Texas Gulf Coast
Quintana Jetty Cam
Live camera at Quintana Beach, looking toward the Freeport jetties at the mouth.
Quintana Jetty · Quintana · Freeport
Right now at Freeport · Surfside
- Air temp
- 82°F
- Wind
- S 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 1:27 AM tomorrow
Today runs 79–92°F with a 3% chance of rain. Sunset is at 8:57 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About Quintana Beach
Quintana Beach sits on the south side of the Freeport channel mouth, opposite Surfside, and the jetties are the whole reason people come. Rock running out into the Gulf concentrates bait and current, and the fishing off it changes with the season — sheepshead and black drum around the rocks in the cold months, speckled trout and Spanish mackerel when the water greens up, tarpon and bull reds off the end in late summer. The beach itself is quieter than Surfside across the channel, and the working port next door keeps ship traffic moving past the end of the rocks.
What this camera is good for
- Whether the jetty rocks are washed over or walkable
- Water color at the mouth — green water means a better bite
- Swell and current wrapping the end of the jetty
- Ship traffic in and out of the channel
Jetty rock is slick and uneven, and a swell that looks small from the beach can still break over the granite near the end.
Full conditions for Freeport · Surfside
Common questions
- Is the Quintana Beach 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 Freeport · Surfside today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Freeport · Surfside are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Freeport Harbor. 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.