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Ocean models and forecasts that put coastlines first

The sea decides more than we do. Tidewater Labs is an ocean‑modeling research company dedicated to helping coastal communities see what the water will do next.

The coast is a hard problem.

See how we’re taking on the hardest questions in coastal science — surge, sediment, and sea‑level rise — in the places people actually live.

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Latest releases

Releasing Drift 2

Our nearshore current model, rebuilt from the seabed up. Drift 2 resolves eddies down to fifty meters and runs a full Atlantic hurricane season in under an hour.

Date
July 8, 2026
Category
Models
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Introducing Shorecast

Street-level surge and flood forecasts for any coastline on Earth, updated hourly, with confidence bands a harbormaster can act on.

Model details
Date
June 24, 2026
Category
Announcements
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Announcing the Tidewater Atlas

Forty years of shoreline change in one open dataset: bathymetry, tide-gauge records, and storm tracks for 14,000 coastal settlements.

Date
June 10, 2026
Category
Data
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At Tidewater, we model the ocean to serve the people who live beside it.