Buoy 45012: East Lake America - 20nm North Northeast Of Rochester, NY webcam — United States
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What you are looking at
Buoy 45012 is in eastern Lake Ontario, about 20 nautical miles north-northeast of Rochester, New York. The lake here is roughly 143 meters (around 470 feet) deep. Its camera takes a strip of photos looking in several directions, generally hourly in daylight, and from this far out the views are mostly open water and sky, with the New York shore usually out of sight.
Boaters crossing toward Canada, salmon and trout anglers, and commercial traffic heading for the St. Lawrence all benefit from what this National Data Buoy Center buoy reports: wind speed and gusts, air pressure, air and water temperature, and wave height and period. National Weather Service forecasters use the data for marine forecasts on the lake.
The 2.3-meter foam discus buoy is seasonal, taken out before winter ice and set back in spring, so expect a winter gap in photos. Summer brings warm haze and afternoon storms. In late fall, cold air pouring over the still-warm lake builds the bands of lake-effect snow that bury the Tug Hill country east of the lake, and the photos can turn gray, streaky and wild.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 45012
- Station
- EAST Lake America - 20NM North Northeast of Rochester, NY
- 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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Nearby live views
Questions about Buoy 45012: East Lake America - 20nm North Northeast Of Rochester, NY
Is the Buoy 45012: East Lake America - 20nm North Northeast Of Rochester, NY camera 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.
Who runs this 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 45012: East Lake America - 20nm North Northeast Of Rochester, NY camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 43.621, -77.401.
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 45012; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 45012 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 45012: East Lake America - 20nm North Northeast Of Rochester, NY show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.0 m / 3.3 ft, every 6 s from the W; Water: 16.7 °C / 62.1 °F; Air: 17.3 °C / 63.1 °F; Wind: 25 km/h / 16 mph from the W, gusts 29 km/h / 18 mph; Air pressure: 1,005.8 hPa / 29.70 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.