Sea Walk Pavilion · painted for this minute from Jacksonville Beach’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
6:40 PM
T-00:05:00Jacksonville Beach faces east, so the sun goes down behind you, over land, 2 min before the official sunset time of 6:42 PM. Face the water for the pink afterglow in the half hour after. Jax Beach Pier is in the view. Best light from 6:20 PM to 7:10 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
Sunrise
over water
Atlantic faces east - the morning is the show
Pier walk
small fee
fishing pass covers the pier walk
Concerts
free / paid
Sea Walk pavilion hosts free shows in summer
Live cam
pier feed
real-time surf from the pier
see you at sunset
Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Sea Walk Nights runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Thursday, October 29, the sun sets at 6:42 PM at Jacksonville Beach. Jacksonville 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 6:08 PM, and the sky stays light until about 7:06 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 7:39 AM, which gives Jacksonville Beach 11 hr 4 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 7:34 PM.
The next seven evenings at Jacksonville 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 | 6:42 PM | from 6:08 PM | 7:06 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Fri Oct 30 | 6:41 PM | from 6:07 PM | 7:05 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sat Oct 31 | 6:41 PM | from 6:06 PM | 7:04 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 1 | 5:40 PM | from 5:05 PM | 6:03 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Mon Nov 2 | 5:39 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:03 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:38 PM | from 5:04 PM | 6:02 PM | 70% | 6/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:37 PM | from 5:03 PM | 6:01 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
Jacksonville 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.
Tonight’s timeline for Sea Walk Nights is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live Pier Cam 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 (243°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it sets behind the beach.
Golden hour tonight runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:42 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 6:56 PM to 7:15 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 5:26 PM (Thu Dec 3) 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 | 7:29 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 hr 28 min |
| November 2026 | 6:53 AM | 5:31 PM | 10 hr 38 min |
| December 2026 | 7:16 AM | 5:28 PM | 10 hr 12 min |
| January 2027 | 7:24 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 hr 24 min |
| February 2027 | 7:08 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 hr 7 min |
| March 2027 | 7:37 AM | 7:35 PM | 11 hr 57 min |
| April 2027 | 7:00 AM | 7:54 PM | 12 hr 54 min |
| May 2027 | 6:33 AM | 8:13 PM | 13 hr 40 min |
| June 2027 | 6:25 AM | 8:30 PM | 14 hr 5 min |
| July 2027 | 6:35 AM | 8:30 PM | 13 hr 55 min |
| August 2027 | 6:54 AM | 8:09 PM | 13 hr 16 min |
| September 2027 | 7:11 AM | 7:33 PM | 12 hr 22 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check Jacksonville 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 6:42 PM at Jacksonville Beach today (Thursday, October 29).
The sun rose at 7:39 AM at Jacksonville Beach today.
11 hr 4 min of daylight, from 7:39 AM to 6:42 PM.
Golden hour at Jacksonville Beach runs from 6:08 PM to sunset at 6:42 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:56 PM to 7:15 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 7:06 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 7:34 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.
Jacksonville Beach faces east, so the sun sets behind the beach, over land. Tonight it goes down in the west-south-west.
No. Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville Beach is 5:26 PM on Thursday, December 3, and the latest is 8:33 PM on Thursday, July 1.
Sea Walk Pavilion is the favorite spot at Jacksonville Beach. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The Pier Cam live cam shows Jacksonville Beach in real time, linked from this page.
| Neptune Beach sunset | 2 mi | 6:42 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Ponte Vedra Beach sunset | 5 mi | 6:42 PM |
| Amelia Island sunset | 24 mi | 6:42 PM |
| St. Augustine Beach sunset | 31 mi | 6:42 PM |
| Jekyll Island sunset | 54 mi | 6:41 PM |
| Flagler Beach sunset | 58 mi | 6:42 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →