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

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) October 1, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 1st, the sunrise is 7:09am-6:47pm and the tide times are H 4:55am 9'9" L 10:57am 2'1" H 5:20pm 11'1" L 11:41pm 2'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) October 2, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 2nd, the sunrise is 7:10am-6:45pm and the tide times are H 5:36am 10'0" L 11:31am 2'10" H 5:36pm 11'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) October 3, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, October 3, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 3rd, the sunrise is 7:12am-6:43pm and the tide times are L 12:04am 1'7" H 6:16am 10'3" L 12:03pm 3'9" H 5:54pm 11'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) October 4, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, October 4, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 4th, the sunrise is 7:13am-6:41pm and the tide times are L 12:29am 0'10" H 6:56am 10'6" L 12:37pm 4'8" H 6:15pm 10'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) October 5, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, October 5, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 5th, the sunrise is 7:14am-6:39pm and the tide times are L 12:58am 0'2" H 7:37am 10'9" L 1:13pm 5'7" H 6:37pm 10'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) October 6, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, October 6, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 6th, the sunrise is 7:16am-6:37pm and the tide times are L 1:30am -0'2" H 8:21am 10'10" L 1:51pm 6'5" H 7:00pm 10'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) October 7, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, October 7, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 7th, the sunrise is 7:17am-6:35pm and the tide times are L 2:06am -0'5" H 9:09am 10'9" L 2:34pm 7'3" H 7:23pm 9'11" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) October 8, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 8th, the sunrise is 7:19am-6:33pm and the tide times are L 2:47am -0'5" H 10:06am 10'8" L 3:26pm 7'10" H 7:47pm 9'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) October 9, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 9th, the sunrise is 7:20am-6:31pm and the tide times are L 3:35am -0'3" H 11:14am 10'6" L 4:38pm 8'3" H 8:15pm 9'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) October 10, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, October 10, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 10th, the sunrise is 7:21am-6:29pm and the tide times are L 4:32am 0'0" H 12:35pm 10'6" L 6:33pm 8'3" H 9:27pm 8'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) October 11, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, October 11, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 11th, the sunrise is 7:22am-6:27pm and the tide times are L 5:37am 0'2" H 1:47pm 10'8" L 8:09pm 7'7" H 11:29pm 8'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) October 12, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, October 12, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 12th, the sunrise is 7:24am-6:25pm and the tide times are L 6:47am 0'4" H 2:35pm 11'0" L 8:48pm 6'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) October 13, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, October 13, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 13th, the sunrise is 7:26am-6:23pm and the tide times are H 1:05am 8'6" L 7:52am 0'4" H 3:10pm 11'4" L 9:21pm 5'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) October 14, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, October 14, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 14th, the sunrise is 7:27am-6:21pm and the tide times are H 2:22am 9'2" L 8:50am 0'7" H 3:39pm 11'9" L 9:56pm 3'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) October 15, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 15th, the sunrise is 7:28am-6:20pm and the tide times are H 3:30am 9'11" L 9:42am 1'1" H 4:07pm 12'1" L 10:32pm 1'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) October 16, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 16th, the sunrise is 7:30am-6:18pm and the tide times are H 4:31am 10'9" L 10:31am 2'0" H 4:36pm 12'5" L 11:10pm 0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) October 17, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, October 17, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 17th, the sunrise is 7:31am-6:16pm and the tide times are H 5:29am 11'5" L 11:19am 3'2" H 5:06pm 12'6" L 11:50pm -1'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) October 18, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, October 18, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 18th, the sunrise is 7:33am-6:14pm and the tide times are H 6:27am 11'11" L 12:07pm 4'5" H 5:39pm 12'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) October 19, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, October 19, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 19th, the sunrise is 7:34am-6:12pm and the tide times are L 12:31am -2'4" H 7:25am 12'3" L 12:57pm 5'7" H 6:14pm 12'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) October 20, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, October 20, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 20th, the sunrise is 7:36am-6:11pm and the tide times are L 1:14am -2'9" H 8:24am 12'3" L 1:52pm 6'8" H 6:52pm 11'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) October 21, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, October 21, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 21st, the sunrise is 7:37am-6:09pm and the tide times are L 2:00am -2'7" H 9:27am 12'1" L 2:54pm 7'5" H 7:36pm 10'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) October 22, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 22nd, the sunrise is 7:39am-6:07pm and the tide times are L 2:50am -1'11" H 10:36am 11'10" L 4:12pm 7'9" H 8:28pm 9'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) October 23, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 23rd, the sunrise is 7:40am-6:05pm and the tide times are L 3:44am -0'11" H 11:50am 11'6" L 5:56pm 7'6" H 9:36pm 8'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) October 24, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, October 24, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 24th, the sunrise is 7:42am-6:04pm and the tide times are L 4:44am 0'1" H 1:02pm 11'5" L 7:32pm 6'8" H 11:04pm 8'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) October 25, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, October 25, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 25th, the sunrise is 7:43am-6:02pm and the tide times are L 5:53am 1'0" H 2:00pm 11'4" L 8:33pm 5'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) October 26, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, October 26, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 26th, the sunrise is 7:44am-6:00pm and the tide times are H 12:41am 7'10" L 7:03am 1'10" H 2:44pm 11'4" L 9:16pm 4'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) October 27, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, October 27, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 27th, the sunrise is 7:46am-5:59pm and the tide times are H 2:08am 8'1" L 8:08am 2'5" H 3:16pm 11'4" L 9:50pm 3'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) October 28, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, October 28, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 28th, the sunrise is 7:48am-5:57pm and the tide times are H 3:18am 8'7" L 9:03am 3'1" H 3:39pm 11'3" L 10:18pm 2'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) October 29, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 29th, the sunrise is 7:49am-5:55pm and the tide times are H 4:14am 9'2" L 9:49am 3'9" H 3:57pm 11'2" L 10:41pm 1'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) October 30, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 30th, the sunrise is 7:50am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 5:02am 9'10" L 10:29am 4'7" H 4:15pm 11'1" L 11:04pm 0'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) October 31, 2024

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, October 31, 2024
Des Moines tides for Oct 31st, the sunrise is 7:52am-5:52pm and the tide times are H 5:44am 10'5" L 11:07am 5'5" H 4:34pm 11'0" L 11:27pm -0'1" .

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

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for October 2024


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

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 12:06 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-191000-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
153 PM PDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
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, 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 W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ316)

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. North wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.

JUNETEENTH: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Light wind becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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

SATURDAY: Partly sunny in the morning then becoming 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 lower to mid 80s.

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 near 60.

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

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows near 60.

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.

Last updated: June 19, 2026, 12:06 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

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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.