Beach Guide

The Cove

Harbor sunset · bridge & skyline

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers

Harbor Sailboats

all evening

🐬

Cove Dolphins

at dusk

🌉

Ravenel Bridge

at dusk

📸

Photographers

at the dip

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Access

free

free street parking

Best spot

The Cove

harbor side, west end

Dolphins

common

in the harbor cove at dusk

Sunrise

ocean side

east-facing beach at dawn

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 Sullivan's Harbor Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.

At Sullivan's Island, the sun sets at 8:17 PM today — about 13h 42m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:35 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Sullivan's Island update at the top of the conditions page.