# NOAA API: Get tide times > Finds the nearest NOAA tide prediction station to a US coastal place (within 30 miles) and returns its high and low tide times in local time with predicted heights above MLLW. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-tide-times - Method: `tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_tide_times`, version 1 - Website: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov - Returns: station name and ID, distance, high and low tide times with heights, and page links - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `days` | integer | no | `31` | Number of local days to include, 1 to 31, for example 3. Default 3. | | `units` | string | no | `"feet"` | Height units, feet or metres, for example feet. One of "feet", "metres". Default "feet". | | `location` | string | yes | `"Santa Monica"` | US coastal town, beach or harbor, for example Santa Monica or Boston Harbor. | | `start_date` | string | no | `"2026-10-03"` | First local date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-10-03. Defaults to today at the station. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "days": 31, "units": "feet", "location": "Santa Monica", "start_date": "2026-10-03" } ``` Its output: ```json { "tides": [ { "type": "high", "unit": "feet", "height": 3.456, "page_link": "https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9410840", "tide_time": "2026-10-03T06:02:00-07:00" }, { "type": "low", "unit": "feet", "height": 3.387, "page_link": "https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9410840", "tide_time": "2026-10-03T08:09:00-07:00" }, { "type": "high", "unit": "feet", "height": 5.29, "page_link": "https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9410840", "tide_time": "2026-10-03T15:11:00-07:00" } ], "latitude": 34.0083, "longitude": -118.5, "station_id": "9410840", "station_name": "Santa Monica, Municipal Pier", "distance_miles": 0.92, "height_reference": "Mean lower low water (MLLW)" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_tide_times","input":{"days":31,"units":"feet","location":"Santa Monica","start_date":"2026-10-03"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - When is high tide at Santa Monica Pier this weekend, and how tall will it be in feet? - I'm planning a kayak trip out of Boston Harbor on 2026-10-03. Can you list the high and low tide times for the next 5 days in metres? - What are the tide times near Cape May, NJ for the coming week? Show heights above MLLW. - Need tide predictions for a Florida Keys beach starting 2026-11-14, covering two weeks, in feet, from the closest NOAA station. - On the noaa.gov site, find the nearest tide station to Newport Beach and give me the low tide times for tomorrow. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location" ], "properties": { "days": { "type": "integer", "default": 3, "maximum": 31, "minimum": 1, "description": "Number of local days to include, 1 to 31, for example 3." }, "units": { "enum": [ "feet", "metres" ], "type": "string", "default": "feet", "description": "Height units, feet or metres, for example feet." }, "location": { "type": "string", "description": "US coastal town, beach or harbor, for example Santa Monica or Boston Harbor." }, "start_date": { "type": "string", "description": "First local date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-10-03. Defaults to today at the station." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "station_name", "distance_miles", "height_reference", "station_id", "latitude", "longitude", "tides" ], "properties": { "tides": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "tide_time", "type", "height", "unit", "page_link" ], "properties": { "type": { "enum": [ "high", "low" ], "type": "string", "description": "High or low tide." }, "unit": { "enum": [ "feet", "metres" ], "type": "string", "description": "Height unit." }, "height": { "type": "number", "description": "Predicted height above mean lower low water." }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "NOAA station tide-prediction page." }, "tide_time": { "type": "string", "description": "Local date and time with UTC offset, RFC 3339." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "High and low tides in local time order." }, "latitude": { "type": "number", "description": "Station latitude." }, "longitude": { "type": "number", "description": "Station longitude." }, "station_id": { "type": "string", "description": "NOAA station ID." }, "station_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Nearest NOAA tide prediction station." }, "distance_miles": { "type": "number", "description": "Straight-line distance from the requested place to the station in miles." }, "height_reference": { "type": "string", "description": "Reference for predicted heights: mean lower low water (MLLW)." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [NOAA API: Get water level](https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-water-level.md): Gets the latest NOAA coastal water level, the matching tide prediction, the direction of change, and water temperature for the station nearest a US coastal place (within 50 miles). - [NOAA API: List space weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/list-space-weather-alerts.md): Lists NOAA space weather alerts, warnings, watches and summaries issued in the last 1 to 7 days, newest first, with validity times and NOAA scale levels when the message gives them. - [NOAA API: Get aurora forecast](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/get-aurora-forecast.md): Gets the 30-minute chance of aurora overhead near a place, current geomagnetic activity, and the three-day Kp outlook. 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