painted for this minute from Gold Rock Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · overcast at 100%
The sun goes down at
6:33 PM
T-00:05:00Gold Rock Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind you, over land at 6:33 PM. Face the water for the pink afterglow in the half hour after. Gold Rock Beach is in the view. Best light from 6:13 PM to 7:03 PM.
Sunset Score · Overcast (100% cover): you may not see the sun go down. Try another night. Thin high clouds (100%) that turn pink after the sun goes down; nothing low on the horizon, so you should see the sun all the way down.
Know Before You Go
Sunset
west-facing
Best natural sunset on Grand Bahama Island
Sea caves
kayak inside
World's largest charted underwater cave system
Entry fee
$3 per person
Lucayan National Park gate, cash only
Wildlife
birds & turtles
Loggerhead turtles nest on the beach in summer
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Gold Rock Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Saturday, October 31, the sun sets at 6:33 PM at Gold Rock Beach. Gold Rock Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind the beach, over land. Turn and face the water for the pink and purple afterglow in the half hour after. Golden hour starts at 6:00 PM, and the sky stays light until about 6:56 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 7:23 AM, which gives Gold Rock Beach 11 hr 10 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:23 PM.
The next seven evenings at Gold Rock Beach: 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 | 6:33 PM | from 6:00 PM | 6:56 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:32 PM | from 4:59 PM | 5:55 PM | 99% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:32 PM | from 4:59 PM | 5:55 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:31 PM | from 4:58 PM | 5:54 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:30 PM | from 4:57 PM | 5:53 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5:30 PM | from 4:56 PM | 5:53 PM | 90% | 3/10 |
| Fri Nov 6 | 5:29 PM | from 4:56 PM | 5:52 PM | 1% | 5/10 |
Gold Rock Beach faces east, away from the sunset. The sun goes down behind you, over land, so the view to catch is the afterglow: the band of pink above the dark blue shadow of the earth rising over the water, best from sunset to about 30 minutes after.
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 behind the beach. In December it sets behind the beach.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:00 PM to sunset at 6:33 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 6:47 PM to 7:05 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 5:22 PM (Mon Nov 30) and the latest is 8:12 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:14 AM | 6:47 PM | 11 hr 33 min |
| November 2026 | 6:34 AM | 5:25 PM | 10 hr 51 min |
| December 2026 | 6:55 AM | 5:24 PM | 10 hr 29 min |
| January 2027 | 7:04 AM | 5:43 PM | 10 hr 39 min |
| February 2027 | 6:51 AM | 6:07 PM | 11 hr 16 min |
| March 2027 | 7:24 AM | 7:23 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 6:51 AM | 7:38 PM | 12 hr 47 min |
| May 2027 | 6:28 AM | 7:54 PM | 13 hr 26 min |
| June 2027 | 6:21 AM | 8:09 PM | 13 hr 48 min |
| July 2027 | 6:31 AM | 8:10 PM | 13 hr 39 min |
| August 2027 | 6:46 AM | 7:52 PM | 13 hr 5 min |
| September 2027 | 7:00 AM | 7:20 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 Gold Rock Beach’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 6:33 PM at Gold Rock Beach today (Saturday, October 31).
The sun rose at 7:23 AM at Gold Rock Beach today.
11 hr 10 min of daylight, from 7:23 AM to 6:33 PM.
Golden hour at Gold Rock Beach runs from 6:00 PM to sunset at 6:33 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:47 PM to 7:05 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 6:56 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:23 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.
Gold Rock Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind the beach, over land. Tonight it goes down in the west-south-west.
No. Gold Rock Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind you, over land. The show over the water is the afterglow in the half hour after sunset.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Gold Rock Beach is 5:22 PM on Monday, November 30, and the latest is 8:12 PM on Friday, July 2.
| Treasure Cay Beach sunset | 65 mi | 6:29 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Bimini Radio Beach sunset | 83 mi | 6:38 PM |
| Tahiti Beach sunset | 84 mi | 6:28 PM |
| Lake Worth Beach sunset | 107 mi | 6:40 PM |
| Palm Beach sunset | 108 mi | 6:40 PM |
| Boynton Beach sunset | 108 mi | 6:40 PM |
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