Lompoc live webcam – Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA

Intermittent Still image · every hour Open ocean · Official source · What camera types mean

Latest image: Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA
Still image, not video: a new photo every 60 min. Image: NOAA National Data Buoy Center · U.S. public domain · Watch at the source
Local time—America/Los Angeles
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusIntermittentNo recent image (BuoyCAMs take pictures in daylight only)
Working, last 7 days0 %From the provider's list

About this Lompoc live webcam

The Lompoc live webcam looks at Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA (open ocean) in Lompoc. NOAA National Data Buoy Center operates it, an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 1 hour straight from NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Today the sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time, the best moments to catch the light here.

Camera details

Operator
NOAA National Data Buoy Center
Station ID
46054
Station
WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA
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
0 % of checks

From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.

About Lompoc

Weather now in Lompoc: 69 °F (20 °C), mostly clear, wind 13 mph (21 km/h) from the northwest. Forecast for 4 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Lompoc is a town in United States with about 44,000 people. The camera is about 25 mi from the center. Santa Maria, the nearest larger city, is 22 mi away. Lompoc keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.

Lompoc lies in the valley of the Santa Ynez River in western Santa Barbara County, a few miles inland from the Pacific. About 44,400 people lived here in the 2020 census. The town calls itself the City of Arts and Flowers: it was long known as a flower seed capital, and growers still plant fields of larkspur, stock, delphinium and sweet peas across the valley floor. Mission La Purisima, founded…

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Questions about Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA

Is the Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA camera live right now?

It has been intermittent: at our last check the picture had not changed for a while. 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 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, 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 25 mi from the center of Lompoc, United States. Coordinates: 34.274, -120.468. All cameras in Lompoc

What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?

Lompoc is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 6:36 PM there.

Are there more live cameras near Lompoc?

Yes: 1 other camera is 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 46054; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 46054 at NOAA

What are the conditions at Buoy 46054: West Santa Barbara 38 NM West Of Santa Barbara, CA now?

The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.5 m / 4.9 ft, every 11 s from the WNW; Water: 22.2 °C / 72.0 °F; Wind: 14 km/h / 9 mph from the NW, gusts 22 km/h / 13 mph; Air pressure: 1,010.1 hPa / 29.83 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.