Texas Gulf Coast
South Padre Surf Cam
Live surf view from Isla Blanca Park at the south end of South Padre Island, by the jetties.
Isla Blanca Surf Cam · Isla Blanca Park · South Padre
Right now at South Padre Island
- Air temp
- 84°F
- Wind
- SSE 13 mph
- Sky
- mostly sunny
- Next tide
- High 2:28 AM tomorrow
Today runs 80–93°F with a 1% chance of rain. Sunset is at 9:01 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About Isla Blanca Park
The south end of the island is where South Padre's surf is worth watching. Rock jetties run out into the Gulf at the cut, and as on every jetty along this coast they hold sand in place and bend incoming swell into something with more shape than the open beach can make on its own. Late summer and fall are the season, when tropical systems far out in the Gulf push groundswell north and the mornings go light before the sea breeze fills in. Anglers work the same rocks year-round, so most frames have surfers, fishermen and the water at the mouth all at once.
What this camera is good for
- Real surf size and shape at the jetties
- Morning wind before the sea breeze fills in
- Water clarity at the south end of the island
- Whether the rocks are washed over or walkable
This is the most exposed corner of the island, so surf here can run noticeably bigger than the mid-island hotel cameras suggest.
Full conditions for South Padre Island
Common questions
- Is the Isla Blanca Park 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 South Padre Island today?
- Today's high and low tide times for South Padre Island are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Queen Isabella Causeway. 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.