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 06:01 AM and sunset is at 08:13 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 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 | 5:13PM3.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:38PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
Moonrise | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | 11:57 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | 1:58 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
Moonset | 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 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Des Moines is 10.4 °C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 11.1 min: 8.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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