Lighthouse Beach · painted for this minute from Boca Grande’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · overcast at 100% · low clouds 100% on the horizon
The sun goes down at
6:51 PM
T-00:05:00It sets straight into the water, so the official sunset time is when you will see it go. Look west-south-west, to the left of Lighthouse Beach. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Low clouds (100%) along the horizon could hide the sun a few minutes early.
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Know Before You Go
Bridge
$6 toll
Gasparilla Island Bridge — cash or SunPass
Tarpon
May–Jul
Boca Grande Pass — deepest tarpon run in FL
Lighthouse
1890
second oldest lighthouse in Florida
No chains
zero
not one chain restaurant on the island
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Lighthouse Beach Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Wednesday, October 28, the sun sets at 6:51 PM at Boca Grande. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:14 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10. Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Sunrise today was at 7:37 AM, which gives Boca Grande 11 hr 14 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
The next seven evenings at Boca Grande: when the sun goes down, when golden hour starts and when the last light fades, plus the Sunset Score from each night's cloud forecast.
| Day | Sunset | Golden hour | Last light | Cloud | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | 6:51 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:14 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Thu Oct 29 | 6:50 PM | from 6:17 PM | 7:13 PM | 43% | 9/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:49 PM | from 6:16 PM | 7:12 PM | 41% | 9/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:49 PM | from 6:16 PM | 7:11 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:48 PM | from 5:15 PM | 6:11 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:10 PM | 4% | 5/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:47 PM | from 5:13 PM | 6:09 PM | 5% | 5/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (256° on a compass), to the left of Lighthouse Beach as you face the water. The favorite place to watch is Lighthouse Beach.
Tonight’s timeline for Lighthouse Beach Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Boca Grande cam at sunset.
The spot where the sun sets moves along the horizon through the year. Around June 21 it goes down furthest north, in the west-north-west (297°); around December 21 it goes down furthest south, in the west-south-west (244°). In June it sets over open water. In December it sets over open water.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:18 PM to sunset at 6:51 PM. The sun is low, the light is warm and soft, and shadows are long. It is the best time for photos of people on the beach.
Blue hour follows, from about 7:04 PM to 7:23 PM, when the sun is below the horizon and the sky turns deep blue. The first lights come on along the shore and the water holds the last of the color.
Sunrise, sunset and daylight on the 15th of each month. Over the next year the earliest sunset is 5:37 PM (Tue Dec 1) and the latest is 8:28 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:30 AM | 7:02 PM | 11 hr 33 min |
| November 2026 | 6:50 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 hr 50 min |
| December 2026 | 7:12 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 hr 28 min |
| January 2027 | 7:20 AM | 5:59 PM | 10 hr 38 min |
| February 2027 | 7:07 AM | 6:22 PM | 11 hr 15 min |
| March 2027 | 7:40 AM | 7:39 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:54 PM | 12 hr 47 min |
| May 2027 | 6:43 AM | 8:10 PM | 13 hr 27 min |
| June 2027 | 6:37 AM | 8:25 PM | 13 hr 49 min |
| July 2027 | 6:46 AM | 8:26 PM | 13 hr 40 min |
| August 2027 | 7:02 AM | 8:08 PM | 13 hr 6 min |
| September 2027 | 7:16 AM | 7:36 PM | 12 hr 20 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Boca Grande’s real horizon: the hills, headlands and islands you can see from the sand. When land is in the way, the sun disappears before the official time, and we show you that earlier time. The Sunset Score rates how colorful the sky should be from the cloud forecast at sunset. Buildings are not included, so a tall hotel beside you can still hide the last minute.
The sun sets at 6:51 PM at Boca Grande today (Wednesday, October 28).
The sun rose at 7:37 AM at Boca Grande today.
11 hr 14 min of daylight, from 7:37 AM to 6:51 PM.
Golden hour at Boca Grande runs from 6:18 PM to sunset at 6:51 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 7:04 PM to 7:23 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:14 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:41 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 3 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 256° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Yes. Tonight the sun sets over open water, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Boca Grande is 5:37 PM on Tuesday, December 1, and the latest is 8:28 PM on Friday, July 2.
Lighthouse Beach is the favorite spot at Boca Grande. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Boca Grande live cam shows Boca Grande in real time, linked from this page.
| Captiva Island sunset | 16 mi | 6:51 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Manasota Key sunset | 16 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Sanibel Island sunset | 23 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Venice Beach sunset | 26 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Fort Myers Beach sunset | 28 mi | 6:50 PM |
| Lovers Key State Park sunset | 35 mi | 6:50 PM |
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