Beach Guide

Sanibel Island Sunset

Bowman's Beach · West-facing sunset · shells at low tide · wildlife

Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

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SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam
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Animated preview · watch the live Island Cam cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐚

Shell Hunters

low tide

🦩

Roseate Spoonbills

at dusk

🌅

Ding Darling Birds

all evening

🐬

Dolphins

at the pass

🦅

Ospreys

sunset hour

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Beach access

$5/hr lot

sand and sunsets are free

Best shells

low tide

the hour before and after, Blind Pass or Bowman's

Best spot

Bowman's

wild, west-facing, no crowds

Live cam

Island cam

sun sets straight over the Gulf

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 Island Cam webcam. The Gulf Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.

At Sanibel Island, the sun sets at 7:37 PM today — about 12h 22m of daylight. Sunrise was 7:14 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Sanibel Island update at the top of the conditions page.