Buoy 41040: North Equatorial One- 470 NM East Of Martinique webcam — United States
Working Still image · every hour Open ocean · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
Out in the tropical Atlantic, about 470 nautical miles east of Martinique, station 41040 (North Equatorial One) is anchored in more than 5,000 meters of water, roughly 16,600 feet. Nothing but ocean surrounds this 3-meter foam buoy, so its pictures never show land.
The camera assembles a band of photos looking in different directions, generally captured hourly in daylight. Typical scenes are steady trade-wind seas with whitecaps, rows of puffy cumulus, and now and then a dark squall line. Expect the horizon to tilt as the buoy rides the swell.
This is one of the outposts watching the stretch of ocean where many Atlantic hurricanes first take shape on their way west toward the Caribbean. Readings of wind speed, gusts and direction, air pressure, air and sea-surface temperature, and wave height and period go into National Weather Service forecasts and help the hurricane specialists who track tropical waves from June through November. In summer, Saharan dust can turn the sky hazy; in winter the trades often blow fresh and seas run long.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 41040
- Station
- NORTH EQUATORIAL ONE- 470 NM East of Martinique
- 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.
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Questions about Buoy 41040: North Equatorial One- 470 NM East Of Martinique
Can I watch Buoy 41040: North Equatorial One- 470 NM East Of Martinique live 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.
Where does this camera come from?
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 41040: North Equatorial One- 470 NM East Of Martinique camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 14.568, -53.037.
Is it day or night there now?
This camera is out at sea or far from a time zone line, so we show approximate solar time. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time and whether the sun is up, updated live.
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 41040; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 41040 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 41040: North Equatorial One- 470 NM East Of Martinique show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.0 m / 3.3 ft, every 14 s from the NNE; Water: 29.0 °C / 84.2 °F; Air: 28.5 °C / 83.3 °F; Wind: 22 km/h / 13 mph from the E, gusts 25 km/h / 16 mph; Air pressure: 1,014.5 hPa / 29.96 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.