Santa Cruz Wharf

Monterey Bay sunset · wharf silhouette · 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

🎡

Boardwalk Lights

after sunset

🦅

Pelican Patrol

at dusk

🏄

Surfer Silhouettes

golden hour

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Admission

free

Wharf walk and beach access

Best spot

wharf end

180-degree view of Monterey Bay

Wildlife

sea otters

resident kelp raft near Cowell's

Landmark

Giant Dipper

lit up after sunset on the Boardwalk

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 Santa Cruz Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.