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Bodega Bay - Golden Hour - California Coast

Bodega Bay, California, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Golden Hour Potential
16%
Low Cloud Cover15%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation74.7° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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Next opportunity
Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Today · 19:58–20:56 · 1h window
Medium confidence
46%
🌇Golden Hour Potential82.2-83.6%
Low Cloud Cover: 15%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 16.5° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Tomorrow · 05:28–06:26
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.7-85%
Medium
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Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Tomorrow · 19:58–20:56
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.5-84.6%
Medium
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Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Mon, Jun 15 · 05:28–06:26
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.8%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Mon, Jun 15 · 19:58–20:57
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95-100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Tue, Jun 16 · 05:28–06:26
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Tue, Jun 16 · 19:59–20:57
🌇Golden Hour Potential:91.2-93.7%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
14matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Fri, Jun 12
12:00✕35%0%9657m
13:00✕33%0%9655m
14:00✕31%0%9661m
15:00✕33%0%9698m
16:00✕25%0%9705m
17:00✕29%0%9710m
18:00✕30%0%10308m
19:00✓84%0%11662m
20:00✓85%0%24135m
21:00✕88%0%24135m
22:00✕31%0%24135m
23:00✕31%0%24134m
Sat, Jun 13
24:00✕32%0%24134m
01:00✕33%0%24135m
02:00✕31%0%24134m
03:00✕33%0%24134m
04:00✕31%0%24135m
05:00✓83%0%24135m
06:00✓85%0%24135m
07:00✕35%0%24135m
08:00✕35%0.001%24135m
09:00✕34%0%10173m
10:00✕34%0%9702m
11:00✕32%0%9720m
12:00✕35%0%9714m
13:00✕34%0%9736m
14:00✕32%0%9709m
15:00✕33%0%9704m
16:00✕29%0%9919m
17:00✕30%0%10980m
18:00✕29%0%9782m
19:00✓84%0%9753m
20:00✓82%0%9776m
21:00✕83%0%9804m
22:00✕31%0%9820m
23:00✕31%0%9839m
Sun, Jun 14
24:00✕31%0%9850m
01:00✕31%0%9879m
02:00✕31%0%9831m
03:00✕32%0%9811m
04:00✕32%0%9862m
05:00✓85%0%9868m
06:00✓85%0%9889m
07:00✕32%0%9955m
08:00✕35%0%11614m
09:00✕36%0%24134m
10:00✕34%0%9743m
11:00✕34%0%9691m
12:00✕35%0%9713m
13:00✕34%0%9714m
14:00✕32%0%9728m
15:00✕32%0%9729m
16:00✕29%0%9737m
17:00✕30%0%10058m
18:00✕30%0%10091m
19:00✓85%0%10300m
20:00✓85%0%10277m
21:00✕90%0%24134m
22:00✕32%0%24135m
23:00✕32%0%24134m
Mon, Jun 15
24:00✕33%0%24135m
01:00✕33%0%24134m
02:00✕33%0%24134m
03:00✕33%0%24135m
04:00✕32%0%24135m
05:00✓85%0%24135m
06:00✓85%0%24135m
07:00✕33%0%24135m
08:00✕35%0%24134m
09:00✕35%0%24135m
10:00✕35%0%9759m
11:00✕34%0%9699m
12:00✕35%0%9675m
13:00✕32%0%9656m
14:00✕30%0%9669m
15:00✕33%0%9680m
16:00✕28%0%9677m
17:00✕25%0%9667m
18:00✕17%0%14490m
19:00✓100%0%19312m
20:00✓95%0%24135m
21:00✕95%0%24135m
22:00✕16%0%24135m
23:00✕17%0%24135m
Tue, Jun 16
24:00✕17%0%24135m
01:00✕17%0%24135m
02:00✕17%0%24135m
03:00✕18%0%24135m
04:00✕18%0%24135m
05:00✓100%0%24135m
06:00✓100%0%24135m
07:00✕17%0%24135m
08:00✕16%0%24135m
09:00✕16%0%24135m
10:00✕18%0%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour Potential 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
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sat, Jun 13 Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 20:36
13:00
- 0% 15% 0% 74% 15% 2.9m/s
14:00
- 0% 18% 0% 72% 18% 3.3m/s
15:00
- 0% 25% 0% 74% 25% 3.7m/s
16:00
