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Port Canaveral Cam
Live camera on the Port Canaveral harbor from Gator's Portside.
Gator's Portside · Port Canaveral
Right now at Port Canaveral
- Air temp
- 68°F
- Wind
- N 7 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- Low 12:16 AM tomorrow
Today runs 67–80°F with a 14% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:33 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Port Canaveral
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Port Canaveral, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook87Prime
78°F water is right in the snook range.
Better Tue: 93
- Spotted seatrout87Prime
78°F water is right in the trout range.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 93
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Redfish85Prime
78°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Better Tue: 92
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Tarpon80Prime
78°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Better Wed: 93
- Spanish mackerel80Prime
78°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Better Wed: 94
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Sheepshead75Good
78°F water is a little warm for sheepshead; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 9 mph N, gusts 18
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Port Canaveral
Jetty Park sits on the north jetty at the mouth of Port Canaveral, where a beach, a fishing pier, a cruise-ship channel and a rocket range all meet in about a square mile. The rocks hold redfish, snook, sheepshead and tarpon; the Canaveral Bight just north is a famous spring cobia and king mackerel ground; and the Gulf Stream edge is a shorter run from here than almost anywhere on the coast. It is also one of the best places anywhere to watch a launch from the water.
What this camera is good for
- Wind and chop across the harbor
- Ship traffic, including the booster-recovery fleet
- Cruise ship departures and launch-day crowds
- Weather building over the Cape
The Cape closes the water to boat traffic around launches — check the schedule as well as the weather before planning a run out of the port.
Full conditions for Port Canaveral
Common questions
- Is the Port Canaveral 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 Port Canaveral today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Port Canaveral are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Port Canaveral (Trident Pier). 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.