 12'1" .
May 12th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:35am-8:36pm and the tide times are L 3:22am 7'7" H 7:33am 9'8" L 2:45pm -1'7" H 10:39pm 11'9" .
May 13th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:34am-8:37pm and the tide times are L 4:40am 7'4" H 8:29am 8'10" L 3:35pm -0'7" H 11:35pm 11'6" .
May 14th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:32am-8:39pm and the tide times are L 6:07am 6'10" H 9:38am 8'0" L 4:29pm 0'6" .
May 15th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:31am-8:40pm and the tide times are H 12:29am 11'3" L 7:21am 6'0" H 11:00am 7'4" L 5:28pm 1'7" .
May 16th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:30am-8:41pm and the tide times are H 1:14am 11'1" L 8:14am 4'11" H 12:31pm 7'1" L 6:30pm 2'7" .
May 17th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:29am-8:42pm and the tide times are H 1:51am 11'0" L 8:53am 3'10" H 2:00pm 7'5" L 7:32pm 3'7" .
May 18th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:28am-8:44pm and the tide times are H 2:21am 10'11" L 9:24am 2'9" H 3:17pm 8'0" L 8:30pm 4'6" .
May 19th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:27am-8:45pm and the tide times are H 2:46am 10'11" L 9:50am 1'7" H 4:19pm 8'10" L 9:23pm 5'4" .
May 20th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:26am-8:46pm and the tide times are H 3:09am 10'11" L 10:14am 0'6" H 5:10pm 9'8" L 10:11pm 6'2" .
May 21st (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:25am-8:47pm and the tide times are H 3:33am 10'10" L 10:40am -0'5" H 5:55pm 10'5" L 10:56pm 6'10" .
May 22nd (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:24am-8:48pm and the tide times are H 3:58am 10'9" L 11:08am -1'3" H 6:35pm 11'1" L 11:40pm 7'5" .
May 23rd (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:23am-8:49pm and the tide times are H 4:24am 10'8" L 11:40am -2'0" H 7:13pm 11'7" .
May 24th (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:22am-8:50pm and the tide times are L 12:23am 7'10" H 4:53am 10'6" L 12:16pm -2'5" H 7:53pm 11'10" .
May 25th (Sat)
the sunrise is 5:21am-8:52pm and the tide times are L 1:07am 8'1" H 5:25am 10'5" L 12:56pm -2'8" H 8:35pm 12'0" .
May 26th (Sun)
the sunrise is 5:20am-8:53pm and the tide times are L 1:54am 8'2" H 6:02am 10'2" L 1:40pm -2'8" H 9:20pm 12'0" .
May 27th (Mon)
the sunrise is 5:19am-8:54pm and the tide times are L 2:46am 8'1" H 6:47am 9'10" L 2:26pm -2'5" H 10:07pm 12'0" .
May 28th (Tue)
the sunrise is 5:18am-8:55pm and the tide times are L 3:45am 7'9" H 7:43am 9'4" L 3:16pm -1'10" H 10:55pm 12'0" .
May 29th (Wed)
the sunrise is 5:18am-8:56pm and the tide times are L 4:53am 7'2" H 8:56am 8'8" L 4:10pm -0'11" H 11:41pm 12'0" .
May 30th (Thu)
the sunrise is 5:17am-8:57pm and the tide times are L 6:03am 6'1" H 10:24am 8'0" L 5:06pm 0'3" .
May 31st (Fri)
the sunrise is 5:16am-8:58pm and the tide times are H 12:24am 12'1" L 7:05am 4'6" H 12:01pm 7'9" L 6:07pm 1'9" .

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 6:06 PM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-200945-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
139 PM PDT Fri Jun 19 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. 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, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ316)

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s. Light wind.

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

MONDAY: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs near 80.

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

FRIDAY: Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 6:06 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.