Agent Anchor is built around one question: given the tides you actually need, which days work? Instead of scrolling a week of raw high and low tables, you set the height you need and the hours you're free, and the planner tells you which days give you a clear window, a partial one, or none at all.
Predictions come live from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). NOAA publishes the highs and lows; we interpolate the curve between them so a window can start and end at the moment the water actually crosses your height rather than at the nearest listed tide. It works with any NOAA tide prediction station, reference or subordinate.
The tide planner answers whether the water is deep enough to get out and back inside the hours you keep. The fishing planner handles three separate questions: when the water is shallow enough to wade, when the tide turns, and when it runs hardest. It also handles trips that start before dark or run past midnight.
Agent Anchor is operated by Beneva Basics LLC, a small independent operation. We built it because we wanted the tool ourselves and couldn't find one that did this one thing well.
Tide predictions are exactly that. NOAA's figures account for the gravitational pull of the sun and moon, not the weather. Wind and atmospheric pressure can shift real water levels away from the forecast, sometimes by a foot or more. Use Agent Anchor to plan, and verify conditions before you head out. Our FAQ goes into more detail on how the predictions work.
Questions, feedback, or a station that isn't behaving the way you'd expect? Reach us at m.armstrong@benevabasics.com, or visit the contact page.