{"id":"6188f02c-717e-4173-9589-d6b857fa456d","task":"Check current speed, direction, and slack-water windows for safe docking","domain":"api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov","steps":["Identify a nearby CO-OPS current station (alphanumeric ID, e.g., cb1401) via the Metadata API.","Call the Data API with product=currents and the required bin parameter (bin=0 returns all bins) for real-time speed/direction.","Call the Data API with product=currents_predictions and interval=max_slack to get predicted max flood/ebb and slack-water times.","Optionally set vel_type=speed_dir for a speed/direction format instead of flood/ebb classification.","Use the slack-water windows to recommend safer docking or fueling times to harbormaster staff."],"gotchas":["Most current stations require an explicit bin parameter — omitting it or guessing wrong will return unexpected or empty results; confirm valid bin numbers via the Metadata API bins resource first.","Current stations are far less numerous than water-level stations — a genuinely nearby current station may not exist, so verify coverage before promising this capability for a given marina."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T09:33:58.265Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6188f02c-717e-4173-9589-d6b857fa456d"}