- 0% 16% 0% 78% 16% 3.4m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 15% 0% 81% 15% 2.6m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 15% 0% 79% 15% 1.9m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 15% 0% 82% 15% 1.5m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 88% 16% 1.2m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 95% 16% 1.3m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 95% 16% 1m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 95% 16% 1m/s
Sun, Jun 14 Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 20:36
24:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 95% 16% 1.2m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 96% 16% 1.4m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 97% 16% 0.96m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 97% 16% 0.69m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 97% 16% 1.3m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 18% 0% 98% 18% 1.6m/s
06:00
- 0% 17% 0% 97% 17% 1.7m/s
07:00
- 0% 15% 0% 95% 15% 1.9m/s
08:00
- 0% 15% 0% 88% 15% 2.1m/s
09:00
- 0% 9% 0% 79% 9% 2.5m/s
10:00
- 0% 15% 0% 75% 15% 2.9m/s
11:00
- 0% 15% 0% 74% 15% 3.2m/s
12:00
- 0% 15% 0% 74% 15% 3.3m/s
13:00
- 0% 15% 0% 72% 15% 3.3m/s
14:00
- 0% 15% 0% 73% 15% 3.5m/s
15:00
- 0% 15% 0% 75% 15% 3.3m/s
16:00
- 0% 15% 0% 76% 15% 3.1m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 15% 0% 75% 15% 2.8m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 15% 0% 78% 15% 2.7m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 82% 16% 1.9m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 89% 16% 0.84m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 10% 0% 94% 10% 1.3m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 1.3m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 1.2m/s
Mon, Jun 15 Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 20:37
24:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 1m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 1m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0.56m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0.55m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0.55m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0.99m/s
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0.55m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 92% 0% 1m/s
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 1.4m/s
09:00
- 0% 2% 0% 80% 2% 2m/s
10:00
- 0% 15% 0% 76% 15% 2.4m/s
11:00
- 0% 32% 0% 75% 32% 2.9m/s
12:00
- 0% 49% 0% 73% 49% 3.1m/s
13:00
- 0% 49% 0% 72% 49% 3.5m/s
14:00
- 0% 49% 0% 73% 49% 3.5m/s
15:00
- 0% 49% 0% 74% 49% 3.7m/s
16:00
- 0% 49% 0% 75% 49% 3.8m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 49% 0% 76% 49% 3.7m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 33% 0% 80% 33% 2.5m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 16% 0% 83% 16% 1.4m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 0.21m/s
21:00 ☾
- 3% 0% 0% 86% 3% 0.32m/s
22:00 ☾
- 6% 0% 0% 87% 6% 0.43m/s
23:00 ☾
- 8% 0% 0% 87% 8% 0.54m/s
Tue, Jun 16 Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 20:37
24:00 ☾
- 7% 0% 0% 77% 7% 0.66m/s
01:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 66% 5% 0.79m/s
02:00 ☾
- 4% 0% 0% 56% 4% 0.92m/s
03:00 ☾
- 15% 0% 0% 49% 15% 1.4m/s
04:00 ☾
- 25% 0% 0% 43% 25% 2m/s
05:00 ☾
- 36% 0% 0% 36% 36% 2.5m/s
06:00
- 24% 0% 0% 34% 24% 2.7m/s
07:00
- 12% 0% 0% 33% 12% 2.9m/s
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 3.1m/s
09:00
- 4% 0% 0% 32% 4% 3.1m/s
10:00
- 9% 0% 0% 32% 9% 3m/s
11:00
- 13% 0% 0% 33% 13% 3m/s
12:00
- 9% 0% 0% 42% 9% 2.6m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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