Can I paddle at Redondo Beach, Des Moines today?
South Sound · Hour-by-hour go / maybe / no-go calls for paddleboards and kayaks from live NWS wind, gust and chop forecasts, plus NOAA tides and water temperature.
Conditions snapshot
As of Wed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM PST. Updated hourly; open this page in a browser for the live hour-by-hour calls.
- Right now: Go for beginner, intermediate and experienced paddlers. (Glassy)
- Forecast this hour: wind 2 mph from the SE, gusts 5 mph, chop 0.0 ft, air 46°F (offshore).
- Water: 55°F at Tacoma.
- Tide: rising, 5.3 ft; high 12.0 ft at 1:29pm.
- Best window today: Beginner: 9am–4pm, Go, wind 2–7 mph, gusts 9. Intermediate: 9am–4:49pm, Go, wind 2–8 mph, gusts 10. Experienced: 9am–4:49pm, Go, wind 2–8 mph, gusts 10.
- Best window tomorrow: Beginner: 4pm–4:48pm, Go, wind 7 mph, gusts 9. Intermediate: 1pm–4:48pm, Go, wind 7–9 mph, gusts 13. Experienced: 7am–4:48pm, Go, wind 7–10 mph, gusts 13.
Local notes
Busy boat launch: launch to the side and keep clear of trailers and powerboats.
About this launch
- Faces W (270°). Wind from the E blows offshore here, pushing you away from the beach, so it lowers the call once it reaches about 8 mph. Wind from the W blows onshore and builds chop on the way in.
- Open water: forecast chop counts toward the call.
- Suitable for all skill levels when the wind and water allow.
- Marine forecast zone: Puget Sound and Hood Canal (PZZ135).
- Tides: NOAA predictions for Des Moines, East Passage (station 9446248). Water temperature: NOAA sensor at Tacoma.
- Location: 47.3480, -122.3240 (South Sound).
How the calls work, with the wind limits for each skill level: how it works.
Nearby launches
- Owen Beach, Tacoma (10 mi)
- Jerisich Dock, Gig Harbor (12 mi)
- Lincoln Park, West Seattle (13 mi)
- Alki Beach, West Seattle (16 mi)