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 06:03 AM and sunset is at 08:12 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:14PM3.11m | 3:59AM3.68m | 5:16PM3.39m | 6:14PM3.62m | 5:03AM3.71m | 7:12PM3.76m | 5:39AM3.67m | 8:09PM3.81m | 6:18AM3.57m | 9:09PM3.78m | 7:01AM3.39m | 10:11PM3.71m | 7:50AM3.14m | 11:15PM3.64m | 8:50AM2.84m | 00:17AM3.60m | 10:12AM2.55m | 1:13AM3.58m | 11:54AM2.37m | 1:59AM3.55m | 1:38PM2.37m | 2:38AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.48m | 10:02PM1.00m | 10:46AM-0.06m | 10:52PM1.28m | 11:26AM-0.52m | 11:41PM1.57m | 12:08PM-0.84m | 00:31AM1.83m | 12:52PM-1.00m | 1:22AM2.06m | 1:39PM-0.99m | 2:18AM2.23m | 2:29PM-0.81m | 3:22AM2.32m | 3:23PM-0.53m | 4:41AM2.30m | 4:22PM-0.18m | 6:18AM2.12m | 5:26PM0.18m | 7:41AM1.80m | 6:32PM0.52m | 8:37AM1.42m | 7:37PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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max°C | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 17 |
Moonrise | 4:57 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 9:41 | — | — | 10:58 | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | 1:26 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 5:52 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 11:45 | — | — | — | 12:56 | — | — | 1:50 | — | — | 2:29 | — | — | 2:57 | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — |
 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 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 11.1 °C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 11.1 min: 8.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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