Texas Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi Surf Cam
Live surf cam at Packery Channel on North Padre Island, near Corpus Christi.
Packery Surf Cam · North Padre · Corpus Christi
About Packery Channel
Packery Channel is the best-known surf break in Texas. The jetties at the mouth hold a sandbar in place and bend incoming swell into it, which gives this corner of North Padre something the rest of the state's beaches mostly lack: a wave with an actual shape to it. Late summer and fall are the season, when tropical systems well out in the Gulf send groundswell up the coast and the wind finally goes light or offshore in the mornings. The rest of the year it is short wind chop, and the camera saves you the drive out to find that out.
What this camera is good for
- Real surf size and shape at the jetty bar
- Morning wind — offshore, glassy or already blown out
- Water clarity along the channel
- How many people are already on it
The good days here are usually early. By mid-morning the sea breeze fills in and the same bank that looked clean at dawn is textured.
Full conditions for Corpus Christi
Common questions
- Is the Packery Channel 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 Corpus Christi today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Corpus Christi are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington. 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.