Rule
Golden Hour
Golden Hour Forecast for California Coast
California, United States
California Coast golden-hour forecast for Big Sur, Point Reyes, Monterey, and Mendocino, tracking low-angle light, cloud, haze, and visibility.
129 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Laguna Beach
Wed, Oct 7 · 17:54–18:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
68%
🌇Golden Hour Potential88%
Low Cloud Cover: 3%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 16.9° (Daylight)
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Wed, Oct 7 · 17:58–18:46
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88-89.7%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Santa Cruz
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:08–18:58
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.7%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Big Sur
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:08–18:58
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.1%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Monterey
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:08–18:58
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.4%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Carmel
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:08–18:58
🌇Golden Hour Potential:91%
Medium
Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:09–19:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.2%
Medium
+43 more windows in the next 14 days
Location status
0 of 10 locations matching now
Big Sur
Not matchingBig Sur’s Santa Lucia Mountains descend directly into the Pacific, creating stacked headlands, sea cliffs, coves, and surf beneath changing marine fog.
Big Sur, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 53m
11 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Point Reyes
Not matchingPoint Reyes combines a long surf beach, pale coastal cliffs, rolling grassland, and a lighthouse headland exposed to fog and strong Pacific wind.
Point Reyes Station, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 55m
15 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Malibu
Not matchingMalibu’s coves, tilted rock layers, sea stacks, and the Santa Monica Mountains provide varied foregrounds for winter surf and low western light.
Malibu, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 43m
11 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Monterey
Not matchingMonterey and Pacific Grove pair granite coves, kelp beds, cypress silhouettes, and working harbour details beneath the bay’s frequent marine layer.
Pacific Grove, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 53m
12 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Mendocino
Not matchingMendocino’s flat-topped headlands are cut by arches, caves, and narrow coves, with offshore stacks often separated by fog and white water.
Mendocino City, California, United States
Blocked by: Visibility too low (100.0, ≥ 1000.0m)
Next opportunity in ~2 days 2h
17 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Bodega Bay
Not matchingBodega Bay combines a sheltered working harbour with exposed Bodega Head, where layered Sonoma cliffs, sea stacks, and winter swell fill the view.
Bodega Bay, California, United States
Blocked by: Visibility too low (100.0, ≥ 1000.0m)
Next opportunity in ~2 days 2h
12 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Laguna Beach
Not matchingLaguna Beach’s compact coves include tide pools, sandstone cliffs, reefs, and offshore rocks that break the surf into layered foreground patterns.
Laguna Beach, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 39m
11 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Carmel
Not matchingCarmel’s pale crescent beach curves beneath cypress-covered bluffs, with Point Lobos rocks and marine fog shaping simple coastal silhouettes.
Carmel, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 53m
13 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Half Moon Bay
Not matchingHalf Moon Bay offers eroded bluffs, harbour breakwaters, broad beaches, and the distant Mavericks reef under fog, winter swell, and post-front light.
Half Moon Bay, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 54m
14 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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Santa Cruz
Not matchingSanta Cruz combines sandstone cliffs, natural bridges, kelp-lined coves, and the boardwalk pier, providing both geological and built coastal subjects.
Capitola, California, United States
Blocked by: Golden Hour: Outside time window
Next opportunity in ~1h 53m
13 opportunities in the 14-day forecast
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What's blocking opportunities
95-hour forecast horizon; times in America/Los_Angeles.
Top 4 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations
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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)
96% blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 6pm: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 7pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Tue 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 6pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 7pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Wed 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 6pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 7pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Thu 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 6am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 7pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Fri 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 5am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 6am: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 7am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%), Sat 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any)
86% blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Tue 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 5am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 6am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 7pm: 6 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Wed 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 5am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 6am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 7pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Thu 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 5am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 6am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 3pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 4pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 5pm: 8 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 7pm: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 8pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 9pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 10pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Fri 11pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 1am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 2am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 3am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 4am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 5am: 9 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 6am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 7am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 8am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 9am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 10am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 11am: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 12pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 1pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Golden Hour (Any), Sat 2pm: 10 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)
19% blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 4pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 6pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 7pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 8pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 9pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 10pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Tue 11pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 12am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 1am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 2am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 3am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 4am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 5am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 6am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 7am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 8am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 9am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 10am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 1pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 2pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 3pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 4pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 5pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 6pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 7pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 8pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 9pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 10pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Wed 11pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 12am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 1am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 2am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 6am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 7am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 8am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 9am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 10am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 11am: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 4pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 5pm: 2 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 6pm: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 7pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 8pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 9pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 10pm: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Thu 11pm: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 12am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 1am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 2am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 3am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 4am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 5am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 6am: 3 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 7am: 5 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 8am: 4 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Fri 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 2am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 3am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 4am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 5am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m), Sat 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)
1% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Tue 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Wed 1am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Thu 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
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Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 3pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 4pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 5pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 6pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 7pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 8pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 9pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 10pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Fri 11pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 12am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 1am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 2am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 3am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 4am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 5am: 1 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 6am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 7am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 8am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 9am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 10am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 11am: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 12pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 1pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%), Sat 2pm: 0 of 10 locations blocked
How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 95-hour forecast.
Golden hour along California's coast depends on whether low-angle light can pass beneath or through the marine layer. This forecast weighs cloud, visibility, and near-horizon conditions for cliffs at Big Sur, the exposed headlands of Point Reyes and Mendocino, and cypress-lined shores around Monterey and Carmel.
Winter and early spring often bring the clearest post-frontal light, while late spring and summer favor fog-filtered scenes. West-facing Big Sur and Bodega Bay suit sunset side-light and silhouettes; Point Reyes can catch warm light across rolling headlands, but wind and low cloud frequently suppress contrast. Monterey and Carmel offer sheltered coves when exposed overlooks are hazy or gusty.
A promising light forecast does not account for coastal access, tides, wildfire smoke, or Highway 1 closures. Cliffs lose direct sun earlier than a flat-horizon calculation suggests, and headlands can block light from nearby coves. Scout the sun angle for the exact viewpoint, arrive before parking fills, and remain above the wash zone when combining warm light with surf.
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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