Monterey live camera – Open sea cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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What you are looking at
The Monterey Bay Aquarium streams this camera from its Open Sea exhibit, a one-million-gallon tank that shows life far from shore in the open ocean. The aquarium describes it as home to one of the most diverse communities of open-ocean animals in any aquarium, and the camera looks into the deep blue water where these animals are always on the move.
Watch for shimmering schools of sardines turning together, fast tuna, and hammerhead sharks, along with pelagic rays and green sea turtles gliding close to the window. The scene changes from minute to minute as animals pass in and out of view, and the big silver school often shifts shape when a predator swims through. There is little to mark the time of day inside the tank, which adds to the feeling of being far out at sea.
The stream plays as live video on YouTube from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time every day, according to the aquarium. A practical tip: use a large screen in a dark room. The deep blue water and moving schools are hard to appreciate on a small phone, but on a big display the effect is close to standing at the window.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- mbayaq-open-sea
- Operator
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Jul 7, 21:34 UTC
- Last checked
- 02:00 UTC (46 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
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Where this Monterey live camera is
Weather now in Monterey: 65 °F (18 °C), clear sky, wind 7 mph (11 km/h) from the southwest. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Monterey is a city in California, United States with about 28,000 people. The camera is about 1.3 mi from the center. Salinas, the nearest larger city, is 14 mi away. Monterey keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Monterey sits on the southern curve of Monterey Bay on California's Central Coast, a compact city of about 30,200 people (2020 census) spread over roughly nine square miles of hills, harbor and shoreline. Founded by the Spanish in 1774, it became the capital of the Californias a few years later, and its adobes and old customs house still recall that era. Along the waterfront, Cannery Row was once one of…
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Can I watch Open sea cam, Monterey Bay Aquarium live right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:00 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does the picture update?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who runs this camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel Monterey Bay Aquarium, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 1.3 mi from the center of Monterey, California, United States. Coordinates: 36.618, -121.902. All cameras in Monterey
What is the local time at Monterey?
Monterey is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:42 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Monterey?
Yes: 70 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while Monterey Bay Aquarium is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube