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

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) September 1, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, September 1, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 1st, the sunrise is 6:29am-7:48pm and the tide times are H 4:03am 9'9" L 10:45am -0'4" H 6:06pm 11'5" L 11:49pm 5'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) September 2, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, September 2, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 2nd, the sunrise is 6:30am-7:46pm and the tide times are H 4:49am 9'11" L 11:22am -0'0" H 6:24pm 11'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) September 3, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 3rd, the sunrise is 6:31am-7:44pm and the tide times are L 12:17am 4'5" H 5:31am 9'11" L 11:56am 0'6" H 6:39pm 11'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) September 4, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 4th, the sunrise is 6:33am-7:42pm and the tide times are L 12:43am 3'9" H 6:12am 9'11" L 12:28pm 1'3" H 6:56pm 11'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) September 5, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, September 5, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 5th, the sunrise is 6:34am-7:40pm and the tide times are L 1:10am 3'0" H 6:55am 9'10" L 1:00pm 2'3" H 7:16pm 11'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) September 6, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, September 6, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 6th, the sunrise is 6:35am-7:38pm and the tide times are L 1:40am 2'3" H 7:39am 9'10" L 1:34pm 3'4" H 7:39pm 11'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) September 7, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, September 7, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 7th, the sunrise is 6:36am-7:36pm and the tide times are L 2:12am 1'7" H 8:27am 9'9" L 2:08pm 4'7" H 8:03pm 10'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) September 8, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, September 8, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 8th, the sunrise is 6:38am-7:33pm and the tide times are L 2:48am 1'1" H 9:20am 9'8" L 2:46pm 5'9" H 8:29pm 10'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) September 9, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, September 9, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 9th, the sunrise is 6:39am-7:32pm and the tide times are L 3:29am 0'9" H 10:21am 9'6" L 3:29pm 6'10" H 8:55pm 9'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) September 10, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 10th, the sunrise is 6:40am-7:30pm and the tide times are L 4:16am 0'7" H 11:37am 9'5" L 4:28pm 7'10" H 9:25pm 9'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) September 11, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 11th, the sunrise is 6:42am-7:28pm and the tide times are L 5:12am 0'6" H 1:20pm 9'7" L 6:09pm 8'5" H 10:15pm 9'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) September 12, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, September 12, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 12th, the sunrise is 6:43am-7:26pm and the tide times are L 6:17am 0'4" H 2:53pm 10'1" L 8:23pm 8'3" H 11:45pm 8'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) September 13, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, September 13, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 13th, the sunrise is 6:44am-7:23pm and the tide times are L 7:24am 0'0" H 3:43pm 10'7" L 9:17pm 7'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) September 14, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, September 14, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 14th, the sunrise is 6:46am-7:21pm and the tide times are H 1:11am 9'1" L 8:27am -0'6" H 4:15pm 11'0" L 9:50pm 6'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) September 15, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, September 15, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 15th, the sunrise is 6:47am-7:19pm and the tide times are H 2:22am 9'7" L 9:22am -0'11" H 4:42pm 11'4" L 10:23pm 5'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) September 16, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, September 16, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 16th, the sunrise is 6:48am-7:17pm and the tide times are H 3:25am 10'3" L 10:11am -1'0" H 5:07pm 11'9" L 10:59pm 4'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) September 17, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 17th, the sunrise is 6:50am-7:15pm and the tide times are H 4:22am 10'9" L 10:56am -0'8" H 5:33pm 12'0" L 11:37pm 2'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) September 18, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 18th, the sunrise is 6:51am-7:13pm and the tide times are H 5:19am 11'2" L 11:41am 0'1" H 6:01pm 12'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) September 19, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, September 19, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 19th, the sunrise is 6:53am-7:11pm and the tide times are L 12:17am 1'4" H 6:17am 11'5" L 12:25pm 1'4" H 6:31pm 12'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) September 20, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, September 20, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 20th, the sunrise is 6:54am-7:09pm and the tide times are L 1:00am 0'0" H 7:16am 11'5" L 1:11pm 2'11" H 7:04pm 12'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) September 21, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, September 21, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 21st, the sunrise is 6:55am-7:07pm and the tide times are L 1:45am -0'11" H 8:19am 11'4" L 2:00pm 4'6" H 7:39pm 12'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) September 22, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, September 22, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 22nd, the sunrise is 6:57am-7:05pm and the tide times are L 2:31am -1'4" H 9:26am 11'1" L 2:54pm 5'11" H 8:18pm 11'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) September 23, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, September 23, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 23rd, the sunrise is 6:58am-7:03pm and the tide times are L 3:22am -1'4" H 10:44am 10'10" L 4:01pm 7'1" H 9:04pm 10'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) September 24, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 24th, the sunrise is 6:59am-7:01pm and the tide times are L 4:18am -0'10" H 12:16pm 10'8" L 5:36pm 7'9" H 10:02pm 9'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) September 25, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 25th, the sunrise is 7:01am-6:59pm and the tide times are L 5:22am -0'2" H 1:48pm 10'10" L 7:36pm 7'5" H 11:21pm 8'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) September 26, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, September 26, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 26th, the sunrise is 7:02am-6:57pm and the tide times are L 6:33am 0'4" H 2:56pm 11'1" L 8:55pm 6'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) September 27, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, September 27, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 27th, the sunrise is 7:03am-6:55pm and the tide times are H 12:51am 8'7" L 7:46am 0'8" H 3:45pm 11'3" L 9:45pm 5'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) September 28, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, September 28, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 28th, the sunrise is 7:05am-6:53pm and the tide times are H 2:12am 8'8" L 8:48am 0'10" H 4:21pm 11'4" L 10:22pm 4'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) September 29, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, September 29, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 29th, the sunrise is 7:06am-6:51pm and the tide times are H 3:17am 9'0" L 9:39am 1'1" H 4:47pm 11'3" L 10:52pm 4'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) September 30, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, September 30, 2024
Des Moines tides for Sep 30th, the sunrise is 7:08am-6:49pm and the tide times are H 4:10am 9'5" L 10:21am 1'5" H 5:05pm 11'2" L 11:18pm 3'2" .

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Des Moines Tide Table for September 2024

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

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for September 2024


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

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 6:07 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-192215-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
203 AM PDT Fri Jun 19 2026

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late. 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, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. 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, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ316)

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

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

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

SUNDAY: Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Light wind becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.

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

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

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs near 90.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows near 60.

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

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

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 6:07 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.

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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.