Beach Guide

Baker Beach

Pacific sunset - Golden Gate silhouette - fog rolls in

Iconic
Golden Gate views

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🌉

The Golden Gate

full afternoon

🌫️

The Fog Bank

golden hour

🌊

Pacific Surf

all day

🌅

Afterglow

20 min post-sunset

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Sunset

Due west

Clear views over the Pacific from the sand

Best Spot

North end

Frame the Golden Gate Bridge with the sunset

Entry

Free

Golden Gate NRA -- no fee, no reservation

Wildlife

Harbor seals

Seals haul out on rocks near the headland

applause at the dip

Sunset time, countdown and the Sunset Score are computed live from Open-Meteo’s real cloud forecast at each day’s sunset hour. The in-page cam is an animated preview — tap “live cam” for the real webcam. The Baker Beach Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.