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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Amalfi - Dramatic Seascapes - Amalfi Coast

Amalfi, Campania, Italy

Dramatic coastal photography conditions - powerful waves combined with atmospheric drama and good visibility for seascape shots.

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Coastal Drama Score · ≥ 75.0% Significant Wave Height · ≥ 1.5m Visibility · ≥ 5000.0m Wind Gusts · ≤ 22.0m/s

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Coastal Drama Score 100% failing
Significant Wave Height 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 38% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Wave Height0.8m
Swell Height0.2m
Wind Speed2.0m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover66%

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Times shown in Europe/Rome

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies conditions when Mediterranean storms and dramatic weather transform the Amalfi Coast into scenes of natural power meeting ancient habitation. We track cloud formations, sea state, wind patterns, and clearing conditions to predict photogenic drama while conditions remain safe.

The Amalfi Coast's dramatic topography—sheer limestone cliffs plunging 300 meters to the sea—creates powerful compositions when weather turns theatrical. Autumn and winter storms bring dark clouds, rough seas, and moody light. The coast's elevation provides safe vantage points to capture storm drama from above.

What makes the Amalfi Coast special for dramatic coastal photography:

  • Vertical scale - Cliffs dropping 300+ meters to the sea create overwhelming sense of scale and drama
  • Furore fjord - Hidden inlet with dramatic bridge crossing the gorge becomes spectacular under storm clouds
  • Ancient architecture - Norman towers, medieval villages, and terraced landscapes add human narrative to natural drama
  • Rapid weather changes - Mediterranean systems move quickly, creating dramatic cloud breaks and shafts of light

