Beach Guide

Singing Beach

Manchester Harbor cove at dusk, boats in the anchorage, the squeaking sand underfoot, rocky headlands catching the last light

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live Singing Beach cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🎵

Singing Sand

whenever you walk

Harbor Sailboats

golden hour

🪨

Granite Headlands

all evening

🌊

Massachusetts Bay

all day

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Parking

very limited

commuter rail is the smart move

Sunset

harbor glow

inland hills block the horizon but the cove is beautiful

Sand

it sings

round quartz grains squeak when dry

Train

$10-$15

MBTA North Station -- Newburyport/Rockport line

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 Singing Beach webcam. The Singing Beach Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.