Pacific Northwest
Des Moines
East Passage · Washington · NOAA station 9446248 · Tide predictions
47.4000, -122.3280
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
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- Tahlequah, Neil Pt., Dalco Passage, Vashon I. · 9.6 mi SW
- Point Vashon, Vashon Island · 10.0 mi NW
- Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway · 10.0 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 13.5 ft — Mon Jan 25 · 7:21 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -4.0 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 11:44 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 16.5 ft on Sun Jun 6
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jul 4 | 11:44 AM | -4.0 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 12:46 PM | -3.9 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 11:59 AM | -3.9 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 12:32 PM | -3.8 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 10:56 AM | -3.7 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 1:35 PM | -3.5 ft |
| Fri Jun 4 | 11:15 AM | -3.4 ft |
| Sat May 8 | 1:03 PM | -3.2 ft |
| Sun Aug 1 | 10:41 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 11:29 AM | -3.2 ft |
193 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Des Moines, East Passage from the SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay station: high tides about 1.03× the height, 5 min later; low tides about the same height, 8 min later.
Puget Sound and the Columbia estuary amplify mixed tides far inland — ranges past 10 ft in the South Sound — with river flow stacked on top.