Laguna Madre Bay · painted for this minute from South Padre Island’s own horizon and tonight’s cloud forecast
The sun is touching the horizon · overcast at 100%
The sun goes down at
5:47 PM
T-00:05:00It sets straight into the water, so the official sunset time is when you will see it go. Look west-south-west. Golden hour starts at 5:15 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.
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Tonight’s times, the week ahead and the year by month are below. Laguna Madre Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.
Tonight, Monday, November 2, the sun sets at 5:48 PM at South Padre Island. It sets over open water here, so that is when you will see it go. Golden hour starts at 5:15 PM, and the sky stays light until about 6:10 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 6:39 AM, which gives South Padre Island 11 hr 8 min of daylight. It is fully dark by about 6:38 PM.
The next seven evenings at South Padre Island: 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 | 5:48 PM | from 5:15 PM | 6:10 PM | 100% | 3/10 |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5:47 PM | from 5:14 PM | 6:10 PM | 20% | 7/10 |
| Wed Nov 4 | 5:46 PM | from 5:13 PM | 6:09 PM | 66% | 6/10 |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5:46 PM | from 5:12 PM | 6:09 PM | 83% | 6/10 |
| Fri Nov 6 | 5:45 PM | from 5:12 PM | 6:08 PM | 1% | 5/10 |
| Sat Nov 7 | 5:45 PM | from 5:11 PM | 6:08 PM | 99% | 3/10 |
| Sun Nov 8 | 5:44 PM | from 5:11 PM | 6:07 PM | 95% | 3/10 |
Tonight the sun goes down in the west-south-west (254° on a compass). The favorite place to watch is Laguna Madre Bay.
Tonight’s timeline for Laguna Madre Sunset is at the top of this page.
Can’t make it to the beach? Watch the live SPadre Bay 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 (244°). In June it sets behind the beach. In December it sets over open water.
Golden hour tonight runs from 5:15 PM to sunset at 5:48 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 6:01 PM to 6:20 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 5:38 PM (Mon Nov 30) and the latest is 8:26 PM (Fri Jul 2). Times are local and include daylight saving time where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 6:49 AM | 5:41 PM | 10 hr 52 min |
| December 2026 | 7:10 AM | 5:41 PM | 10 hr 31 min |
| January 2027 | 7:19 AM | 5:59 PM | 10 hr 41 min |
| February 2027 | 7:06 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 hr 17 min |
| March 2027 | 7:40 AM | 7:38 PM | 11 hr 59 min |
| April 2027 | 7:07 AM | 7:53 PM | 12 hr 46 min |
| May 2027 | 6:44 AM | 8:09 PM | 13 hr 25 min |
| June 2027 | 6:38 AM | 8:23 PM | 13 hr 46 min |
| July 2027 | 6:47 AM | 8:24 PM | 13 hr 37 min |
| August 2027 | 7:03 AM | 8:07 PM | 13 hr 4 min |
| September 2027 | 7:16 AM | 7:35 PM | 12 hr 20 min |
| October 2027 | 7:29 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 hr 34 min |
The official sunset time is when the top of the sun sinks below a flat sea horizon. We also check South Padre Island’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 5:48 PM at South Padre Island today (Monday, November 2).
The sun rose at 6:39 AM at South Padre Island today.
11 hr 8 min of daylight, from 6:39 AM to 5:48 PM.
Golden hour at South Padre Island runs from 5:15 PM to sunset at 5:48 PM, when the sun is low and the light turns warm and soft. Blue hour follows, from 6:01 PM to 6:20 PM.
The sky stays light enough to see without a flashlight until about 6:10 PM, the end of civil twilight. It is fully dark by about 6:38 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.
Tonight the sun sets in the west-south-west, at 254° on a compass. Through the year it moves between the west-north-west in June and the west-south-west in December.
Yes. Tonight the sun sets over open water, to the west-south-west.
Over the next year the earliest sunset at South Padre Island is 5:38 PM on Monday, November 30, and the latest is 8:26 PM on Friday, July 2.
Laguna Madre Bay is the favorite spot at South Padre Island. Get there 30 to 45 minutes before sunset for a good place, and stay 20 minutes after for the afterglow.
Yes. The SPadre Bay Cam live cam shows South Padre Island in real time, linked from this page.
| Corpus Christi sunset | 105 mi | 5:46 PM |
|---|---|---|
| Port Aransas sunset | 119 mi | 5:45 PM |
| Galveston sunset | 264 mi | 5:34 PM |
| Holly Beach sunset | 340 mi | 5:28 PM |
| Grand Isle sunset | 490 mi | 5:15 PM |
| Bay St. Louis sunset | 559 mi | 5:11 PM |
See every beach on one map: sunset times tonight across the US →