Packery Channel Surf Cam, Corpus Christi, Texas
About this camera
This live Corpus Christi surf cam watches the waves at Packery Channel on North Padre Island, Texas, so surfers can check conditions before heading out to Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and the Coastal Bend.
Packery Channel is a man-made pass that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Laguna Madre, cut through North Padre Island and opened in the mid-2000s. Its long rock jetties shape the sandbars and help create some of the most reliable surf on the Texas coast. On good days, surfers line up along the jetties, while anglers fish from the rocks for redfish, trout and flounder, and boats pass through the channel on their way to the Gulf.
North Padre Island is part of the city of Corpus Christi. To the south stretches Padre Island National Seashore, the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world, famous for its wild beaches and Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting program.
Texas Gulf surf depends on wind and passing weather systems, so the best waves often come with cold fronts in autumn and winter, or with distant tropical storms in summer. Summers are hot and humid, winters mild. Hurricane season runs from June to November. Texas uses Central Time.
The stream is provided by packerysurfcam.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is this camera located?
The camera watches the surf at Packery Channel on North Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Texas.
What can I see on this camera?
The waves near the Packery Channel jetties, surfers, anglers, boats and the weather.
When is the best time to watch?
Early morning often brings the cleanest conditions and calmest winds, while sunset is the most scenic time. Swell, tide and wind change the view through the day.
