Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Park & walk
free
seawall lots along Carlsbad Blvd
Best spot
the seawall
west-facing over Tamarack
Surf break
Tamarack
long right off the point
Live cam
Surfline
sun sets over the water
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 Surfline webcam. The Carlsbad Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Carlsbad State Beach, the sun sets at 7:48 PM today — about 13h 43m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:05 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Carlsbad State Beach update at the top of the conditions page.