Beach Guide

Chincoteague Channel

Channel sunset · fishing fleet · waterfront decks

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐴

Wild Ponies

across the channel

🛥️

Returning Fleet

before dusk

🦢

Marsh Egrets

at dusk

🐬

Channel Dolphins

in summer

📸

Photographers

at the dip

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Beach pass

$10/day

Assateague refuge day-use

Dolphins

in summer

in the Assateague Channel

Best spot

the Channel

west from the town waterfront

Lighthouse

Assateague

red-striped light in the refuge

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

At Chincoteague, the sun sets at 8:10 PM today — about 14h 3m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:07 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Chincoteague update at the top of the conditions page.