NOAA Tides & Currents MCP. Predict and audit coastal water movements instantly.

Listen up. This isn't another glorified data dashboard; it’s your direct pipe to NOAA Tides & Currents. Your AI client connects straight into the official U.S. coastal data sources, meaning you get verified numbers for anything that moves or changes depth along the coast. You won't waste time hopping between complicated government websites just to check if a dock is flooded—your agent handles all of it.

Before you run any critical job, you can check the API status using check_api_status to confirm the whole NOAA service is actually up and running. It’s smart to verify that first; otherwise, your whole workflow stalls out for no reason.

When you need to know how deep the water really is, use get_water_levels. This calls for real-time measurements of the current water depth at any specific NOAA station ID. You get those accurate readings instantly—it’s essential if you're coordinating port logistics or just trying to figure out if your boat can make it through the harbor entrance today.

For a deeper read on the environment, there are two other core metrics. First, get_water_temperature pulls the actual water temperature reading from that monitoring station. Knowing this helps you plan anything involving marine life or equipment deployment. You'll also want to grab real-time air context by calling get_air_temperature, which gives you the current atmospheric temp for the same NOAA station ID.

When you're planning ahead, not just reacting to what’s happening right now, use get_tide_predictions. This tool pulls a schedule of high and low tide predictions for specific dates and stations. You get the full cycle data so you know exactly when the water will peak and when it drops—critical info for everything from construction timing to fishing charters.

All these capabilities work together. If you're doing environmental research, your agent can pull the current water levels with get_water_levels, grab the corresponding air temperature using get_air_temperature, then check out the full tide schedule with get_tide_predictions—all in one go. You don't need to write five different scripts; you just tell your agent what you want, and it handles the complexity of pulling all that structured oceanographic data.