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Hi John,

Interesting question.  You must be from out West and not near a beach 🙂

Well, there is definitely still plenty of light on the east coast at 5:00pm and 6:00pm during the summer.  Normally people are swimming all the way until 7:00pm or even 8:00pm in June and July.  In August the sun starts to set around 8:00pm.

Regarding an umbrella, yes an umbrella is definitely a good idea at 5:00pm or 6:00pm throughout the summer.

If you have kids, then visiting the beach during the morning or evening is really your preference.  Are you a morning person or an evening person?  How old are your kids?

I actually have a 5yr old and a 3yr old and we prefer to go in the evening around 5:30pm – 6:00pm and let the kids swim and play until after 7:00pm.  That gets them nice and tired out before they have to go back and get in bed 🙂

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