Buoy 51004: Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast Of Hilo, HI webcam — United States
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What you are looking at
About 205 nautical miles southeast of Hilo, station 51004, Southeast Hawaii, floats over water roughly 5,272 meters (some 17,300 feet) deep. The National Data Buoy Center maintains this 3-meter discus buoy east and south of the Big Island, upwind of the whole Hawaiian chain.
Trade winds and the swells they raise arrive from this direction, so the buoy offers an early read on conditions for the windward Big Island coast around Hilo and beyond. It is also well placed to measure tropical storms and hurricanes moving west from the eastern Pacific toward Hawaii, which makes it important for forecasters during hurricane season. The buoy reports wind speed, gusts and direction, air pressure, air and sea-surface temperature, and wave height and period.
Its camera takes a strip of daylight photos in several directions, generally about hourly. Most of the time you will see trade-wind cumulus, a breezy sea and plenty of whitecaps. The central Pacific hurricane season runs from June through November, when towering clouds and rough seas can appear. Expect the horizon to tilt and, now and then, spray on a lens.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 51004
- Station
- SOUTHEAST HAWAII - 205 NM Southeast of Hilo, 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 51004: Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast Of Hilo, HI
Can I watch Buoy 51004: Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast Of Hilo, HI 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.
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 is the Buoy 51004: Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast Of Hilo, HI camera?
It is in United States. Coordinates: 17.504, -152.197.
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
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 51004; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 51004 at NOAA
What do the sensors at Buoy 51004: Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast Of Hilo, HI show?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 1.5 m / 4.9 ft, every 12 s from the SSE; Water: 28.0 °C / 82.4 °F; Wind: 14 km/h / 9 mph from the ESE, gusts 18 km/h / 11 mph; Air pressure: 1,008.4 hPa / 29.78 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.