Des Moines Tides March 2025 | Tide Charts & Tables | Puget Sound, WA

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) March 1, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, March 1, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 1st, the sunrise is 6:48am-5:54pm and the tide times are H 5:55am 12'9" L 12:04pm 2'8" H 5:49pm 11'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) March 2, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, March 2, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 2nd, the sunrise is 6:46am-5:56pm and the tide times are L 12:05am 1'0" H 6:24am 12'11" L 12:47pm 1'4" H 6:48pm 11'1" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) March 3, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, March 3, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 3rd, the sunrise is 6:44am-5:57pm and the tide times are L 12:47am 2'7" H 6:54am 12'11" L 1:32pm 0'3" H 7:52pm 10'10" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) March 4, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 4th, the sunrise is 6:43am-5:59pm and the tide times are L 1:33am 4'4" H 7:28am 12'8" L 2:21pm -0'3" H 9:03pm 10'6" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) March 5, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 5th, the sunrise is 6:41am-6:00pm and the tide times are L 2:23am 6'0" H 8:06am 12'2" L 3:15pm -0'6" H 10:31pm 10'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) March 6, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, March 6, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 6th, the sunrise is 6:39am-6:02pm and the tide times are L 3:28am 7'6" H 8:51am 11'5" L 4:15pm -0'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) March 7, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, March 7, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 7th, the sunrise is 6:37am-6:03pm and the tide times are H 12:26am 10'4" L 5:05am 8'5" H 9:49am 10'7" L 5:24pm -0'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) March 8, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, March 8, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 8th, the sunrise is 6:35am-6:05pm and the tide times are H 2:01am 10'11" L 7:13am 8'3" H 11:07am 9'10" L 6:36pm -0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) March 9, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, March 9, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 9th, the sunrise is 7:33am-7:06pm and the tide times are H 4:02am 11'5" L 9:33am 7'6" H 1:33pm 9'7" L 8:44pm 0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) March 10, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, March 10, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 10th, the sunrise is 7:31am-7:08pm and the tide times are H 4:44am 11'9" L 10:24am 6'6" H 2:49pm 9'8" L 9:40pm 0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) March 11, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 11th, the sunrise is 7:29am-7:09pm and the tide times are H 5:17am 11'10" L 11:02am 5'7" H 3:51pm 9'10" L 10:27pm 0'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) March 12, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 12th, the sunrise is 7:27am-7:11pm and the tide times are H 5:43am 11'10" L 11:35am 4'9" H 4:43pm 10'0" L 11:06pm 0'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) March 13, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, March 13, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 13th, the sunrise is 7:25am-7:12pm and the tide times are H 6:02am 11'9" L 12:03pm 3'11" H 5:29pm 10'2" L 11:42pm 1'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) March 14, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, March 14, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 14th, the sunrise is 7:23am-7:14pm and the tide times are H 6:18am 11'8" L 12:30pm 3'1" H 6:12pm 10'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) March 15, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, March 15, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 15th, the sunrise is 7:21am-7:15pm and the tide times are L 12:16am 2'2" H 6:34am 11'8" L 12:56pm 2'4" H 6:54pm 10'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) March 16, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, March 16, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 16th, the sunrise is 7:19am-7:17pm and the tide times are L 12:49am 3'2" H 6:54am 11'6" L 1:24pm 1'7" H 7:38pm 10'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) March 17, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, March 17, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 17th, the sunrise is 7:17am-7:18pm and the tide times are L 1:23am 4'3" H 7:16am 11'4" L 1:55pm 1'0" H 8:23pm 10'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) March 18, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 18th, the sunrise is 7:15am-7:19pm and the tide times are L 1:58am 5'4" H 7:40am 11'0" L 2:29pm 0'7" H 9:12pm 10'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) March 19, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 19th, the sunrise is 7:13am-7:21pm and the tide times are L 2:36am 6'5" H 8:06am 10'7" L 3:08pm 0'5" H 10:07pm 10'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) March 20, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, March 20, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 20th, the sunrise is 7:11am-7:22pm and the tide times are L 3:20am 7'4" H 8:32am 10'2" L 3:52pm 0'6" H 11:15pm 10'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) March 21, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, March 21, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 21st, the sunrise is 7:09am-7:24pm and the tide times are L 4:15am 8'1" H 8:59am 9'8" L 4:44pm 0'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) March 22, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, March 22, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 22nd, the sunrise is 7:07am-7:25pm and the tide times are H 12:45am 9'11" L 5:47am 8'7" H 9:40am 9'2" L 5:47pm 0'8" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) March 23, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, March 23, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 23rd, the sunrise is 7:05am-7:26pm and the tide times are H 2:23am 10'2" L 8:27am 8'5" H 11:10am 8'9" L 6:54pm 0'7" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) March 24, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, March 24, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 24th, the sunrise is 7:03am-7:28pm and the tide times are H 3:18am 10'7" L 9:13am 7'9" H 12:45pm 8'9" L 7:59pm 0'3" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Tue) March 25, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 25th, the sunrise is 7:01am-7:29pm and the tide times are H 3:52am 10'11" L 9:40am 6'11" H 2:02pm 9'2" L 8:56pm 0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Wed) March 26, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 26th, the sunrise is 6:59am-7:31pm and the tide times are H 4:16am 11'4" L 10:08am 5'9" H 3:07pm 9'9" L 9:46pm 0'0" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Thu) March 27, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Thursday, March 27, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 27th, the sunrise is 6:57am-7:32pm and the tide times are H 4:39am 11'8" L 10:40am 4'3" H 4:06pm 10'5" L 10:32pm 0'4" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Fri) March 28, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Friday, March 28, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 28th, the sunrise is 6:55am-7:34pm and the tide times are H 5:04am 12'0" L 11:15am 2'8" H 5:03pm 11'0" L 11:16pm 1'2" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sat) March 29, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Saturday, March 29, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 29th, the sunrise is 6:53am-7:35pm and the tide times are H 5:30am 12'4" L 11:52am 1'0" H 5:59pm 11'5" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Sun) March 30, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Sunday, March 30, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 30th, the sunrise is 6:51am-7:37pm and the tide times are L 12:00am 2'3" H 5:59am 12'7" L 12:33pm -0'5" H 6:57pm 11'9" .

