Water-level observations
Return tide-gauge water-level observations at a CO-OPS station. Default datum is MLLW (Mean Lower-Low Water, the US navigational default) and units metric (meters). Requests without begin_date/end_date default to today's 6-minute observations. Requests with an explicit range are capped at 31 days for 6-minute data and 365 days for hourly (interval=h). q quality flag: p preliminary (last 30-45 days), v verified (older, passed CO-OPS QC). Attribution: NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents (api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov).
Path parameters
7-digit CO-OPS station identifier.
7-digit CO-OPS station identifier.
Query parameters
Start date in YYYYMMDD format (e.g. 20260419). Paired with end_date.
Start date in YYYYMMDD format (e.g. 20260419). Paired with end_date.
End date in YYYYMMDD format. Paired with begin_date.
End date in YYYYMMDD format. Paired with begin_date.
Alternative date token. One of latest, today, recent (last 72h). Ignored when both begin_date and end_date are set.
Alternative date token. One of latest, today, recent (last 72h). Ignored when both begin_date and end_date are set.
Tidal datum: MLLW, MSL, MHW, MHHW, MLW, STND, NAVD88, IGLD (Great Lakes).
Tidal datum: MLLW, MSL, MHW, MHHW, MLW, STND, NAVD88, IGLD (Great Lakes).
Units: metric (meters, Celsius, km/h, mbar) or english.
Units: metric (meters, Celsius, km/h, mbar) or english.
Sampling interval. Omit (default 6-minute) or pass h for hourly. hilo and 1 are not valid for observations.
Sampling interval. Omit (default 6-minute) or pass h for hourly. hilo and 1 are not valid for observations.
Response
Observation time series with timestamps in ISO 8601 UTC.
Example response
{
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}