Coastline

Coastline — open data for working harbors

Coastline is a small public-data project that collects tide, weather, and harbor traffic data from working ports along the US east coast and publishes it as a free API. We index real conditions at thirty-eight harbors from Eastport, ME to Charleston, SC.

What we publish

  • Real-time tide height + 24-hour forecast at every NOAA station within 5 miles of a working harbor.
  • Wind, gust, and barometric pressure pulled from the nearest METAR every 60 seconds.
  • AIS-derived harbor occupancy: how many fishing vessels, ferries, and recreational craft are inside the breakwater right now.
  • Historical hourly bundles back to 2019, served as Parquet for analysts.