Buoy 46002: West Oregon - 275nm West Of Coos Bay, OR webcam — United States
Working Still image · every hour Open ocean · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
Station 46002 sits 275 nautical miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon, in the deep eastern Pacific, where the bottom lies about 3,438 meters (some 11,280 feet) down. This is far beyond sight of land. The BuoyCAM's strip of photos, generally taken hourly in daylight, shows only ocean and sky around the 3-meter foam buoy.
What makes this spot valuable is distance: it sees Pacific storms and swells a day or more before they reach the Oregon coast. The National Data Buoy Center buoy reports wind speed and gusts, air pressure, air and sea-surface temperature, and wave height and period. National Weather Service forecasters, shipping companies, commercial fishers and surfers up and down the coast use it to see what is heading their way.
In winter a parade of North Pacific lows sends big, long-period swell and gale-force winds across this water, and photos can show rough gray seas and heavy cloud. Summer is usually calmer, with steady northwest winds, scattered low cloud and a long, gentle groundswell under a wide blue sky.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 46002
- Station
- WEST OREGON - 275NM West of Coos Bay, OR
- 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 46002: West Oregon - 275nm West Of Coos Bay, OR
Can I watch Buoy 46002: West Oregon - 275nm West Of Coos Bay, OR 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 46002: West Oregon - 275nm West Of Coos Bay, OR camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 42.560, -130.523.
What is the local time at the camera?
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 46002; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 46002 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 46002: West Oregon - 275nm West Of Coos Bay, OR show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 3.0 m / 9.8 ft, every 14 s from the WNW; Wind: 25 km/h / 16 mph from the N, gusts 29 km/h / 18 mph; Air pressure: 1,021.9 hPa / 30.18 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.