Buoy 46060: West Orca Bay - 8nm Nw Of Hinchinbrook Is., AK webcam — United States
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What you are looking at
Station 46060, West Orca Bay, lies about 8 nautical miles northwest of Hinchinbrook Island in the eastern part of Prince William Sound, Alaska. The water below this 3-meter foam buoy is about 430 meters (around 1,400 feet) deep. Orca Bay leads toward the fishing town of Cordova, and Hinchinbrook Entrance, the main passage between the sound and the open Gulf of Alaska, is close by.
That location makes the buoy useful to many people at once: gillnetters and seiners working out of Cordova, tankers moving between the Valdez terminal and the Gulf, and the pilots, escorts and forecasters who look after them. It reports wind speed, gusts and direction, air pressure, air and water temperature, and wave height and period, and the data help shape National Weather Service marine forecasts for the sound.
Its daylight photo strip, generally taken about hourly, looks out over gray-green water; mountains and islands of the sound may or may not appear depending on cloud and the direction of each frame. Winter days are short, so photos are fewer, and gales off the Gulf can bring snow and steep chop. Long summer days give many pictures, often with low cloud and drizzle.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 46060
- Station
- WEST ORCA BAY - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK
- 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.
On the map
Nearby live views
The nearest other cameras are Buoy 46061: Seal Rocks - Between Montague And Hinchinbrook Islands, AK (24 mi).
Questions about Buoy 46060: West Orca Bay - 8nm Nw Of Hinchinbrook Is., AK
Is Buoy 46060: West Orca Bay - 8nm Nw Of Hinchinbrook Is., AK 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 46060: West Orca Bay - 8nm Nw Of Hinchinbrook Is., AK 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 in United States. Coordinates: 60.571, -146.795.
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?
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 46060; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 46060 at NOAA
What are the conditions at Buoy 46060: West Orca Bay - 8nm Nw Of Hinchinbrook Is., AK now?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 0.4 m / 1.3 ft, every 8 s from the S; Water: 10.6 °C / 51.1 °F; Air: 8.9 °C / 48.0 °F; Wind: 18 km/h / 11 mph from the ENE, gusts 22 km/h / 13 mph; Air pressure: 1,017.6 hPa / 30.05 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.