Furore's dramatic fjord—spanned by a 30-meter-high bridge—becomes extraordinary under storm clouds, with the inlet amplifying wave action. Conca dei Marini's clifftop position creates powerful storm compositions with waves against limestone cliffs. The medieval Saracen tower at Cetara makes a dramatic foreground for rough seas. Praiano's western exposure captures clearing storms with dramatic light illuminating villages while dark clouds recede. The coast's terraced lemon groves take on brooding character under storm skies. October through March brings the most dramatic weather—Mediterranean drama, not Atlantic fury. Post-storm clearing produces spectacular light and rainbows.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Rome
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Significant Wave Height
≥ 1.5m
Visibility
≥ 5000.0m
Wind Gusts
≤ 22.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 30.0%
Tue, Apr 14
03:0014%1.5m24135m5.2m/s33%
04:0018%2.2m24135m5.3m/s16%
05:0018%1.4m24134m5.3m/s0%
06:0044%1.6m24135m5.1m/s0%
07:0058%1.6m24134m4.9m/s0%
08:0030%1.1m24135m4.8m/s0%
09:0036%1.1m24135m4.2m/s0%
10:0026%1.1m24134m3.5m/s0%
11:0024%1.1m24135m3.8m/s0%
12:0020%1.5m24134m4.1m/s0%
13:0012%1.5m24134m4.1m/s0%
14:0028%2.2m24135m4.1m/s0%
15:0027%2.1m24135m3.2m/s9.5%
16:0017%2m24134m2.5m/s19%
17:0020%1.9m24134m1.5m/s28%
18:0018%1.8m24134m1.6m/s51%
19:0024%1.8m24134m2.2m/s73%
20:0020%1.4m24135m2.8m/s95%
21:007.9%1.2m24134m2.6m/s97%
22:008.9%1.1m24134m1.4m/s98%
23:007.3%1.1m22905m1.5m/s99%
Wed, Apr 15
24:003.9%0.93m17701m1.7m/s99%
01:004.3%0.89m19568m1m/s99%
02:003.7%0.86m23476m1.3m/s99%
03:004.1%0.82m23560m3.2m/s78%
04:005.7%0.78m24135m2.6m/s56%
05:003.8%0.74m24134m3.4m/s35%
06:0012%0.71m24134m3m/s46%
07:0017%0.68m24134m2.3m/s58%
08:0011%0.65m24134m3.2m/s69%
09:009.8%0.59m16190m3.3m/s78%
10:0010%0.52m24134m3.7m/s88%
11:008.8%0.46m24135m4.9m/s97%
12:005.4%0.41m24134m4.5m/s98%
13:007.5%0.35m24134m3.2m/s99%
14:008%0.3m24134m2.9m/s100%
15:007.4%0.27m20499m2.5m/s91%
16:009.1%0.24m24135m2.3m/s83%
17:0011%0.21m20396m2.4m/s75%
18:008.3%0.19m20668m1.8m/s79%
19:004.6%0.17m4912m1.9m/s83%
20:008.6%0.15m24135m0.43m/s87%
21:003.9%0.27m24135m1.2m/s71%
22:004.4%0.39m24134m1.2m/s55%
23:003.8%0.51m20466m1.8m/s39%
Thu, Apr 16
24:005.4%0.49m24134m2.3m/s34%
01:005.1%0.47m12873m2.8m/s30%
02:003.8%0.45m23174m3.5m/s26%
03:003.9%0.47m24134m3.6m/s17%
04:003.9%0.48m24134m3.5m/s8.7%
05:004.4%0.5m22996m2.9m/s0%
06:0012%0.51m23603m2m/s0%
07:0012%0.53m24134m1.8m/s0%
08:0010%0.54m24134m2m/s0%
09:009.2%0.51m24135m2.4m/s4.6%
10:008.3%0.49m24134m2.3m/s9.1%
11:008.3%0.46m24134m1.9m/s14%
12:007%0.4m24135m1.3m/s26%
13:008.7%0.35m24135m1.1m/s38%
14:008.8%0.29m24135m2.8m/s50%
15:006.8%0.27m24134m2.5m/s37%
16:006.8%0.26m24134m2m/s23%
17:009.2%0.24m24134m2.2m/s10%
18:008%0.23m24134m2.3m/s10%
19:0013%0.21m24135m2.6m/s10%
20:0013%0.2m24135m2.1m/s10%
21:003.7%0.19m24134m1.7m/s6.7%
22:004.6%0.19m24135m1.6m/s3.3%
23:004.2%0.18m24135m1.8m/s0%
Fri, Apr 17
24:003.2%0.18m24134m1.8m/s0%
