Old Fisherman's Wharf

Monterey Bay sunset, wharf lights and sea otters

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse

SUNSET CAM

LIVE cam

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Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers

🦦

Sea Otters

all evening

🦭

Harbor Seals

on the rocks

🐋

Bay Whales

offshore

🦅

Brown Pelicans

at dusk

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Wharf access

free

Walk Old Fisherman's Wharf any time

Best spot

wharf end

open view west across Monterey Bay

Wildlife

sea otters

resident raft in the kelp off the wharf

Backdrop

the bay

sun sets toward Pacific Grove and the open water

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 Monterey Bay Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.