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Des Moines, East Passage tide chart and tide times
Washington · NOAA station 9446248
Nearest NOAA tide station to Des Moines, Kent, Federal Way, Burien (0 km from Des Moines).
On Sunday, October 4, high tide at Des Moines, East Passage is at 1:50 PM (11.0 ft) and 11:41 PM (9.0 ft), and low tide is at 5:37 AM (-0.4 ft) and 7:43 PM (7.5 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonset 4:12 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:37 AM | -0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:50 PM | 11.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:43 PM | 7.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:41 PM | 9.0 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 1:09 AM · Moonset 4:40 PM | ||
| Low tide | 6:50 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:46 PM | 11.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:51 PM | 6.3 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonrise 2:30 AM · Moonset 5:01 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:19 AM | 8.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:59 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 3:27 PM | 11.6 ft |
| Low tide | 9:37 PM | 4.9 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:16 AM · Sunset 6:36 PM · Moonrise 3:49 AM · Moonset 5:20 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:41 AM | 9.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:00 AM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 3:58 PM | 11.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:15 PM | 3.5 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 6:34 PM · Moonrise 5:05 AM · Moonset 5:36 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:49 AM | 9.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:53 AM | 1.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:25 PM | 11.9 ft |
| Low tide | 10:50 PM | 2.1 ft |
| Friday, October 9 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:19 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM · Moonrise 6:19 AM · Moonset 5:53 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:48 AM | 10.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:40 AM | 2.5 ft |
| High tide | 4:49 PM | 11.9 ft |
| Low tide | 11:22 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 10 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:21 AM · Sunset 6:30 PM · Moonrise 7:33 AM · Moonset 6:10 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:40 AM | 10.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:24 AM | 3.5 ft |
| High tide | 5:13 PM | 11.7 ft |
| Low tide | 11:53 PM | 0.0 ft |
| Sunday, October 11 🌑 New MoonSunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 6:28 PM · Moonrise 8:46 AM · Moonset 6:30 PM | ||
| High tide | 6:30 AM | 11.1 ft |
| Low tide | 12:06 PM | 4.6 ft |
| High tide | 5:37 PM | 11.5 ft |
Best fishing times at Des Moines, East Passage (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:08 AM–9:08 AM 7:36 PM–9:36 PM | 3:42 PM–4:42 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:03 AM–10:03 AM 8:29 PM–10:29 PM | 12:39 AM–1:39 AM 4:10 PM–5:10 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:54 AM–10:54 AM 9:19 PM–11:19 PM | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM 4:31 PM–5:31 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:42 AM–11:42 AM 10:05 PM–12:05 AM | 3:19 AM–4:19 AM 4:50 PM–5:50 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:28 AM–12:28 PM 10:50 PM–12:50 AM | 4:35 AM–5:35 AM 5:06 PM–6:06 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 11:13 AM–1:13 PM | 5:49 AM–6:49 AM 5:23 PM–6:23 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 🌑 New Moon · Best | 11:35 PM–1:35 AM 11:57 AM–1:57 PM | 7:03 AM–8:03 AM 5:40 PM–6:40 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:20 AM–2:20 AM 12:43 PM–2:43 PM | 8:16 AM–9:16 AM 6:00 PM–7:00 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Burton, Quartermaster Hbr. (inside), Vashon I.
10 km away - Duwamish Waterway, Eighth Ave. South
15 km away - Tahlequah, Neil Pt., Dalco Passage, Vashon I.
15 km away - Point Vashon, Vashon Island
16 km away - Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway
16 km away - Harper, Yukon Harbor
20 km away - Gig Harbor
21 km away - Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island
21 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 9446248 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 9447130). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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