Florida Beach Web Cams Keep Your Eye on the Beach

It used to be that the only way to know what it's like at the beach was to get in your car and drive there. Now, with the internet and camera technology, it is possible to click your computer mouse a few times and have a live view of a beach near you, or near where you are going. The technology isn't perfect yet, and the tourism industry has been very reluctant to put money into this emerging technology. It's such a no brainer. I can't believe they are so slow to capitalize on the demand for instant information.

What are some of the problems with today's beach web cams? Well, some of them don't provide a very good picture. Others are slow to load an image on your computer. Some provide "live" streaming video, and others only show still photos, which may or may not be updated frequently.

There is no doubt that the surfing industry has been the leader in establishing beach web cams, to provide surfers with up-to-the-minute information on surfing conditions around the state. In this respect the Atlantic coast of Florida seems to be way ahead of the Gulf coast.

This technology will only continue to grow and be refined. For now, many links to web cams just lead to error messages and frustration.

I've compiled a list of links to web cams that (as of this writing) are working properly. So visit my site at beachhunter.net for photos and reviews of Florida beaches as well of lots of other Florida beach information. See my list of Beach Web Cams.