Beach Guide

Gulf State Park Pier

Gulf sunset · pier walk · pelicans

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live Bama Beach Cams cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐦

Diving Pelicans

at dusk

🎣

Pier Anglers

all evening

🐬

Nearshore Dolphins

before dusk

🎸

Beach Bar Music

most nights

🪁

Kite & Ball Games

all evening

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Pier

small fee

walk the longest Gulf pier

Best spot

West Beach

open Gulf horizon, fewer crowds

Pelicans

at dusk

diving off the pier and surf

Live cam

Bama Cams

watch the beach and surf

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 Bama Beach Cams webcam. The Gulf Shores Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.

At Gulf Shores, the sun sets at 7:44 PM today — about 13h 33m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:11 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Gulf Shores update at the top of the conditions page.