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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Bodega Bay, California Coast

Bodega Bay, California, United States

Bodega Bay combines a sheltered working harbour with exposed Bodega Head, where layered Sonoma cliffs, sea stacks, and winter swell fill the view.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
8%
Wave Height0.4m
Swell Height0.1m
Wind Speed8.9m/s (moderate winds)
Wind Gusts14.1m/s
Cloud Cover0%
Visibility24135 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

  • Coastal Drama Score100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across California Coast. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Bodega Bay.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
26
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 6 of 26 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

January, with 18 of 26 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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 45.0%
Tue, Jul 14
18:006.4%
19:006.4%
20:007.5%
21:007.5%
22:007.5%
23:0011%
Wed, Jul 15
24:0010%
01:009.5%
02:004.3%
03:0010%
04:005.5%
05:005.5%
06:005.5%
07:006.8%
08:005.5%
09:005.5%
10:007.8%
11:009.9%
12:009.9%
13:009.9%
14:0011%
15:009.2%
16:007.5%
17:008.2%
18:008.9%
19:008.9%
20:008.9%
21:007.5%
22:007.5%
23:007.5%
Thu, Jul 16
24:007.5%
01:006.8%
02:007.5%
03:007.5%
04:005.8%
05:006.1%
06:006%
07:006.7%
08:006.7%
09:006%
10:008.3%
11:0010%
12:0011%
13:0011%
14:0011%
15:0013%
16:0013%
17:0011%
18:009.8%
19:009.3%
20:009.3%
21:009.3%
22:007.8%
23:006.4%
Fri, Jul 17
24:005.8%
01:006.1%
02:006.2%
03:006.2%
04:004.8%
05:004.8%
06:004.7%
07:004.7%
08:005.9%
09:007.3%
10:0011%
11:0011%
12:0011%
13:0011%
14:009.2%
15:009.2%
16:009.2%
17:008.8%
18:008.8%
19:009%
20:008%
21:006.4%
22:006.6%
23:005.8%
Sat, Jul 18
24:004.5%
01:004.5%
02:003.4%
03:004.5%
04:004.6%
05:004.8%
06:004.8%
07:004.8%
08:004.9%
09:004.9%
10:004.9%
11:004.9%
12:004.8%
13:004.9%
14:004.8%
15:004.8%
16:004.8%
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
America/Los_Angeles
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Primary Swell Height
m
Primary Wave Direction
°
Significant Wave Height
m
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Direction
°
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wind Wave Height
m
Wind Wave Period
s
Wed, Jul 15 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 20:34
18:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 178° 0.44m 0% 295° 14m/s 8.9m/s 0.44m 3.1s
19:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 179° 0.44m 0% 297° 15m/s 9.1m/s 0.43m 3.1s
20:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 179° 0.43m 0% 298° 14m/s 8.5m/s 0.42m 3.1s
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 179° 0.4m 0% 298° 13m/s 7.9m/s 0.39m 3s
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 179° 0.37m 0% 298° 12m/s 7.6m/s 0.36m 2.9s
23:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 178° 0.34m 0% 298° 9.6m/s 6.3m/s 0.33m 2.9s
Thu, Jul 16 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 181° 0.34m 0% 299° 8.2m/s 5.8m/s 0.32m 2.8s
01:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 183° 0.33m 0% 301° 7.3m/s 5.4m/s 0.32m 2.8s
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 186° 0.33m 0% 302° 7.2m/s 5.2m/s 0.31m 2.7s
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 187° 0.32m 0% 304° 7.3m/s 5.3m/s 0.3m 2.7s
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 189° 0.32m 0% 304° 7.1m/s 5.2m/s 0.3m 2.7s
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 190° 0.31m 0% 304° 7.1m/s 5.3m/s 0.29m 2.7s
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 190° 0.3m 0% 304° 6.5m/s 5m/s 0.28m 2.6s
07:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 190° 0.29m 0% 304° 7m/s 4.8m/s 0.26m 2.6s
08:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 191° 0.28m 0% 302° 6.9m/s 4.9m/s 0.25m 2.6s
09:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 185° 0.25m 0% 298° 7.1m/s 5.6m/s 0.22m 2.7s
10:00
0% 27% 0% 0.11m 179° 0.23m 27% 294° 8m/s 6.6m/s 0.2m 2.8s
11:00
0% 34% 0% 0.11m 173° 0.2m 34% 291° 10m/s 8.6m/s 0.17m 2.8s
12:00
0% 34% 0% 0.1m 154° 0.19m 34% 291° 12m/s 9.6m/s 0.15m 4.9s
13:00
0% 34% 0% 0.1m 136° 0.18m 34% 292° 14m/s 10m/s 0.14m 6.9s
14:00
0% 34% 0% 0.09m 117° 0.17m 34% 293° 15m/s 11m/s 0.12m 8.9s
15:00