01:002.9%0.18m24135m1.9m/s0%
02:002.9%0.18m24134m1.9m/s0%
03:003.3%0.18m24135m1.9m/s0%
04:003.3%0.19m24135m1.9m/s0%
05:003.3%0.19m24134m1.9m/s0%
06:0011%0.19m24135m1.9m/s0%
07:0011%0.18m24135m2.1m/s0%
08:008.3%0.18m24134m2.5m/s0%
09:007.4%0.17m24134m4.7m/s1.2%
10:006.6%0.17m24135m6.9m/s2.3%
11:007.3%0.16m24135m9.1m/s3.5%
12:007.7%0.15m24135m8.4m/s2.3%
13:006.5%0.15m24135m7.6m/s1.2%
14:005.8%0.14m24135m6.9m/s0%
15:004.1%0.15m24135m5.3m/s0%
16:004.2%0.16m24135m3.8m/s0%
17:006.1%0.17m24135m2.2m/s0%
18:006.1%0.19m24135m2.6m/s0%
19:007.4%0.2m24135m3m/s0%
20:009.2%0.22m24135m3.4m/s0%
21:004.3%0.21m24135m3.5m/s0%
22:003.3%0.21m24135m3.6m/s0%
23:002.5%0.2m24135m3.7m/s0%
Sat, Apr 18
24:002.4%0.2m24135m3.5m/s0%
01:002.4%0.19m24135m3.2m/s0%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Coastal Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Europe/Rome
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Primary Swell Height
m
Primary Wave Direction
°
Sea Salt AOD (550nm)
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Direction
°
Wind Speed
m/s
Wind Wave Height
m
Wind Wave Period
s
Wed, Apr 15 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 19:40
04:00
24% 11% 66% 0.18m 293° 0.01 -25° 66% 29° 2m/s 0.76m 3.8s
05:00
9% 23% 100% 0.12m 292° 0.01 -16° 100% 58° 2.7m/s 0.73m 3.7s
06:00
4% 5% 93% 0.12m 293° 0.01 -5° 93% 53° 2.2m/s 0.7m 3.7s
07:00
16% 30% 56% 0.11m 293° 0.01 6.2° 68% 69° 1.8m/s 0.67m 3.6s
08:00
5% 83% 79% 0.11m 294° 0.02 17° 88% 73° 2.4m/s 0.64m 3.5s
09:00
4% 100% 98% 0.13m 289° 0.02 29° 100% 96° 2.4m/s 0.58m 3.5s
10:00
23% 74% 95% 0.16m 285° 0.02 40° 95% 45° 2.8m/s 0.52m 3.5s
11:00
1% 25% 18% 0.18m 281° 0.02 49° 25% 30° 4m/s 0.46m 3.5s
12:00
0% 9% 0% 0.21m 278° 0.02 56° 9% 28° 3.8m/s 0.38m 3.5s
13:00
0% 22% 2% 0.25m 274° 0.02 59° 22% 38° 2.9m/s 0.29m 3.5s
14:00
0% 14% 21% 0.28m 271° 0.02 57° 24% 52° 2.4m/s 0.21m 3.5s
15:00
3% 6% 5% 0.23m 268° 0.01 50° 6% 47° 1.9m/s 0.19m 3.2s
16:00
5% 19% 4% 0.18m 265° 0.02 40° 20% 25° 1.5m/s 0.16m 2.9s
17:00
98% 74% 92% 0.13m 261° 0.01 29° 99% 71° 1.2m/s 0.14m 2.6s
18:00
100% 48% 59% 0.14m 260° 0.008 18° 100% 187° 0.37m/s 0.13m 2.5s
19:00
100% 29% 64% 0.14m 258° 0.006 6.9° 100% 238° 1.9m/s 0.13m 2.5s
20:00
100% 42% 93% 0.15m 257° 0.006 -4.3° 100% 227° 0.44m/s 0.12m 2.5s
21:00
100% 14% 100% 0.19m 264° 0.006 -15° 100% 120° 0.68m/s 0.26m 2.8s
22:00
100% 25% 99% 0.22m 270° 0.008 -24° 100% 92° 0.85m/s 0.41m 3.1s
23:00
100% 5% 99% 0.26m 277° 0.01 -32° 100% 58° 1.3m/s 0.55m 3.4s
Thu, Apr 16 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 19:40
24:00
1% 19% 56% 0.29m 272° 0.01 -37° 56% 49° 1.8m/s 0.53m 3.6s
01:00
56% 54% 29% 0.33m 267° 0.01 -39° 71% 46° 2.1m/s 0.5m 3.7s
02:00
99% 95% 33% 0.36m 262° 0.01 -38° 99% 38° 2.5m/s 0.48m 3.9s
03:00
100% 100% 89% 0.26m 267° 0.01 -32° 100% 37° 2.4m/s 0.48m 3.7s
04:00
100% 100% 100% 0.16m 271° 0.01 -25° 100% 46° 2.6m/s 0.49m 3.5s
05:00
96% 100% 86% 0.06m 276° 0.01 -15° 100% 67° 2.2m/s 0.49m 3.3s
06:00
100% 100% 91% 0.06m 277° 0.01 -4.7° 100% 66° 1.7m/s 0.51m 3.3s
