Arroyo Grande live webcam – Buoy 46011: Santa Maria - 21nm Nw Of Point Arguello, CA
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What you are looking at
Buoy 46011 sits 21 nautical miles northwest of Point Arguello, California, off the coast of Santa Barbara County, in about 416 meters (roughly 1,365 feet) of water. It is known as the Santa Maria buoy, after the valley and river that reach the sea nearby. Its camera sends a wide strip of photos in several directions, generally hourly during daylight; at this distance the coast may or may not show.
This stretch, just north of Point Conception, is where the California coast turns and the northwest winds often blow hard. Ships running along the coast, commercial fishers and surfers on the Central Coast all keep an eye on it. The National Data Buoy Center's 3-meter discus buoy reports wind speed and gusts, air pressure, air and water temperature, and wave height and period for National Weather Service forecasts.
Spring and early summer are often windy, with whitecaps and cool, upwelled water. Summer mornings can be wrapped in fog. Winter brings Pacific storms and big northwest swell, while calm, clear days between systems show a deep blue sea.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 46011
- Station
- SANTA MARIA - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA
- 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 Arroyo Grande live webcam is
Weather now in Arroyo Grande: 68 °F (20 °C), clear sky, wind 6 mph (10 km/h) from the northwest. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Arroyo Grande is a town in United States with about 18,000 people. The camera is about 26 mi from the center. Santa Maria, the nearest larger city, is 14 mi away. Arroyo Grande keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Arroyo Grande is a small city in southern San Luis Obispo County, about two miles inland from the Pacific, with about 18,400 residents in the 2020 census. It grew up as a farm town on old rancho land and incorporated in 1911, and fields of vegetables and strawberries still fill the valley around it. The heart of town is the Village, a few blocks of historic storefronts beside Arroyo Grande…
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Is Buoy 46011: Santa Maria - 21nm Nw Of Point Arguello, CA 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 46011: Santa Maria - 21nm Nw Of Point Arguello, CA 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 exactly is this camera?
It is about 26 mi from the center of Arroyo Grande, United States. Coordinates: 34.937, -120.999. All cameras in Arroyo Grande
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
Arroyo Grande is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 6:39 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Arroyo Grande?
Yes: 5 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. 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 46011; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 46011 at NOAA
What are the conditions at Buoy 46011: Santa Maria - 21nm Nw Of Point Arguello, CA now?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.4 m / 4.6 ft, every 11 s from the W; Water: 20.1 °C / 68.2 °F; Air: 18.9 °C / 66.0 °F; Wind: 7 km/h / 4 mph from the WNW, gusts 11 km/h / 7 mph; Air pressure: 1,011.2 hPa / 29.86 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.