Integrate NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data with Claude, Cursor, Chatbots & AI Agents MCP Server

US coastal oceanographic data: real-time water levels (tides), tide predictions, ocean currents, water temperature, coastal meteorological conditions, and multi-decade sea level rise trends from NOAA CO-OPS stations.

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Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE

Claude

ChatGPT

Cursor

Gemini

Windsurf

VS Code

JetBrains

Vercel

+ other MCP clients

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Get currents on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Available at select CO-OPS stations with current meters. Get observed ocean current speed and direction at a US coastal station

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Get meteorological on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Complements water-level data for a complete coastal picture. Get coastal meteorological data: air temp, wind, pressure at a station

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Get sea level trends on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Shows long-term relative sea level trends calculated from decades of tide gauge data. Critical for climate research. Get long-term sea level rise trends for a US coastal station

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Get tide predictions on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Provides predicted high and low tide times and heights. Useful for fishing, boating, coastal activities. Default is next 48 hours. Get tide predictions (hi/lo) for a US coastal station

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Get water levels on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Data in meters relative to station datum. Provide a CO-OPS station ID (e.g., 8518750 for The Battery, NYC; 9414290 for San Francisco). Get observed water levels (tides) at a US coastal station

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Get water temperature on NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Useful for marine biology, fishing, surfing, and coastal research. Get water temperature at a US coastal station

Security & Code Integrity Audit

Every tool in the NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data MCP Server is continuously audited by the Vinkius Security Engine. We guarantee zero-trust payload isolation, strict data boundaries, and deterministic execution for enterprise-grade AI agents.

A+Score: 100

How Vinkius protects your data

How do I find my nearest CO-OPS station?

Visit tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/map to find your nearest station and its ID number. Major stations include 8518750 (NYC), 9414290 (San Francisco), 8723214 (Virginia Key, Miami).

What happens if the underlying API rate limits my agent?

Our edge infrastructure automatically handles backoffs, queueing, and throttling. If an AI agent sends too many erratic requests, Vinkius manages the rate limits gracefully, ensuring your backend doesn't crash.

How does the AI access my passwords and credentials?

It simply doesn't. On Vinkius, your passwords, API keys, and login details are kept in a secure vault. The AI (like ChatGPT or Claude) merely "asks" Vinkius to perform the task. Vinkius opens the door, does the work, and hands the result back to the AI. Your credentials are never seen, read, or learned by the artificial intelligence.

What if the AI ends up reading customer data or confidential information?

We have a built-in digital "bodyguard" called DLP (Data Loss Prevention). If a tool fetches data and the response contains social security numbers, credit cards, or personal customer info, Vinkius magically blocks and erases that information before it is delivered to the AI. The AI works only with what is strictly necessary, and your sensitive data never leaks.

Supported Use Cases for NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data

Integrate NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data to provide your custom AI agents with direct read and write access to the capabilities listed below.

tides & AI Execution

Add tides functionality to your custom chatbots. The NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data MCP handles the payload formatting required for ChatGPT and Claude to interface with the unthinkable endpoints.

AI Semantic Routing for oceanography

Integrate NOAA Marine — Tides, Currents & Coastal Data for AI-driven oceanography management. The MCP server structures the outputs required for Claude to analyze the unthinkable data.