NOAA Coastal Ocean Reanalysis (CORA)
Over 40 years (1979-2022) of modeled historical water level and wave data every 500m along the U.S. Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf coasts. Released January 2025.
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- U.S. coastlines
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Water Levels
- Wave Data
- Coastal Flood Risk
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Water Levels
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: Coastal Flood Risk
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
NOAA Tides & Currents CO-OPS data API
Licence: US Government Work
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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