Gulf Blvd Beach · painted for this minute from Indian Rocks Beach’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · clear at 0%
The sun goes down at
6:49 PM
T-00:05:00It drops behind land 162 m away to the west-south-west, 2 min before the official sunset time of 6:51 PM. Look west-south-west, to the left of Gulf Blvd Beach. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM.
Sunset Score · Clear sky (0% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast. Nothing low on the horizon, so you should see the sun all the way down.
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Know Before You Go
Beach
free
sand is always free, lots are paid or free
Fishing
surf cast
pompano and whiting off the beach
Advantage
no high-rises
full afternoon sun all the way to the horizon
Tip
go south
Indian Shores side has fewer people at sunset
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Gulf Blvd Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, October 29, the sun sets at 6:51 PM at Indian Rocks Beach. From the sand it drops behind land 532 feet away 2 min earlier, at 6:49 PM. Golden hour starts at 6:18 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:14 PM. Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10. Clear sky (0% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
Sunrise today was at 7:42 AM, which gives Indian Rocks Beach 11 hr 10 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:42 PM.
The next seven evenings at Indian Rocks 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 | 6:49 PM | from 6:18 PM | 7:14 PM | 0% | 5/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:48 PM | from 6:17 PM | 7:13 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:48 PM | from 6:16 PM | 7:13 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:47 PM | from 5:15 PM | 6:12 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:11 PM | 20% | 7/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:11 PM | 98% | 3/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:47 PM | from 5:13 PM | 6:10 PM | 79% | 6/10 |
On nights the sun drops behind land, the table shows the time it disappears from the beach, which is earlier than the official sunset.
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (255° on a compass), to the left of Gulf Blvd Beach as you face the water. The favorite place to watch is Gulf Blvd Beach.
Tonight’s timeline for Gulf Blvd Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live IRB Town 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 drops behind land 564 feet away. In December it drops behind land 564 feet away.
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 7:05 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 8:33 PM (Thu Jul 1). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 7:33 AM | 7:04 PM | 11 hr 31 min |
| November 2026 | 6:54 AM | 5:41 PM | 10 hr 47 min |
| December 2026 | 7:16 AM | 5:39 PM | 10 hr 23 min |
| January 2027 | 7:25 AM | 5:59 PM | 10 hr 34 min |
| February 2027 | 7:11 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 hr 13 min |
| March 2027 | 7:43 AM | 7:41 PM | 11 hr 58 min |
| April 2027 | 7:08 AM | 7:57 PM | 12 hr 49 min |
| May 2027 | 6:43 AM | 8:15 PM | 13 hr 31 min |
| June 2027 | 6:36 AM | 8:30 PM | 13 hr 54 min |
| July 2027 | 6:46 AM | 8:31 PM | 13 hr 45 min |
| August 2027 | 7:03 AM | 8:12 PM | 13 hr 9 min |
| September 2027 | 7:18 AM | 7:38 PM | 12 hr 21 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Indian Rocks 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 6:51 PM at Indian Rocks Beach today (Thursday, October 29). From the beach it drops behind land 2 min earlier, at 6:49 PM.
The sun rose at 7:42 AM at Indian Rocks Beach today.
11 hr 10 min of daylight, from 7:42 AM to 6:51 PM.
Golden hour at Indian Rocks Beach 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 7:05 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 7:42 PM.
Tonight's Sunset Score is 5 out of 10, from the cloud forecast at sunset. Clear sky (0% cloud): a clean sunset, but the color fades fast.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 255° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Not tonight. The sun drops behind land 532 feet away, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at Indian Rocks Beach is 5:37 PM on Tuesday, December 1, and the latest is 8:33 PM on Thursday, July 1.
Gulf Blvd Beach is the favorite spot at Indian Rocks Beach. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The IRB Town live cam shows Indian Rocks Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Redington Beach sunset | 5 mi | 6:51 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Beach sunset | 6 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Madeira Beach sunset | 7 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Treasure Island sunset | 9 mi | 6:51 PM |
| Honeymoon & Caladesi sunset | 11 mi | 6:51 PM |
| St. Pete Beach sunset | 13 mi | 6:51 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →