Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Beach access
shuttle
from Little Creek Lot -- $35/car
Sunset view
marsh side
watch the sky behind the dunes
Surf
3-6 ft
strong Atlantic swell, rip currents possible
Best photo
golden hour
Coast Guard station silhouette at dusk
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 Coast Guard Beach webcam. The Coast Guard Beach Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Coast Guard Beach, the sun sets at 7:57 PM today — about 14h 21m of daylight. Sunrise was 5:36 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Coast Guard Beach update at the top of the conditions page.