Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Park access
$10/car
Empire Passport = free
Best spot
West End 2
open dunes, fewer crowds
Surf
2-4 ft
Atlantic swell at Field 4
Golden hour
45 min
before sunset · boardwalk walk
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 Jones Beach webcam. The Jones Beach Dusk runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Jones Beach State Park, the sun sets at 8:09 PM today — about 14h 15m of daylight. Sunrise was 5:54 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Jones Beach State Park update at the top of the conditions page.