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Photography Weather Forecast for Half Moon Bay, California Coast

Half Moon Bay, California, United States

Half Moon Bay offers eroded bluffs, harbour breakwaters, broad beaches, and the distant Mavericks reef under fog, winter swell, and post-front light.

14 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Active Forecasts

0 of 4 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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First upcoming window
Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Wed, Oct 7 · 18:09–19:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
63%
🌇Golden Hour Potential81.2%
Low Cloud Cover: 27%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 7.8° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Thu, Oct 8 · 18:08–18:58
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.2%
Medium
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Excellent Golden Hour at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Fri, Oct 9 · 18:06–18:57
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.5%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Sat, Oct 10 · 18:05–18:55
🌇Golden Hour Potential:89%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Sun, Oct 11 · 18:03–18:54
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.9%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Tue, Oct 13 · 18:00–18:51
🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.6%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Half Moon Bay
Wed, Oct 14 · 17:59–18:50
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.2-92.4%
Low
+7 more windows in the next 14 days

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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