Tidal currents
Set & drift — direction and rate of the tidal stream at a point.
GET /v1/currents
Scope: currents
From FES2014a. Decisive for passage planning: the stream sets your course to steer and, over a day, often more miles than the wind does.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
lat | number, required | Latitude (−90…90) |
lon | number, required | Longitude (−180…180) |
hours | integer, optional | Hours to look ahead |
Example response
{ "ok": true, "set_deg": 47.0, "drift_kn": 1.32,
"series": [ … ], "attribution": "… FES2014a …", "quota": { … } }