Cape Canaveral live webcam – Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL
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What you are looking at
Twenty nautical miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, station 41009 floats over about 42 meters of water on the Space Coast shelf. It is a 3-meter discus buoy, a round, flat-hulled platform owned and maintained by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.
The BuoyCAM takes a set of photos in different directions, usually every hour during daylight, and the pictures are joined into one wide strip. From this distance the low Florida coast may or may not show; most frames are sea and sky, tilted a little whenever the buoy rolls.
This spot matters to a lot of people. Boaters leaving Port Canaveral use its wind and wave readings, anglers heading offshore check the sea state, surfers from Cocoa Beach to Sebastian Inlet look at swell height and period, and the buoy's pressure and temperature data feed National Weather Service marine forecasts. Winter cold fronts and stubborn northeast winds can stack up rough seas, while summer usually means calmer mornings, towering afternoon thunderstorms and, from June through November, the watch for tropical storms.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 41009
- Station
- CANAVERAL 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL
- Image size
- 2880 × 300 px (6 frames around the buoy)
- Daylight pictures only
- Yes
- Image updates
- Every hour
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- U.S. public domain
- Data source
- NOAA NDBC BuoyCAMs
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Cape Canaveral live webcam is
Weather now in Cape Canaveral: 80 °F (27 °C), heavy rain, wind 16 mph (26 km/h) from the east. Forecast for 11 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Cape Canaveral is a place in Florida, United States. The camera is about 27 mi from the center. Cape Canaveral keeps America/New York time (UTC−4 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
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Questions about Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL
Is Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL working right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 1 hour straight from NOAA National Data Buoy Center.
Who operates the Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL camera?
NOAA National Data Buoy Center runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About NOAA BuoyCAMs Watch at the source
Where is the Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL camera?
It is about 27 mi from the center of Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. Coordinates: 28.508, -80.185. All cameras in Cape Canaveral
Is it day or night there now?
Cape Canaveral is in the America/New York time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:59 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
No other camera is within 25 miles yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 miles around this spot. Open the radar here
Does this buoy camera work at night?
No: NOAA BuoyCAMs take pictures only in daylight, so at night the last daytime image stays up. This is NOAA station 41009; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 41009 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 41009: Canaveral 20 NM East Of Cape Canaveral, FL show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.7 m / 5.6 ft, every 8 s from the NE; Air: 25.2 °C / 77.4 °F; Wind: 25 km/h / 16 mph from the ESE, gusts 29 km/h / 18 mph; Air pressure: 1,011.9 hPa / 29.88 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.