Capitola Wharf

Monterey Bay sunset over the pastel village

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse

SUNSET CAM

LIVE cam

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Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers

🏖️

Venetian Court

golden hour

🦦

Sea Otters

all evening

🏄

Point Surfers

at dusk

🦅

Brown Pelicans

at dusk

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Beach access

free

Capitola Beach and the wharf are open to all

Best spot

the wharf

open view west across Monterey Bay

Wildlife

sea otters

float in the kelp off the wharf and creek mouth

Backdrop

the village

pastel Venetian Court glows at golden hour

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 Capitola Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.