We don't get proper sunsets here because the beach faces the East but we still get some wonderful times down there because the sun goes down behind us and the tall buildings along the beach serve as shade for everyone. As night falls this is a really wonderful place to be!
This is the most popular time of day to be at the beach and there are tons of activities going on such as surfing, playing ball sports, walking of the dogs, and just hanging out. 2/3 of the things I just mentioned are technically against the rules but I don't think the security personnel actually cares. Not at this portion of the beach anyway.
One thing they will definitely not tolerate though is swimming. Even though I think it is an overreaction on their part, the currents here I guess can be considered a bit dangerous and swimming is only allowed in cordoned off areas which are further down the beach from our sitting spot.
As it gets darker and darker we have this period of time for about an hour where the sun and the moon are both visible at the same time. This is pretty cool in my mind and basically everyone was taking photos of it.
We have also been very fortunate to have such clear skies for the most part. The clouds did move in a little lower as the sun disappeared behind us and it resulted in a pretty neat and spooky scene.
This is the best time of year at the beach in a lot of people's minds even though you can't go for a swim in most places. The weather is starting to turn to very hot, but we are going to get a few more weeks of somewhat mild days and cool nights. After that, it is going to go back to punishingly hot all day and most of the night for 6 months. We plan to enjoy it while we can and spend as much time as possible down there on the beach. Not swimming of course :)