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Des Moines, East Passage tide times

Washington · NOAA station 9446248 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 6:56 AM (12.1 ft) and 5:29 PM (11.8 ft); low tide 12:23 PM (6.5 ft).
next high tide
6:56 AM
12.1 ft
next low tide
12:23 PM
6.5 ft
moon
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide6:56 AM12.11 ft
Low tide12:23 PM6.53 ft
High tide5:29 PM11.85 ft

Des Moines, East Passage tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		6:56 AM 12.1 ft5:29 PM 11.8 ft12:23 PM 6.5 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		7:49 AM 12.4 ft6:05 PM 11.6 ft12:39 AM -2.9 ft1:12 PM 7.3 ft
Thu, Oct 298:45 AM 12.3 ft6:47 PM 11.2 ft1:24 AM -3.0 ft2:06 PM 7.8 ft
Fri, Oct 309:46 AM 12.2 ft7:37 PM 10.5 ft2:13 AM -2.7 ft3:11 PM 8.1 ft
Sat, Oct 3110:52 AM 12.0 ft8:42 PM 9.7 ft3:07 AM -2.0 ft4:32 PM 8.0 ft
Sun, Nov 111:00 AM 11.8 ft9:08 PM 8.8 ft3:06 AM -1.0 ft5:11 PM 7.3 ft
Mon, Nov 212:00 PM 11.8 ft10:52 PM 8.3 ft4:11 AM 0.2 ft6:34 PM 6.0 ft

The year at Des Moines, East Passage

Highest tide, next 12 months13.5 ft on January 25, 2027 at 7:21 AM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-4.0 ft on December 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)189 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternTwo high and two low tides a day
Typical daily range12.0 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 9446248 · subordinate station · 47.4, -122.328

Des Moines, East Passage is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its tides from Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay with fixed time and height corrections.

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Questions about Des Moines, East Passage tides

What time is high tide at Des Moines, East Passage today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Des Moines, East Passage is at 6:56 AM (12.1 ft) and 5:29 PM (11.8 ft); low tide is at 12:23 PM (6.5 ft) (PDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Des Moines, East Passage?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 13.5 ft on January 25, 2027 at 7:21 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Des Moines, East Passage?

Yes — on 189 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -4.0 ft on December 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (PDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. Des Moines, East Passage is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its times and heights from the reference station Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay with fixed corrections. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.