Des Moines Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 04:38 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:19PM3.00m
10:41AM3.77m
8:39PM2.68m
11:37AM3.74m
10:22PM2.45m
12:25PM3.70m
00:13AM2.44m
1:05PM3.65m
1:46AM2.61m
1:39PM3.58m
2:57AM2.85m
2:07PM3.49m
3:53AM3.11m
2:31PM3.39m
4:40AM3.33m
2:53PM3.31m
5:22AM3.50m
3:16PM3.25m
6:00AM3.61m
3:40PM3.21m
6:37AM3.69m
4:08PM3.17m
7:15AM3.73m
Low Tide
3:07PM2.37m
2:50AM-0.26m
4:38PM2.19m
3:52AM0.15m
6:05PM1.85m
4:58AM0.56m
7:08PM1.43m
7:54PM1.02m
7:10AM1.26m
8:32PM0.65m
8:07AM1.54m
9:05PM0.33m
8:59AM1.77m
9:34PM0.08m
9:45AM1.97m
10:03PM-0.12m
10:27AM2.13m
10:32PM-0.26m
11:07AM2.25m
11:02PM-0.36m
11:46AM2.34m
11:36PM-0.40m
12:27PM2.41m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
NNE
0
SE
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
0
E
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
0
ENE
0
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SW
 mm 
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
max°C
14
10
11
11
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
10
10
10
11
9
8
7
8
9
6
8
8
5
6
7
6
6
8
7
9
10
11
10
Moonrise
9:46
11:04
12:17
1:28
2:36
3:43
4:50
5:58
7:06
8:14
9:18
10:14
Moonset
12:58
1:24
1:45
2:01
2:16
2:30
2:44
3:00
3:19
3:43
4:13
4:53
5:43
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:24
Sunset
4:38
4:37
4:36
4:35
4:34
4:32
4:31
4:30
4:30
4:29
4:28
4:27
Today's sea temperature in Des Moines is 11.3 °C (Statistics for 10 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 10.1 max: 11.6 min: 9.0°C)
Issued (local time): 3 pm Monday 10 Nov 2025
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