Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Beach access
town beach
$20-$30/car, Middletown DPW
Landmark
Purgatory Chasm
dramatic rock formation on west headland
Surf
3-6 ft
better surf than crowded First Beach
Wildlife
Sachuest Pt
242-acre national wildlife refuge
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 Second Beach webcam. The Sachuest Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Second Beach, the sun sets at 8:02 PM today — about 14h 19m of daylight. Sunrise was 5:42 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Second Beach update at the top of the conditions page.