Des Moines Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 08:12 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:13PM3.37m | 5:40AM3.25m | 7:55PM3.45m | 6:05AM3.22m | 8:41PM3.49m | 6:33AM3.18m | 9:33PM3.50m | 7:05AM3.10m | 10:30PM3.51m | 7:45AM2.98m | 11:31PM3.53m | 8:41AM2.80m | 00:28AM3.57m | 10:05AM2.60m | 1:18AM3.63m | 11:47AM2.49m | 2:00AM3.68m | 1:26PM2.55m | 2:36AM3.71m | 2:54PM2.76m | 3:09AM3.73m | 4:08PM3.06m | 3:41AM3.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM-0.11m | 00:36AM1.80m | 12:47PM-0.29m | 1:14AM1.99m | 1:22PM-0.40m | 1:57AM2.17m | 2:02PM-0.45m | 2:46AM2.32m | 2:46PM-0.42m | 3:45AM2.42m | 3:36PM-0.33m | 4:58AM2.42m | 4:33PM-0.17m | 6:23AM2.25m | 5:35PM0.02m | 7:35AM1.91m | 6:41PM0.26m | 8:28AM1.44m | 7:46PM0.52m | 9:13AM0.89m | 8:47PM0.81m | 9:54AM0.34m | 9:44PM1.11m | 10:35AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||
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some clouds | light rain | mod rain | mod rain | mod rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 3 | 1.0 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Moonrise | — | 9:32 | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | 11:57 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | 1:58 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:54 |
Moonset | 6:08 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:50 | — | — | 12:12 | — | — | 1:35 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 5:43 | — | 7:08 |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:12 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Des Moines is 10.4 °C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 11.1 min: 8.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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