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Des Moines Beach

King County, Washington, United States

Des Moines Beach 1 photo

  • Des Moines beach Park - Marina

    Des Moines beach Park - Marina. Nima ZANDI, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am75
7.2Great9 am95
7.3Great10 am53
6.9Good11 am53
5.2Fair12 pm95
6.4Good1 pm138
6.5Good2 pm138
7.4Great3 pm138
6.6Good4 pm138
6.8Good5 pm138
4.6Fair6 pm75
Fri
7.4Great8 am75
7.3Great9 am53
7.4Great10 am53
7.3Great11 am43
7.2Great12 pm32
7.3Great1 pm32
7.4Great2 pm64
7.4Great3 pm85
7.5Great4 pm74
7.5Great5 pm53
7.4Great6 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • Drinking water190 m620 ft away
  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables130 m420 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
390 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miDes Moines (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miSeattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Des Moines Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%
  • Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%