Beach Guide

Powerhouse Park

Pacific sunset - cliffs and racetrack views

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐕

Dog Beach Off-Leash

all evening

🦅

Pelican Patrol

at dusk

🌸

Blufftop Strollers

golden hour

🏇

Racetrack Season

Jul-Sep

🌊

Shore Break Surfers

afternoon

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Entry

free

Powerhouse Park and beach stairs

Best spot

blufftop lawn

Powerhouse Park west edge above the sand

Wildlife

shorebirds

snowy plovers and willets at the water's edge

Backdrop

open ocean

clear sightline to the horizon year-round

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