Buoy 51000: Northern Hawaii One - 245nm Ne Of Honolulu HI webcam — United States
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What you are looking at
Station 51000, Northern Hawaii One, floats about 245 nautical miles northeast of Honolulu, over water some 4,848 meters (about 15,900 feet) deep. NOAA's National Data Buoy Center maintains this 3-meter foam buoy on the windward side of the Hawaiian Islands, far out of sight of land.
Hawaii's northeast trade winds blow across this spot before they reach the islands, so the buoy gives forecasters a measure of trade-wind strength and the short, choppy swell they build along windward coasts. It also catches north and northeast swell heading toward Maui, Molokai and Oahu. Readings include wind speed, gusts and direction, air pressure, air and sea-surface temperature, and wave height and period, all used by the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
The camera's photo strip, generally taken about hourly in daylight, shows deep blue water, whitecaps and the puffy trade-wind clouds that drift across the sky most of the year. In winter, cold fronts and big North Pacific swells sometimes reach this far south. The central Pacific hurricane season runs from June through November. Expect a tilted horizon as the buoy rolls.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 51000
- Station
- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE - 245NM NE of Honolulu HI
- 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 51000: Northern Hawaii One - 245nm Ne Of Honolulu HI
Is Buoy 51000: Northern Hawaii One - 245nm Ne Of Honolulu HI 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.
Where does this camera come from?
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: 23.534, -153.752.
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?
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
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 51000; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 51000 at NOAA
What are the conditions at Buoy 51000: Northern Hawaii One - 245nm Ne Of Honolulu HI now?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.8 m / 5.9 ft, every 14 s from the NW; Water: 26.5 °C / 79.7 °F; Air: 26.3 °C / 79.3 °F; Wind: 22 km/h / 13 mph from the SE, gusts 25 km/h / 16 mph; Air pressure: 1,008.7 hPa / 29.79 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.