The Florida Keys
Key West Southernmost Point Cam
Live camera on the Southernmost Point buoy in Key West.
Southernmost Point · Southernmost Point Bar · Key West
About Key West
The concrete buoy at Whitehead and South Street marks the southernmost point in the continental United States — 90 miles to Cuba — and there is very nearly always a queue of people waiting to photograph it. The camera watches that corner, which makes it both a weather view and an honest crowd meter: on a cruise-ship day the line runs down the block, and on a wet August morning there is nobody there at all. The Atlantic is directly behind it.
What this camera is good for
- How long the photo queue is before you walk down
- Whether the rain has arrived in Key West
- Sea state on the Atlantic side of the island
- Cruise ship day crowds
Full conditions for Key West
Common questions
- Is the Key West camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Key West today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Key West are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Key West. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.