Beach Guide

Banks Channel

Soundside sunset · Banks Channel · marsh

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

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SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐬

Channel Dolphins

at dusk

Sailboats

all evening

🌅

Sound Paddlers

at sunset

🐦

Marsh Egrets

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

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.