Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Beach access
$15/car
walk-in and bike-in are free
Best spot
creek jetty
open southwest horizon at the creek mouth
Wildlife
gray whales
migrate past Dana Point December to April
Backdrop
the headland
the Dana Point bluffs frame the sunset
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 Doheny Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Doheny State Beach, the sun sets at 7:50 PM today — about 13h 45m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:05 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Doheny State Beach update at the top of the conditions page.