diff --git a/i3bar_base.nim b/i3bar_base.nim
index 4715e47..d7e5a22 100644
--- a/i3bar_base.nim
+++ b/i3bar_base.nim
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const foreground* = "#dfdfdf"
 const foregroundalt* = "#777"
 const foregroundalt2* = "#ccc"
 const black* = "#000000"
+const white* = "#FFFFFF"
 const yellow* = "#ffb52a"
 const red* = "#e60053"
 const purple* = "#9f78e1" 
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ const primary* = yellow
 const secondary* = red
 const alert* = "#bd2c40"
 
+proc newi3BarData*(): i3BarData =
+  return i3BarData(
+    full_text: "",
+    short_text: "",
+    color: foreground,
+    border: white,
+    background: black
+    )
 proc debugLog*(str: string) =
   let f = open("/tmp/debug.txt",fmAppend)
   defer: f.close()
diff --git a/i3bar_brightness.nim b/i3bar_brightness.nim
index 936d3b7..ba0d8cb 100644
--- a/i3bar_brightness.nim
+++ b/i3bar_brightness.nim
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ proc get_brightness(run_once: bool = false) =
     let pcnt = (current/limit)*100
     if pcnt != last_pcnt:
       let text = getDesign(pcnt)
-      let data = i3barData(
-        full_text: text,
-        color: foreground,
-        border: yellow
-      )
+      var data = newi3BarData()
+      data.full_text = text
+      data.border = yellow
       outputJSON(data)
       if run_once:
         break
diff --git a/i3bar_tides.nim b/i3bar_tides.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f258ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3bar_tides.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#curl https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/exmouth-dock-tide-times-20190101 | grep -E -o ">((High|Low)|([0-9]+:[0-9]+)|([0-9]+\.[0-9]+m))"
+import i3bar_base
+import std/re
+import std/httpclient
+import std/os
+import std/json
+import std/times
+import std/threadpool
+import std/osproc
+
+const url = "https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/%LOC-tide-times"
+const loc = "exmouth-dock"
+const icon: string = "🌊"
+
+type 
+  Tide = ref object
+    State: string
+    Time: string
+    Height: string
+  TideList = ref object
+    Tides: seq[Tide]
+    LastUpdated: DateTime
+
+proc sortTides(tides: seq[Tide]): seq[Tide] =
+  let timenow = now()
+  var reltides: seq[Tide]
+  var count = 0
+  for tide in tides:
+    if timenow.format("HH:MM") <= tide.Time:
+      reltides.add(tide)
+      count += 1
+    if count >= 2:
+      break
+  return reltides
+
+
+proc getTideData(gettomorrow: bool = false): seq[Tide] =
+  let fnd = re">((High|Low)|([0-9]+:[0-9]+)|([0-9]+\.[0-9]+m))"
+  var client = newHttpClient()
+  var link = replace(url,re"\%LOC",loc)
+  if gettomorrow:
+    let tomdate = now() + initTimeInterval(days = 1)
+    link &= "-" & tomdate.format("yyyymmdd")
+  let data = client.getContent(link)
+  let times = findAll(data,fnd) 
+  var tides: seq[Tide]
+  var tide: Tide
+  var count: int = 0
+  for time in times:
+    let l = len(time) - 1
+    if time == ">High" or time == ">Low":
+      tide = Tide()
+      tide.State = time[1..l]
+      count = 1
+      continue
+    else:
+      count += 1
+    if count == 2:
+      tide.Time = time[1..l]
+    elif count == 3:
+      tide.Height = time[1..l]
+      tides.add(tide)
+  if not gettomorrow:
+    let tomtides = getTideData(true)
+    for tide in tomtides:
+      tides.add(tide)
+  return tides
+
+proc getDesign(tides: seq[Tide]): i3barData =
+  var size = ""
+  if len(tides) > 1:
+    size = "small"
+  let text = icon & tides[0].State[0] & " " & tides[0].Time & " " & tides[0].Height & "\r" &
+             icon & tides[1].State[0] & " " & tides[1].Time & " " & tides[1].Height
+  let t2 = "<span size=\"" & size & "\">" & text & "</span>"
+  var data = newi3barData()
+  data.full_text = t2
+  data.border = black
+  return data
+
+
+
+
+proc getTides() {.gcsafe.}=
+  var mytides = TideList()
+  var last_data = ""
+  while true:
+    if len(mytides.Tides) == 0 or mytides.LastUpdated < now() - initTimeInterval(hours = 1):
+      mytides.Tides = getTideData()
+      mytides.LastUpdated = now()
+    let data = getDesign(sortTides(mytides.Tides))
+    if $data != last_data:
+      outputJSON(data)
+      last_data = $data
+    sleep(10000)
+
+proc await_click_info() =
+  while true:
+    let input = parseInput()
+    case input.button:
+      of 1:
+        let state = execCmd("xdg-open " & replace(url,re"\%LOC",loc))
+      else:
+        let no = false 
+
+proc main() =
+  spawn getTides()
+  spawn await_click_info()
+  sync()
+
+main()