Redondo
Redondo is a shore dive in Des Moines, Washington, United States, from 5–27.4 m (16–90 ft). Shore dive at Redondo with two separate areas - a shallow line at 50ft following the right bay contour and a deep line dropping steeply to 85ft past the MaST center.
Site details
- Entry
- Beach/Shore
- Depth
- 5–27.4 m (16–90 ft)
- Environment
- Ocean/Sea
- Entry effort
- Easy (5 of 5)
- Surface swim
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Coordinates
- 47.34910, -122.32527
Site briefing
Redondo dive site has 2 main areas - the shallow line and the deep line; and one is not connected to the other. The shallow line follows a surface contour at about 50 fsw on the right-hand side of the bay as you face the water. The deep line leads to a depth of about 85 fsw just out past the end of the mast center building. It's a quick descent as the terrain is steep.
Entry and route
Park as close as you can to the waterfront and assemble your gear at the car, don it all and walk to the water. You can enter the water via stairs next to the pier. Surface swim to the corner of the mast center and descend.
Tides and currents
- Nearest NOAA tide station: Des Moines, East Passage (9446248)
- Nearest NOAA current station: Browns Point, 1.6 miles North of (PUG1521)
MyDivingSites forecasts tide, current, swell, and weather for Redondo hour by hour.
Dive reports from Redondo
7 logged dives, average rating 4.1 out of 5, average visibility 2.6 m (8 ft).
- Jul 12, 2026 · Johnnie · visibility 3 m (10 ft) — This was my first true night dive. Lots of fun and would do it again.
- Jul 11, 2026 · Johnnie · visibility 3 m (10 ft) — Dive #60 for me. We down to the two boats and came back up.
- May 25, 2026 · Johnnie · visibility 2 m (7 ft) — Tank 2 dive. Did the bulk of my rescue diver cert drills in open water. We had a lot of air left after the drills, so we decided to do a quick out and back on the deeper line. Found the boat and the horse and came back up. This was my first trip to this dive site. Lots of fun. I'll be back!
- May 25, 2026 · Johnnie · visibility 2 m (7 ft) — This was tank 1 of a 2 tank dive day. Followed the shallow line and found the boat. No agenda, just out for fun with a few friends and my son.
- Jul 28, 2025 · JUSTIN · visibility 2 m (7 ft) — Looking for 6 gills, did not see any...
Marine life seen here
- Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison) — seen on 1 dive
- Mottled Sea Star (Evasterias troschelii) — seen on 1 dive
- Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) — seen on 1 dive
Nearby dive sites
- Les Davis Marine Park — 8.4 mi (13.5 km) away