0% 34% 0% 0.09m 122° 0.16m 34% 293° 15m/s 10m/s 0.13m 7.9s
16:00
0% 34% 0% 0.1m 126° 0.16m 34% 293° 15m/s 10m/s 0.15m 6.8s
17:00 ☾
0% 28% 0% 0.1m 131° 0.15m 28% 293° 15m/s 10m/s 0.16m 5.8s
18:00 ☾
0% 18% 0% 0.1m 128° 0.15m 18% 293° 16m/s 11m/s 0.13m 5.8s
19:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 126° 0.14m 0% 297° 16m/s 10m/s 0.1m 5.9s
20:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 123° 0.14m 0% 299° 16m/s 9.7m/s 0.07m 5.9s
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 115° 0.15m 0% 300° 14m/s 8.6m/s 0.08m 5.1s
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 106° 0.15m 0% 301° 12m/s 7.6m/s 0.1m 4.3s
23:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 98° 0.16m 0% 303° 9.1m/s 6.2m/s 0.11m 3.5s
Fri, Jul 17 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 20:33
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 84° 0.17m 0% 302° 6.4m/s 5m/s 0.12m 3.1s
01:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.11m 70° 0.17m 0% 304° 5.6m/s 4.5m/s 0.13m 2.8s
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.12m 56° 0.18m 0% 310° 4.8m/s 3.8m/s 0.14m 2.3s
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 8% 0.12m 53° 0.17m 8% 315° 3.6m/s 2.9m/s 0.14m 2.4s
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.13m 49° 0.17m 0% 324° 2.8m/s 2.2m/s 0.13m 2.4s
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.13m 46° 0.16m 0% 326° 2m/s 1.5m/s 0.13m 2.4s
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.12m 49° 0.15m 0% 339° 1.9m/s 1.5m/s 0.1m 2.5s
07:00
0% 0% 2% 0.1m 53° 0.14m 2% 338° 1.6m/s 1.2m/s 0.08m 2.6s
08:00
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 56° 0.13m 0% 309° 1.8m/s 1.6m/s 0.05m 2.7s
09:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 97° 0.14m 0% 288° 2.4m/s 2.7m/s 0.08m 2.5s
10:00
0% 42% 0% 0.07m 137° 0.15m 42% 286° 2.9m/s 4.2m/s 0.1m 2.2s
11:00
0% 49% 0% 0.06m 178° 0.16m 49% 287° 4.5m/s 5.6m/s 0.13m 2s
12:00
0% 47% 0% 0.06m 187° 0.2m 47% 289° 5.7m/s 6m/s 0.18m 2.1s
13:00
0% 44% 0% 0.06m 197° 0.25m 44% 289° 6.7m/s 6.5m/s 0.23m 2.3s
14:00
0% 44% 0% 0.06m 206° 0.29m 44% 289° 7.3m/s 7.2m/s 0.28m 2.5s
15:00
0% 41% 0% 0.11m 205° 0.28m 41% 288° 7.8m/s 7.1m/s 0.27m 2.6s
16:00
0% 37% 0% 0.15m 204° 0.26m 37% 289° 9.1m/s 7.4m/s 0.27m 2.6s
17:00 ☾
0% 34% 0% 0.2m 203° 0.25m 34% 290° 9.9m/s 7.7m/s 0.26m 2.7s
18:00 ☾
0% 34% 0% 0.19m 199° 0.29m 34% 289° 11m/s 7.8m/s 0.3m 2.9s
19:00 ☾
0% 34% 0% 0.19m 195° 0.32m 34% 289° 11m/s 7.4m/s 0.35m 3.1s
20:00 ☾
0% 28% 0% 0.18m 191° 0.36m 28% 288° 11m/s 6.7m/s 0.39m 3.3s
21:00 ☾
0% 13% 0% 0.2m 186° 0.34m 13% 289° 10m/s 6.2m/s 0.28m 3.3s
22:00 ☾
0% 7% 0% 0.22m 181° 0.31m 7% 294° 9.6m/s 5.7m/s 0.18m 3.3s
23:00 ☾
0% 9% 0% 0.24m 176° 0.29m 9% 301° 6.5m/s 4.6m/s 0.07m 3.2s
Sat, Jul 18 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 20:33
24:00 ☾
0% 6% 0% 0.21m 172° 0.28m 6% 250° 4.4m/s 3.3m/s 0.09m 3.1s
01:00 ☾
0% 3% 0% 0.18m 167° 0.26m 3% 199° 2.4m/s 1.9m/s 0.1m 3s
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 163° 0.25m 0% 148° 0.32m/s 0.59m/s 0.12m 3s
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 152° 0.23m 0% 159° 0.62m/s 1.1m/s 0.11m 3s
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 142° 0.22m 0% 171° 0.92m/s 1.6m/s 0.1m 3s
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 131° 0.2m 0% 182° 1.2m/s 2m/s 0.09m 3s
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 123° 0.19m 0% 188° 1.6m/s 2.5m/s 0.08m 3.1s
07:00
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 116° 0.18m 0% 194° 1.9m/s 3m/s 0.08m 3.3s
08:00
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 108° 0.17m 0% 201° 2.2m/s 3.5m/s 0.07m 3.4s
09:00
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 107° 0.16m 0% 202° 2.5m/s 3.3m/s 0.07m 3.4s
10:00
0% 0% 0% 0.14m 107° 0.16m 0% 202° 2.8m/s 3.1m/s 0.07m 3.4s
11:00
0% 0% 0% 0.14m 107° 0.15m 0% 203° 3.1m/s 3m/s 0.07m 3.4s
12:00
0% 0% 0% 0.14m 106° 0.15m 0% 196° 2.9m/s 2.6m/s 0.07m 3.4s
13:00
0% 0% 0% 0.13m 106° 0.14m 0% 189° 2.7m/s 2.3m/s 0.07m 3.4s
14:00
0% 0% 0% 0.13m 106° 0.14m 0% 182° 2.4m/s 2m/s 0.07m 3.4s
15:00
0% 3% 0% 0.12m 107° 0.13m 3% 171° 1.9m/s 1.6m/s 0.07m 3.4s
16:00
0% 6% 0% 0.12m 107° 0.13m 6% 160° 1.4m/s 1.2m/s 0.06m 3.5s
17:00 ☾
0% 9% 0% 0.11m 107° 0.12m 9% 149° 0.92m/s 0.87m/s 0.06m 3.5s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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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