Beach Guide

Democrat Point

Democrat Point · lighthouse beacon · dune silhouettes

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live Robert Moses State Park cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🏄

Democrat Point Surfers

golden hour

🌾

Dune Grass Silhouettes

blue hour

🌊

Atlantic Break

all evening

🔦

Lighthouse Beacon

after sunset

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Park access

$10/car

Empire Passport = free

Best spot

Democrat Pt

westernmost tip, bay views

Surf

2-5 ft

Atlantic swell · Field 2 & west

Lighthouse

168 ft

tours daily, 1858 historic

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 Robert Moses State Park webcam. The Fire Island Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.

At Robert Moses State Park, the sun sets at 8:08 PM today — about 14h 15m of daylight. Sunrise was 5:52 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Robert Moses State Park update at the top of the conditions page.