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 05:50 AM and sunset is at 08:21 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 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 | 5:13PM3.34m | 6:12PM3.57m | 7:07PM3.72m | 5:22AM3.57m | 8:00PM3.77m | 5:59AM3.43m | 8:54PM3.76m | 6:38AM3.25m | 9:49PM3.70m | 7:21AM3.02m | 10:45PM3.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:38PM1.41m | 11:15AM-0.56m | 11:30PM1.69m | 11:56AM-0.82m | 00:20AM1.93m | 12:38PM-0.92m | 1:10AM2.11m | 1:21PM-0.87m | 2:03AM2.24m | 2:06PM-0.69m | 3:03AM2.31m | 2:53PM-0.44m | 4:13AM2.30m | ||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 17 |
Moonrise | 3:14 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — |
Moonset | 12:12 | — | — | 1:35 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 11:18 | — | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 1:16 | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Des Moines is 10.4 °C (Statistics for 01 May 1981-2005 – mean: 10.2 max: 11.7 min: 9.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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