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More Dramatic Seascapes in Australian Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Kiama - Dramatic Seascapes - Australian Coast

Q: What conditions does Dramatic Seascapes look for?

Coastal Drama Score: ≥ 75.0%. Significant Wave Height: ≥ 1.5m. Visibility: ≥ 5000.0m. Wind Gusts: ≤ 22.0m/s. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 30.0%

Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

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 40% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.7m

Swell Height0.4m

Wind Speed1.7m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover100%

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Times shown in Australia/Sydney

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the conditions that bring Australia's dramatic coastline to life—from Sydney Harbour's iconic landmarks to the towering limestone stacks of the Great Ocean Road. We monitor swell patterns, wind conditions, and tidal ranges to predict when the coast will deliver spectacular photography opportunities.

Australia's eastern coastline offers extraordinary variety over thousands of kilometers. The Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road showcase some of Earth's most dramatic coastal erosion, where Southern Ocean swells have carved towering limestone stacks. Sydney Harbour combines natural drama with iconic architecture. Further north, Byron Bay and the Sunshine Coast offer subtropical character with dramatic headlands and powerful surf.

What makes Australian coastal photography exceptional:

Twelve Apostles - Massive limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean, constantly reshaped by powerful swells
Sydney Harbour icons - Opera House and Harbour Bridge frame natural harbor drama with world-famous architecture
Rock platforms - Wollongong, Kiama, and countless beaches offer wave-washed platforms for long exposure photography
Diverse conditions - From subtropical Byron Bay to temperate Melbourne coast, variety spans climate zones

Best dramatic conditions occur during and after low-pressure systems bringing large swells, typically April through September. The Southern Ocean generates powerful groundswells that create spectacular wave action on the Victorian and southern NSW coasts. Sydney Harbour catches dramatic light year-round. Always respect ocean conditions—rogue waves are deadly on exposed platforms.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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Misses requirement