Des Moines Tide Chart for (Mon) March 31, 2025

Des Moines tide chart for Monday, March 31, 2025
Des Moines tides for Mar 31st, the sunrise is 6:49am-7:38pm and the tide times are L 12:46am 3'7" H 6:30am 12'7" L 1:15pm -1'6" H 7:56pm 11'10" .

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Des Moines Tide Table for March 2025

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

Des Moines Textual Tide Table for March 2025


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

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Des Moines | Heat Advisory

Last updated: June 14, 2026, 12:06 PM

Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory issued June 14 at 8:54AM PDT until June 16 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT...Hot conditions with high temperatures up to 90 to 95
degrees and low temperatures down to 60 to 65 degrees expected.
This will pose a moderate risk of heat-related illness.

* WHERE...Lowlands of Pierce and Southern King Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.

* 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...The warmest daytime high temperatures are
expected Monday afternoon and the warmest overnight lows are
expected Monday night into Tuesday morning. Areas away from water
may see localized areas of major HeatRisk, particularly through
the Kent-Auburn Valley and in the Tacoma area.

Effective: June 14, 2026, 3:54 PM

Expires: June 15, 2026, 12:00 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ135)

PZZ135-142230-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
216 AM PDT Sun Jun 14 2026

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around
2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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Land Forecast (WAZ316)

REST OF TODAY: Sunny. Highs in the 80s. North wind to 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the 80s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows near 60. West wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Southwest wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.

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

THURSDAY: Sunny. Highs near 80.

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

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

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

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

Last updated: June 14, 2026, 12:06 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.