`currents`

Pack: noaa-tides · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noaa-tides/mcp

Fetch observed current speed and direction readings for a NOAA current station over a date range; optionally specify bin number for ADCP stations. Returns timestamped velocity data in english or metric units.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`station`	string	yes
`begin_date`	string	yes
`end_date`	string	yes
`bin`	number	no
`units`	string	no
`time_zone`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "station": "PB0601",
  "begin_date": "2024-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-01-07"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noaa-tides/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"currents","arguments":{"station":"PB0601","begin_date":"2024-01-01","end_date":"2024-01-07"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('currents', {
  "station": "PB0601",
  "begin_date": "2024-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-01-07"
});

More examples

{
  "station": "PB0601",
  "begin_date": "2024-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-01-07",
  "bin": 1,
  "units": "metric"
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Observed current data for a station"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noaa-tides": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/noaa-tides/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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