`get_water_levels`

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

Get the latest observed water level for a NOAA station.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`station_id`	string	yes	NOAA station ID (e.g. “9414290” for San Francisco)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "station_id": "9414290"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tides/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_water_levels","arguments":{"station_id":"9414290"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_water_levels', {
  "station_id": "9414290"
});

Response shape

Always returns: station_id, datum, units, latest

Field	Type	Description
`station_id`	string	NOAA station ID
`datum`	string	Vertical datum reference (MLLW)
`units`	string	Measurement units (feet)
`latest`	object \| null	Latest observed water level data or null if unavailable

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "station_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NOAA station ID"
    },
    "datum": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Vertical datum reference (MLLW)"
    },
    "units": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measurement units (feet)"
    },
    "latest": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Latest observed water level data or null if unavailable",
      "properties": {
        "time": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Observation timestamp"
        },
        "value_ft": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Water level in feet"
        },
        "sigma": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Standard deviation/uncertainty"
        },
        "quality": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Data quality flag"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "station_id",
    "datum",
    "units",
    "latest"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_water_levels