Noaa Tides vs Noaa Tides And Currents MCP
A side-by-side look at the Noaa Tides and Noaa Tides And Currents MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Noaa Tides for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Noaa Tides And Currents MCP for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Noaa Tides when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Noaa Tides And Currents MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
noaa_get_water_levels, noaa_get_water_level_summaries, noaa_get_tide_predictions.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 6 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 8 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 25 |
| Full listing | View Noaa Tides | View Noaa Tides And Currents MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Noaa Tides tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Noaa Tides And Currents MCP tools 25
noaa_get_water_levelsObserved water levels: 1-minute, 6-minute, or hourly series, preliminary/verified quality flags decodednoaa_get_water_level_summarieshigh_low (HH/H/L/LL daily extremes), daily_mean (Great Lakes), daily_max_min, monthly_mean datum tablesnoaa_get_tide_predictionsHarmonic tide predictions — `hilo` high/low events (up to 10 years) or interval seriesnoaa_get_currentsObserved current speed/direction by depth bin (ADCP), optional beam diagnosticsnoaa_get_current_predictionsPredicted currents — `max_slack` flood/ebb/slack events or interval seriesnoaa_get_meteorological_dataWind, air/water temperature, pressure, air gap (bridge clearance), conductivity, visibility, humidity, salinitynoaa_search_stationsSearch the station directory by capability type, name substring, state — paginatednoaa_find_nearest_stationsNearest stations to any lat/lon (great-circle, cached directory), filterable by typenoaa_get_station_infoFull station record with expandable sensors, flood levels, benchmarks, bins, deployments...noaa_get_station_datumsTidal datum elevations (MLLW, MSL, MHHW, NAVD88...), HAT/LAT, historic extremes, current or superseded epochnoaa_get_harmonic_constituentsThe M2/S2/K1/... constituents behind a station's predictions (water level or current ellipse form)noaa_get_prediction_offsetsSubordinate-station time/height offsets from their reference stations (tide or current)- +13 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Noaa Tides
{
"mcpServers": {
"noaa-tides": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-noaa-tides"
]
}
}
}
Noaa Tides And Currents MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"noaa-tides-and-currents-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ryancardin/noaa-tides-currents-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Noaa Tides is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Noaa Tides And Currents MCP belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Noaa Tides for environment & nature work and Noaa Tides And Currents MCP for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Noaa Tides has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Noaa Tides And Currents MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add noaa-tides and noaa-tides-and-currents-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Noaa Tides has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Noaa Tides And Currents MCP has 61/100 (Good) with 8 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars.