Buoy 41041: North Equatorial Two - 890 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
Station 41041, North Equatorial Two, is about as remote as these buoys get: some 890 nautical miles east of Martinique, in the middle of the tropical Atlantic between Africa and the Caribbean. The ocean there is about 3,506 meters deep, and the station uses a 2.1-meter ionomer foam hull.
Hourly in daylight, as a rule, its camera shoots a series of views around the buoy and stitches them into one long strip. You will see trade-wind clouds, blue water and whitecaps, with no land or coastline anywhere. Salt and spray on a lens, and a horizon that swings as the buoy rocks, come with life this far out.
Few ships pass here and few other instruments report from these waters, so its wind, gust, pressure, temperature and wave readings are especially valued by National Weather Service forecasters. Tropical waves rolling off Africa cross this area in summer and early fall, and some grow into storms during the June to November hurricane season. Between those events, the northeast trades usually set the scene: steady breeze, moderate seas and fair-weather cumulus.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 41041
- Station
- NORTH EQUATORIAL TWO - 890 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 41041: North Equatorial Two - 890 NM East Of Martinique
Is Buoy 41041: North Equatorial Two - 890 NM East Of Martinique 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.
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 exactly is this camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 14.259, -46.052.
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.
Are there more live cameras near here?
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
Why is the buoy picture dark or old?
No: NOAA BuoyCAMs take pictures only in daylight, so at night the last daytime image stays up. This is NOAA station 41041; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 41041 at NOAA
What are the conditions at Buoy 41041: North Equatorial Two - 890 NM East Of Martinique now?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.1 m / 3.6 ft, every 7 s from the E; Water: 28.8 °C / 83.8 °F; Air: 27.9 °C / 82.2 °F; Wind: 11 km/h / 7 mph from the E, gusts 14 km/h / 9 mph; Air pressure: 1,015.0 hPa / 29.97 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.