Santa Cruz live camera – SR-1 at Ocean Street traffic

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Source: Caltrans · Camera: Caltrans District 5 · U.S. public domain
Local time—America/Los Angeles
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusLive nowVideo stream answering
Working, last 7 daysNot enough checks yetFrom the provider's list

Santa Cruz live camera: what you see

This live camera shows traffic on SR-1 at Ocean Street in Santa Cruz. Caltrans District 5 operates it for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), an official source. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5. Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.

Camera details

Camera ID
d5-23
Operator
Caltrans District 5
Route
SR-1
Postmile
17.06
Milepost
359.46
Direction
South
District
5
County
Santa Cruz
Video stream listed by the provider
Yes
In service
Yes
Elevation
78 m / 256 ft
Video format
Live video (HLS stream from the provider)
Position
Exact (from the provider)
Licence
U.S. public domain
Data source
Caltrans CWWP2 (California)
Working, last 7 days
Not enough checks yet

From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.

Where this Santa Cruz live camera is

Weather now in Santa Cruz: 70 °F (21 °C), fog, wind 7 mph (11 km/h) from the east. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Santa Cruz is a town in United States with about 64,000 people. The camera is about 1.0 mi from the center, 256 ft (78 m) above sea level. San Jose, the nearest larger city, is 26 mi away. Santa Cruz keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.

Santa Cruz wraps around the northern edge of Monterey Bay, where the Santa Cruz Mountains drop down to beaches, cliffs and a long wooden wharf. It is the seat of Santa Cruz County and had about 63,000 residents in the 2020 census. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California's oldest amusement park, still runs its historic rides by the sand, and the University of California, Santa Cruz, founded in 1965, gives…

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Closest to this one: SR-1 at Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz (0.2 mi), SR-17 at Fishhook, Santa Cruz (0.3 mi) and SR-1 at West of Morrissey Blvd, Santa Cruz (0.9 mi).

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Questions about SR-1 at Ocean Street, Santa Cruz

Can I watch SR-1 at Ocean Street, Santa Cruz live right now?

Yes. At our last automatic check the video was playing. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5.

How often does the picture update?

Continuously: it is live video, so there is no refresh interval. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.

Who operates the SR-1 at Ocean Street, Santa Cruz camera?

Caltrans District 5 runs this camera, as part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Caltrans

Where exactly is this camera?

It is about 1.0 mi from the center of Santa Cruz, United States. It watches SR-1. It stands about 256 ft (78 m) above sea level. Coordinates: 36.988, -122.023. All cameras in Santa Cruz

What is the local time at Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz?

Yes: 117 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

Is this a speed camera?

No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera