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 —.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:35AM4.13m | 5:14PM3.48m | 8:23AM4.09m | 6:10PM3.21m | 9:11AM4.02m | 7:17PM2.90m | 9:56AM3.94m | 8:37PM2.59m | 10:39AM3.85m | 10:16PM2.39m | 11:20AM3.75m | 00:07AM2.41m | 11:56AM3.63m | 1:45AM2.63m | 12:30PM3.51m | 2:59AM2.93m | 1:01PM3.39m | 3:56AM3.22m | 1:30PM3.30m | 4:43AM3.47m | 2:00PM3.24m | 5:23AM3.64m | 2:32PM3.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM-1.12m | 12:47PM2.46m | 00:43AM-0.88m | 1:48PM2.35m | 1:32AM-0.52m | 2:57PM2.16m | 2:22AM-0.07m | 4:10PM1.88m | 3:14AM0.44m | 5:22PM1.53m | 4:10AM0.95m | 6:22PM1.14m | 5:12AM1.44m | 7:12PM0.77m | 7:53PM0.44m | 7:32AM2.14m | 8:30PM0.17m | 8:37AM2.33m | 9:04PM-0.05m | 9:33AM2.45m | 9:36PM-0.22m | 10:19AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
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light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | |
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3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
max°C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Moonrise | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 11:16 | — | — | — | 12:26 | — | — | 1:33 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 7:10 | — |
Moonset | — | 10:53 | — | — | 11:24 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | 12:06 | — | — | 12:22 | — | — | 12:36 | — | — | 12:51 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 1:24 | — | — | 1:46 | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | 2:51 | — |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:19 |
Today's sea temperature in Des Moines is 10.0° C (Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.1 max: 10.4 min: 7.7°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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