Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, AK webcam — United States
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What you are looking at
Station 46075, Shumagin Islands, lies about 85 nautical miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, on the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula. It sits over deep water, about 2,731 meters (roughly 9,000 feet), beyond the Shumagin Islands and their shallow banks. The National Data Buoy Center owns and maintains this 3-meter discus buoy.
Sand Point is home to salmon, cod and other fishing fleets, and the waters south of the Shumagins see steady traffic from boats moving along the peninsula and ships bound to and from the Aleutian passes. The buoy measures wind speed, gusts and direction, air pressure, air and sea-surface temperature, and wave height and period, giving forecasters a reading on storms coming in from the open Pacific before they reach the coast.
The BuoyCAM shows a wide strip of sea and sky, photographed in several directions, generally about hourly in daylight. Land is unlikely to appear at this distance. Winter storms riding the Aleutian Low bring heavy seas and short days, and summer often brings fog with a gentler swell. Spray or salt on a lens and a leaning horizon come with the job.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 46075
- Station
- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS - 85NM South of Sand Point, 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.
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Questions about Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, AK
Can I watch Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, AK 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 operates the Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, 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 is the Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, AK camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 53.930, -160.763.
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 46075; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 46075 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 46075: Shumagin Islands - 85nm South Of Sand Point, AK show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.2 m / 3.9 ft, every 9 s from the WSW; Water: 9.8 °C / 49.6 °F; Air: 6.9 °C / 44.4 °F; Wind: 18 km/h / 11 mph from the NW, gusts 25 km/h / 16 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.