Georgia Coast
St Marys Waterfront Cam
Live camera over the St. Marys River from Waterfront Park, at the Cumberland Island ferry landing.
Waterfront Park · St. Marys · Cumberland Sound
Right now at St. Marys
- Air temp
- 80°F
- Wind
- SSW 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 3:08 AM tomorrow
Today runs 76–94°F with a 17% chance of rain. Sunset is at 8:04 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About St. Marys Waterfront
St. Marys sits at the far southern corner of Georgia, where the St. Marys River meets the sounds behind Cumberland Island. Waterfront Park is the town's front porch and its working edge at once: the boat ramp, the river, and the dock where the passenger ferry leaves for Cumberland Island National Seashore — an undeveloped barrier island known for wild horses, empty beach and ruins under the oaks. Big tides push a lot of water past this bank in both directions, and the river runs tannin-dark rather than clear. For most people watching, the question is simply whether the crossing looks comfortable.
What this camera is good for
- Whether the river is calm or chopped up before a ferry day
- Tide stage at the ramp before launching
- Wind blowing up or down the river
- Weather moving in ahead of a trip to Cumberland
The ferry runs on its own schedule and can be cut short by weather — check with the National Park Service before you drive down for it.
Full conditions for St. Marys
Common questions
- Is the St. Marys Waterfront 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 St. Marys today?
- Today's high and low tide times for St. Marys are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at St. Marys. 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.