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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Noosa, Australian Coast

Noosa, Queensland, Australia

Noosa's forested headland divides sheltered Main Beach from rocky coves and open surf, with coastal paths offering elevated shoreline curves.

1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover86%
Mid Cloud Cover10%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation47.7°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Australia/Brisbane
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Noosa
Mon, Oct 12 · 18:00–18:07 · 1h window
Low confidence
43%
🌇Golden Hour Potential95.6%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 2%
High Cloud Cover: 14%
Sun Elevation: -2.3° (Civil twilight)

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Australia/Brisbane.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Australia/Brisbane)Diffuse RadiationDirect RadiationGolden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsRelative HumiditySolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageWind Speed
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
189W/m²274W/m²Unavailable0%86%10%69%48°87%5.7m/s
302W/m²237W/m²Unavailable0%59%23%67%59°63%5.5m/s
206W/m²430W/m²Unavailable0%41%12%67%68°45%5.5m/s
193W/m²667W/m²Unavailable0%23%8%64%69°27%5m/s
162W/m²698W/m²Unavailable0%39%3%63%61°41%4.7m/s
203W/m²496W/m²Unavailable0%88%6%64%50°89%4.4m/s
251W/m²164W/m²Unavailable0%85%5%65%37°86%4m/s
175W/m²124W/m²Unavailable0%94%7%66%24°94%3.6m/s
93W/m²31W/m²Unavailable0%88%13%68%11°90%3.5m/s
Night18W/m²9W/m²Unavailable0%51%9%72%-2.8°55%3.2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%48%4%77%-16°50%3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%4%2%75%-29°5%3.2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%7%2%77%-40°9%2.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%9%2%76%-50°9%2.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%49%5%76%-56°52%3.2m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%5%9%77%-57°14%3.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%55%11%81%-52°59%2.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%30%5%86%-42°34%2.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%5%0%90%-31°5%2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%9%0%91%-18°9%1.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%12%0%94%-5°12%1.8m/s
12W/m²11W/m²Unavailable0%9%0%91%8.4°9%2m/s
62W/m²132W/m²Unavailable0%6%0%81%22°6%1.8m/s
88W/m²335W/m²Unavailable0%2%0%71%35°2%1.8m/s
109W/m²519W/m²Unavailable0%95%0%62%48°95%2.9m/s
252W/m²378W/m²Unavailable0%83%0%60%60°83%3.3m/s
332W/m²344W/m²Unavailable0%29%17%65%68°40%5.1m/s
193W/m²675W/m²Unavailable0%8%27%67%69°33%5.7m/s
157W/m²643W/m²Unavailable0%4%11%68%61°13%6.4m/s
141W/m²647W/m²Unavailable0%5%10%70%50°10%6.8m/s
121W/m²492W/m²Unavailable0%0%3%73%37°4%6.8m/s
85W/m²377W/m²Unavailable2%0%3%74%24°5%6.6m/s
60W/m²178W/m²Unavailable2%0%0%77%11°2%6.3m/s
Night18W/m²26W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%82%-2.6°1%5.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%83%-16°0%5.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%84%-29°0%5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%5%0%83%-40°5%5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%5%0%85%-50°5%4.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%2%0%88%-56°2%4.2m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable1%2%0%89%-57°4%4.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable6%5%0%90%-51°10%3.9m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable1%9%0%90%-42°9%3.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%13%0%91%-30°13%3.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%30%0%92%-18°30%3.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%55%0%94%-4.8°55%3.3m/s
15W/m²7W/m²Unavailable2%83%0%91%8.6°84%3.5m/s
96W/m²59W/m²Unavailable52%27%0%85%22°64%3.6m/s
108W/m²300W/m²Unavailable93%44%0%77%35°96%4.4m/s
231W/m²207W/m²Unavailable69%48%0%67%48°84%4.7m/s
255W/m²386W/m²Unavailable91%91%0%59%60°99%4.2m/s
398W/m²125W/m²Unavailable98%70%27%67%69°99%4m/s
316W/m²400W/m²Unavailable95%36%9%70%69°98%4.1m/s
307W/m²408W/m²Unavailable84%20%29%68%62°91%4.6m/s
248W/m²380W/m²Unavailable80%11%41%72%50°90%5.2m/s
243W/m²241W/m²Unavailable96%23%18%69%37°98%5.7m/s
166W/m²198W/m²Unavailable100%10%88%74%24°100%6.8m/s
59W/m²0W/m²Unavailable96%0%100%77%11°100%5.8m/s
Night13W/m²2W/m²Unavailable53%0%88%75%-2.5°95%5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable77%0%53%75%-16°89%4.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable98%0%73%78%-28°100%4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable94%0%95%81%-40°100%3.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable84%0%42%83%-50°91%3.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable81%0%4%88%-56°82%3.3m/s
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable77%15%5%91%-56°81%3.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%15%9%92%-51°23%3.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%13%9%93%-42°21%3.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%14%2%94%-30°15%3.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%35%5%95%-18°39%3.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%9%11%96%-4.5°20%2.9m/s
15W/m²11W/m²Unavailable0%89%13%94%8.8°91%2.8m/s
83W/m²36W/m²Unavailable0%100%12%87%22°100%3.8m/s
168W/m²111W/m²Unavailable0%94%7%77%36°95%3.5m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Australian Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Noosa.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Noosa during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
32
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
86
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Last 365 days
156
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

17:00 local time, shared by 54 of 156 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

September, with 36 of 156 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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