Time Australia/Sydney	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Mon, Jun 8
24:00	3.2%	0.6m	24134m	1.8m/s	13%
01:00	3.2%	0.59m	24134m	1.8m/s	0%
02:00	3.2%	0.59m	24135m	1.7m/s	13%
03:00	3.2%	0.6m	24135m	1.6m/s	26%
04:00	3.2%	0.59m	24135m	1.5m/s	39%
05:00	3.2%	0.59m	24134m	1.5m/s	26%
06:00	9.2%	0.59m	24135m	1.5m/s	13%
07:00	11%	0.59m	24135m	1.5m/s	0%
08:00	9.7%	0.63m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
09:00	8.1%	0.65m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
10:00	12%	0.66m	24135m	3.8m/s	0%
11:00	6.1%	0.68m	24134m	4.3m/s	0%
12:00	5.6%	0.7m	24135m	4.6m/s	0%
13:00	6.8%	0.72m	24134m	4.7m/s	0%
14:00	7.7%	0.73m	24134m	4.9m/s	0%
15:00	7.7%	0.74m	24135m	5.4m/s	0%
16:00	16%	0.64m	24134m	7m/s	0%
17:00	16%	0.64m	24134m	6.5m/s	22%
18:00	6.8%	0.64m	24135m	5.6m/s	26%
19:00	5.4%	0.64m	24135m	4.7m/s	31%
20:00	6%	0.65m	24135m	2.9m/s	30%
21:00	5.4%	0.66m	24134m	2.4m/s	30%
22:00	5%	0.66m	24135m	2.7m/s	29%
23:00	3%	0.69m	24134m	2m/s	72%
Tue, Jun 9
24:00	3%	0.73m	24134m	1.8m/s	47%
01:00	3.6%	0.76m	24134m	1.6m/s	22%
02:00	4.6%	0.8m	24135m	1.9m/s	23%
03:00	5.2%	0.83m	24135m	1.6m/s	25%
04:00	3.5%	0.87m	24134m	1.8m/s	26%
05:00	3.2%	0.91m	24134m	1.7m/s	26%
06:00	9.1%	0.95m	24134m	1.6m/s	26%
07:00	10%	0.99m	24135m	1.6m/s	26%
08:00	24%	1m	24134m	1.8m/s	44%
09:00	14%	1.1m	24135m	2m/s	63%
10:00	20%	1.1m	24135m	4.2m/s	82%
11:00	14%	1.1m	24135m	4.1m/s	70%
12:00	13%	1.1m	24135m	3.7m/s	59%
13:00	13%	1.1m	24135m	3.7m/s	47%
14:00	16%	1.1m	24134m	4.3m/s	53%
15:00	16%	1.1m	24135m	4.7m/s	59%
16:00	20%	1.1m	24135m	5.2m/s	65%
17:00	21%	1.1m	24135m	3.4m/s	44%
18:00	7.7%	1.1m	24134m	3.8m/s	22%
19:00	7.7%	1.1m	24135m	3.8m/s	0%
20:00	7.1%	1.1m	24135m	3.3m/s	0%
21:00	7.9%	1.1m	24134m	3.1m/s	0%
22:00	7.9%	1m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
23:00	6.9%	1.1m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
Wed, Jun 10
24:00	9.9%	1m	24135m	1.9m/s	0%
01:00	7.9%	1m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
02:00	7.9%	1m	24135m	2.7m/s	0%
03:00	9.5%	1.1m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
04:00	6.9%	1m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
05:00	7.7%	1.1m	24135m	2m/s	0%
06:00	8.7%	1.1m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
07:00	28%	1m	24134m	2.1m/s	0%
08:00	29%	1.1m	24134m	2.8m/s	13%
09:00	22%	1.2m	24134m	2.8m/s	26%
10:00	20%	1.2m	24135m	3.6m/s	39%
11:00	18%	1.2m	24134m	3.8m/s	39%
12:00	14%	1.1m	24134m	3.7m/s	38%
13:00	18%	1.1m	24134m	4.6m/s	38%
14:00	19%	1.1m	24134m	4.4m/s	47%
15:00	17%	1.1m	24134m	4.9m/s	55%
16:00	18%	1m	24134m	2.2m/s	64%
17:00	21%	1m	24134m	1.7m/s	56%
18:00	9.4%	1m	24135m	1.2m/s	47%
19:00	9.7%	1m	21132m	1.3m/s	39%
20:00	9.6%	1m	24134m	1.6m/s	33%
21:00	9.5%	1m	24135m	2m/s	28%
22:00	9.4%	1m	24135m	2.6m/s	22%
23:00	6.2%	0.99m	24134m	2.9m/s	18%
Thu, Jun 11
24:00	6.2%	0.99m	24134m	2.1m/s	14%
01:00	6.3%	0.98m	24135m	1.3m/s	10%
02:00	7.3%	0.97m	24134m	1.2m/s	20%
03:00	8.1%	0.95m	24135m	1.5m/s	29%
04:00	6.3%	0.94m	24134m	2.3m/s	39%
05:00	6.3%	0.93m	21776m	2.1m/s	26%
06:00	6.3%	0.91m	24134m	2.1m/s	13%
07:00	24%	0.9m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
08:00	19%	0.89m	24135m	1.9m/s	7.4%
09:00	14%	0.88m	24134m	1.9m/s	15%
10:00	14%	0.87m	24134m	2.3m/s	22%
11:00	17%	0.86m	24134m	2.5m/s	31%
12:00	21%	0.86m	24135m	2.8m/s	41%
13:00	14%	0.85m	24135m	3m/s	50%
14:00	15%	0.84m	24135m	3m/s	42%
15:00	15%	0.83m	24135m	3.1m/s	34%
16:00	16%	0.82m	24135m	3.1m/s	26%
17:00	17%	0.82m	24135m	3m/s	17%
18:00	5.3%	0.81m	24135m	2.8m/s	8.7%
19:00	6.1%	0.81m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
20:00	8.3%	0.82m	24135m	2.4m/s	7.4%
21:00	9.1%	0.82m	24135m	2.1m/s	15%
22:00	6.7%	0.83m	24135m	1.8m/s	22%

