Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Access
free
soundside public docks
Best spot
Banks Channel
west-facing sound side
Wildlife
dolphins
in the channel at dusk
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 Banks Channel Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
At Wrightsville Beach, the sun sets at 8:12 PM today — about 13h 48m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:24 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Wrightsville Beach update at the top of the conditions page.