Texas Gulf Coast
North Padre Island Beach Cam
Live Gulf view from the Gulfstream Condos on North Padre Island.
Gulfstream Condos · North Padre Island
Right now at Padre Island Seashore
- Air temp
- 78°F
- Wind
- NNE 17 mph
- Sky
- overcast
- Next tide
- Low 4:08 PM
Today runs 76–80°F with a 96% chance of rain. Sunset is at 7:11 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About North Padre Island
North Padre is the developed end of the island, the stretch between the seawall town of Corpus Christi Beach and the national seashore boundary, and the beach here is wide, flat and drivable in places. It is a working read on the Gulf as much as a scenic one: this coast sits far enough south that the water greens up sooner than the upper Texas coast does, and a light or west wind can produce genuinely clear water within a day. Beach traffic runs heaviest on spring and summer weekends, and quiet weekdays are common the rest of the year.
What this camera is good for
- Water color and clarity on the island's Gulf side
- Surf and shorebreak size
- Vehicle and crowd levels on the sand
- Whether the sea breeze has come up yet
This is really a daylight camera — the picture degrades badly after dark, so check it between sunrise and sunset.
Full conditions for Padre Island Seashore
Common questions
- Is the North Padre Island 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 Padre Island Seashore today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Padre Island Seashore are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Corpus Christi, Bob Hall 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.