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 Australia/Sydney	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
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 16:52
24:00 ☾	100%	31%	4%	0.4m	43°	0.04	-78°	100%	323°	1.7m/s	0.48m	8.7s
01:00 ☾	100%	61%	20%	0.4m	42°	0.04	-72°	100%	327°	1.5m/s	0.53m	8.7s
02:00 ☾	78%	15%	31%	0.4m	43°	0.04	-60°	78%	334°	1.4m/s	0.58m	8.7s
03:00 ☾	25%	7%	39%	0.4m	44°	0.04	-48°	44%	331°	1.6m/s	0.63m	8.6s
04:00 ☾	0%	12%	5%	0.4m	45°	0.04	-36°	12%	326°	1.6m/s	0.68m	8.6s
05:00 ☾	0%	8%	5%	0.4m	45°	0.04	-24°	10%	330°	1.6m/s	0.72m	8.6s
06:00 ☾	0%	8%	3%	0.4m	46°	0.03	-12°	8%	329°	1.6m/s	0.77m	8.6s
07:00 ☾	0%	10%	5%	0.4m	46°	0.03	-0.18°	10%	332°	1.6m/s	0.81m	8.6s
08:00 ☾	0%	5%	40%	0.4m	74°	0.03	9.8°	40%	337°	1.4m/s	0.86m	7.5s
09:00 ☾	0%	5%	5%	0.39m	103°	0.03	19°	5%	355°	1m/s	0.92m	6.3s
10:00	0%	3%	23%	0.39m	131°	0.03	26°	23%	30°	1.4m/s	0.97m	5.2s
11:00	0%	5%	6%	0.39m	131°	0.02	31°	6%	39°	2m/s	0.97m	5.3s
12:00	0%	4%	5%	0.38m	130°	0.02	32°	5%	40°	2.4m/s	0.98m	5.3s
13:00	0%	0%	5%	0.38m	130°	0.02	30°	5%	50°	2.7m/s	0.98m	5.3s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.38m	130°	0.02	25°	0%	49°	3.5m/s	0.97m	5.3s
15:00	0%	0%	0%	0.37m	130°	0.02	18°	0%	48°	3.5m/s	0.95m	5.3s
16:00	0%	0%	0%	0.37m	130°	0.02	8.4°	0%	43°	2.9m/s	0.94m	5.3s
17:00 ☾	0%	1%	0%	0.37m	131°	0.02	-2.1°	1%	21°	2.5m/s	0.93m	5.3s
18:00 ☾	0%	17%	5%	0.38m	132°	0.02	-14°	17%	7°	2.4m/s	0.93m	5.3s
19:00 ☾	0%	12%	5%	0.38m	133°	0.02	-26°	12%	360°	2.5m/s	0.92m	5.4s
20:00 ☾	2%	10%	0%	0.38m	134°	0.02	-38°	10%	344°	2.4m/s	0.91m	5.4s
21:00 ☾	4%	5%	0%	0.39m	134°	0.02	-50°	5%	333°	2.3m/s	0.91m	5.4s
22:00 ☾	7%	5%	0%	0.39m	135°	0.02	-62°	7%	330°	2m/s	0.9m	5.4s
23:00 ☾	5%	4%	0%	0.38m	134°	-	-73°	6%	330°	1.9m/s	0.9m	5.4s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:52
24:00 ☾	57%	1%	3%	0.36m	134°	-	-78°	57%	335°	1.9m/s	0.89m	5.5s
01:00 ☾	90%	4%	26%	0.35m	134°	-	-72°	90%	336°	2m/s	0.89m	5.5s
02:00 ☾	74%	2%	80%	0.37m	133°	-	-61°	90%	337°	2m/s	0.89m	5.6s
03:00 ☾	15%	2%	33%	0.4m	132°	-	-48°	33%	332°	2m/s	0.89m	5.6s
04:00 ☾	100%	1%	93%	0.42m	132°	-	-36°	100%	333°	1.8m/s	0.89m	5.7s
05:00 ☾	49%	0%	100%	0.43m	131°	-	-24°	100%	332°	1.9m/s	0.89m	5.7s
06:00 ☾	73%	0%	27%	0.43m	130°	-	-12°	73%	334°	2m/s	0.9m	5.7s
07:00 ☾	78%	0%	74%	0.44m	130°	-	-0.33°	78%	330°	2.1m/s	0.9m	5.7s
08:00 ☾	16%	0%	57%	0.4m	129°	-	9.8°	57%	329°	2m/s	0.97m	5.6s
09:00 ☾	3%	0%	28%	0.37m	128°	-	19°	28%	338°	1.5m/s	1m	5.5s
10:00	79%	0%	28%	0.33m	127°	-	26°	80%	352°	1.6m/s	1.1m	5.4s