07:00
100% 100% 100% 0.07m 279° 0.01 6.4° 100% 53° 1.5m/s 0.52m 3.3s
08:00
100% 100% 90% 0.07m 280° 0.01 18° 100% 42° 1.6m/s 0.54m 3.3s
09:00
100% 100% 100% 0.08m 279° 0.009 29° 100% 23° 1.9m/s 0.51m 3.3s
10:00
99% 100% 100% 0.08m 279° 0.008 40° 100% 40° 1.7m/s 0.47m 3.3s
11:00
100% 16% 100% 0.09m 279° 0.007 49° 100% 63° 1.6m/s 0.44m 3.3s
12:00
38% 5% 96% 0.15m 276° 0.007 57° 96% 65° 0.91m/s 0.42m 3.4s
13:00
37% 5% 39% 0.2m 273° 0.007 60° 57% 228° 0.41m/s 0.41m 3.4s
14:00
42% 28% 51% 0.26m 271° 0.007 57° 68% 241° 1.8m/s 0.39m 3.4s
15:00
55% 88% 87% 0.22m 202° - 50° 98% 257° 2.6m/s 0.32m 3.3s
16:00
95% 98% 75% 0.18m 133° - 40° 98% 267° 1.8m/s 0.24m 3.2s
17:00
100% 93% 92% 0.14m 64° - 30° 100% 272° 1.6m/s 0.17m 3.1s
18:00
98% 21% 71% 0.13m 82° - 18° 100% 322° 1.7m/s 0.17m 3s
19:00
56% 11% 53% 0.11m 100° - 7.1° 77% 347° 1.8m/s 0.16m 2.9s
20:00
18% 8% 26% 0.1m 119° - -4.1° 32% 344° 1.8m/s 0.16m 2.8s
21:00
11% 6% 5% 0.11m 158° - -15° 11% 359° 1.7m/s 0.15m 2.7s
22:00
5% 5% 40% 0.12m 197° - -24° 40% 1.6m/s 0.14m 2.6s
23:00
5% 5% 45% 0.13m 236° - -32° 45% 14° 1.8m/s 0.13m 2.5s
Fri, Apr 17 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 19:41
24:00
10% 5% 18% 0.14m 242° - -37° 18% 25° 1.9m/s 0.12m 2.7s
01:00
10% 5% 4% 0.14m 248° - -39° 10% 34° 2m/s 0.11m 2.9s
02:00
2% 2% 2% 0.15m 254° - -37° 2% 39° 2m/s 0.1m 3.2s
03:00
0% 2% 0% 0.14m 247° - -32° 2% 38° 2.1m/s 0.11m 3.1s
04:00
1% 2% 0% 0.12m 239° - -24° 2% 41° 2.1m/s 0.12m 3s
05:00
5% 2% 0% 0.11m 231° - -15° 5% 40° 2m/s 0.13m 3s
06:00
12% 0% 0% 0.11m 217° - -4.4° 12% 38° 2.1m/s 0.13m 3s
07:00
90% 0% 0% 0.12m 203° - 6.7° 90% 40° 2.1m/s 0.12m 3.1s
08:00
100% 0% 0% 0.12m 189° - 18° 100% 36° 2m/s 0.12m 3.2s
09:00
67% 25% 0% 0.12m 181° - 29° 92% 119° 3.6m/s 0.1m 3.3s
10:00
33% 51% 0% 0.12m 174° - 40° 84% 202° 5.1m/s 0.08m 3.4s
11:00
0% 76% 0% 0.12m 166° - 50° 76% 286° 6.7m/s 0.06m 3.4s
12:00
0% 53% 0% 0.12m 161° - 57° 53% 291° 6.3m/s 0.09m 3.4s
13:00
0% 29% 0% 0.11m 157° - 60° 29% 297° 5.8m/s 0.11m 3.4s
14:00
0% 6% 0% 0.11m 152° - 57° 6% 302° 5.3m/s 0.14m 3.5s
15:00
0% 4% 0% 0.1m 149° - 50° 4% 224° 4m/s 0.14m 3s
16:00
1% 2% 0% 0.09m 146° - 41° 3% 145° 2.7m/s 0.15m 2.6s
17:00
1% 0% 0% 0.08m 143° - 30° 1% 67° 1.3m/s 0.15m 2.2s
18:00
5% 0% 0% 0.07m 163° - 19° 5% 79° 2m/s 0.17m 2.2s
19:00
10% 0% 1% 0.07m 183° - 7.2° 10% 91° 2.6m/s 0.19m 2.1s
20:00
14% 0% 1% 0.06m 202° - -3.9° 14% 102° 3.2m/s 0.21m 2s
21:00
43% 0% 1% 0.11m 201° - -14° 43% 106° 3.3m/s 0.21m 2.2s
22:00
71% 0% 0% 0.15m 200° - -24° 71% 109° 3.3m/s 0.22m 2.3s
23:00
100% 0% 0% 0.2m 199° - -32° 100% 113° 3.4m/s 0.22m 2.4s
Sat, Apr 18 Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 19:42
24:00
100% 0% 22% 0.2m 198° - -37° 100% 110° 3.2m/s 0.18m 2.5s
01:00
100% 0% 44% 0.19m 196° - -39° 100% 107° 3m/s 0.13m 2.6s
02:00
100% 0% 67% 0.19m 195° - -37° 100% 104° 2.8m/s 0.09m 2.7s
03:00
99% 0% 63% 0.18m 194° - -32° 99% 128° 2.3m/s 0.09m 2.8s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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