11:00	92%	5%	19%	0.54m	127°	-	31°	92%	352°	1.2m/s	1.1m	5.4s
12:00	100%	5%	100%	0.74m	127°	-	32°	100%	23°	1.4m/s	1.1m	5.5s
13:00	100%	59%	100%	0.95m	127°	-	30°	100%	359°	1.8m/s	1.1m	5.5s
14:00	100%	33%	100%	0.76m	91°	-	25°	100%	5°	2.1m/s	1m	8.1s
15:00	99%	32%	100%	0.57m	54°	-	18°	100%	3°	2m/s	0.93m	11s
16:00	6%	30%	81%	0.38m	17°	-	8.4°	81%	26°	1.8m/s	0.84m	13s
17:00 ☾	99%	100%	100%	0.53m	17°	-	-2.1°	100%	326°	1.7m/s	0.84m	13s
18:00 ☾	100%	99%	99%	0.68m	18°	-	-14°	100%	291°	1.4m/s	0.84m	13s
19:00 ☾	85%	100%	100%	0.83m	18°	-	-26°	100%	295°	1.3m/s	0.84m	13s
20:00 ☾	99%	64%	100%	0.77m	17°	-	-38°	100%	278°	1.4m/s	0.83m	13s
21:00 ☾	100%	95%	76%	0.72m	16°	-	-50°	100%	289°	1.8m/s	0.82m	13s
22:00 ☾	100%	77%	58%	0.66m	15°	-	-62°	100%	300°	1.9m/s	0.81m	13s
23:00 ☾	100%	86%	53%	0.7m	16°	-	-73°	100%	312°	1.9m/s	0.81m	13s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:52
24:00 ☾	100%	46%	98%	0.74m	16°	-	-78°	100%	307°	1.6m/s	0.8m	13s
01:00 ☾	94%	98%	85%	0.78m	16°	-	-72°	98%	301°	1.4m/s	0.8m	13s
02:00 ☾	81%	52%	16%	0.76m	17°	-	-61°	92%	291°	1.2m/s	0.77m	13s
03:00 ☾	32%	52%	93%	0.74m	18°	-	-48°	93%	304°	1.5m/s	0.75m	13s
04:00 ☾	95%	68%	92%	0.72m	18°	-	-36°	98%	307°	1.7m/s	0.72m	13s
05:00 ☾	100%	97%	94%	0.7m	19°	-	-24°	100%	328°	1.6m/s	0.71m	13s
06:00 ☾	100%	99%	89%	0.69m	19°	-	-12°	100%	313°	1.6m/s	0.7m	12s
07:00 ☾	66%	50%	90%	0.67m	20°	-	-0.45°	92%	334°	1.5m/s	0.69m	12s
08:00 ☾	100%	38%	96%	0.66m	20°	-	9.7°	100%	330°	1.4m/s	0.68m	12s
09:00 ☾	100%	2%	100%	0.64m	21°	-	19°	100%	306°	1.2m/s	0.68m	12s
10:00	100%	0%	100%	0.63m	22°	-	26°	100%	286°	1.1m/s	0.67m	12s
11:00	67%	1%	68%	0.62m	20°	-	31°	68%	268°	1.8m/s	0.65m	12s
12:00	33%	2%	36%	0.6m	19°	-	32°	36%	250°	2.5m/s	0.64m	12s
13:00	0%	2%	4%	0.59m	18°	-	30°	4%	232°	3.1m/s	0.62m	12s
14:00	0%	2%	3%	0.58m	18°	-	25°	4%	242°	3.2m/s	0.61m	12s
15:00	0%	2%	2%	0.58m	19°	-	18°	3%	252°	3.2m/s	0.59m	12s
16:00	0%	2%	0%	0.57m	19°	-	8.4°	2%	262°	3.3m/s	0.58m	12s
17:00 ☾	0%	2%	0%	0.57m	20°	-	-2.1°	2%	261°	3.1m/s	0.56m	12s
18:00 ☾	0%	2%	0%	0.57m	20°	-	-14°	2%	261°	3m/s	0.55m	12s
19:00 ☾	0%	2%	0%	0.57m	21°	-	-26°	2%	260°	2.8m/s	0.53m	12s
20:00 ☾	27%	2%	0%	0.57m	21°	-	-38°	29%	257°	2.5m/s	0.54m	12s
21:00 ☾	54%	1%	0%	0.56m	22°	-	-50°	55%	253°	2.2m/s	0.56m	12s
22:00 ☾	81%	0%	0%	0.56m	22°	-	-62°	81%	250°	2m/s	0.57m	12s
23:00 ☾	54%	0%	0%	0.6m	21°	-	-73°	54%	255°	2m/s	0.51m	12s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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