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Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Laguna Beach, California Coast

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Laguna Beach’s compact coves include tide pools, sandstone cliffs, reefs, and offshore rocks that break the surf into layered foreground patterns.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
6%
Wave Height0.3m
Swell Height0.2m
Wind Speed1.7m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts1.5m/s
Cloud Cover100%
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 Laguna Beach.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
2
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 365 days
2
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence

Only 2 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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%
Wed, Aug 12
21:008.2%
22:008.2%
23:008%
Thu, Aug 13
24:008%
01:008%
02:008.1%
03:008.1%
04:008.2%
05:0010%
06:005.9%
07:009.9%
08:0012%
09:0014%
10:0010%
11:0011%
12:009.4%
13:009.4%
14:004.4%
15:004.4%
16:009.2%
17:0010%
18:006.7%
19:009.1%
20:006.4%
21:006.3%
22:006.3%
23:004.6%
Fri, Aug 14
24:005.5%
01:006.9%
02:008.2%
03:008.8%
04:008.1%
05:008.1%
06:009.4%
07:008.1%
08:008.1%
09:008.1%
10:008.1%
11:005.8%
12:005.7%
13:005.7%
14:005.7%
15:005.7%
16:005.7%
17:005.7%
18:005.7%
19:005.7%
20:005.7%
21:007%
22:006.8%
23:006.8%
Sat, Aug 15
24:008.2%
01:006.8%
02:008.1%
03:007.1%
04:005.7%
05:007.1%
06:008.1%
07:008.2%
08:005.8%
09:006%
10:007.4%
11:008.5%
12:006.1%
13:005.9%
14:008.8%
15:006.8%
16:009.2%
17:0011%
18:008.2%
19:006.8%
20:007.5%
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23:00-
Sun, Aug 16
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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
Thu, Aug 13 Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 19:37
21:00 ☾
100% 24% 1% 0.22m 119° 0.29m 100% 219° 1.5m/s 1.7m/s 0.33m 5.4s
22:00 ☾
100% 12% 4% 0.2m 118° 0.27m 100% 223° 0.92m/s 1.1m/s 0.31m 5.2s
23:00 ☾
100% 27% 1% 0.19m 118° 0.26m 100% 222° 1.4m/s 1.6m/s 0.3m 5s
Fri, Aug 14 Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 19:37
24:00 ☾
100% 40% 53% 0.17m 116° 0.25m 100% 232° 1.8m/s 2.1m/s 0.28m 4.7s
01:00 ☾
100% 44% 69% 0.15m 115° 0.23m 100% 240° 1.5m/s 1.8m/s 0.27m 4.4s
02:00 ☾
100% 52% 45% 0.13m 114° 0.22m 100% 271° 0.71m/s 1.1m/s 0.25m 4.1s
03:00 ☾
53% 64% 5% 0.12m 114° 0.21m 78% 222° 1m/s 0.99m/s 0.24m 3.9s
04:00 ☾
0% 64% 1% 0.11m 113° 0.21m 64% 201° 1.5m/s 1m/s 0.24m 3.6s
05:00 ☾
0% 54% 0% 0.1m 113° 0.2m 54% 228° 0.6m/s 0.65m/s 0.23m 3.4s
06:00 ☾
0% 62% 3% 0.09m 113° 0.19m 62% 259° 0.71m/s 0.91m/s 0.22m 3.2s
07:00
0% 58% 3% 0.09m 112° 0.18m 58% 223° 0.62m/s 0.62m/s 0.2m 3s
08:00
0% 59% 5% 0.08m 112° 0.17m 59% 193° 1.2m/s 1.2m/s 0.19m 2.8s
09:00
0% 54% 3% 0.08m 112° 0.17m 54% 209° 1.2m/s 1.4m/s 0.18m 3s
10:00
0% 32% 0% 0.09m 112° 0.16m 32% 230° 1.6m/s 2.6m/s 0.18m 3.1s
11:00
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 112° 0.16m 0% 237° 1.7m/s 3.2m/s 0.17m 3.3s
12:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 113° 0.16m 0% 245° 2.3m/s 3.6m/s 0.16m 3.3s
13:00
0% 6% 0% 0.07m 114° 0.15m 6% 242° 3m/s 4m/s 0.16m 3.2s
14:00
0% 8% 0% 0.06m 114° 0.15m 8% 239° 3.3m/s 4.2m/s 0.15m 3.2s
15:00
0% 9% 0% 0.06m 115° 0.15m 9% 242° 3.3m/s 3.9m/s 0.15m 3.1s
16:00
0% 5% 0% 0.06m 116° 0.15m 5% 246° 3.1m/s 3.7m/s 0.16m 3.1s
17:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 117° 0.15m 0% 256° 2.8m/s 3.4m/s 0.16m 3s
18:00 ☾
0% 0% 1% 0.06m 119° 0.16m 1% 258° 2.5m/s 3.1m/s 0.17m 2.9s
19:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 121° 0.16m 0% 263° 2.4m/s 2.8m/s 0.17m 2.7s
20:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 123° 0.17m 0% 263° 2.6m/s 2.8m/s 0.18m 2.6s
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 124° 0.18m 0% 280° 2.7m/s 2.6m/s 0.19m 2.5s
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 125° 0.18m 0% 273° 2.6m/s 2.4m/s 0.19m 2.4s
23:00 ☾
10% 0% 0% 0.07m 126° 0.19m 10% 272° 2.3m/s 2.2m/s 0.2m 2.3s
Sat, Aug 15 Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 19:36
24:00 ☾
0% 2% 0% 0.08m 126° 0.2m 3% 290° 1.8m/s 1.9m/s 0.21m 2.4s
01:00 ☾
0% 5% 0% 0.1m 126° 0.21m 5% 257° 1.7m/s 2.1m/s 0.23m 2.6s
02:00 ☾
0% 11% 0% 0.11m 126° 0.22m 11% 279° 1.7m/s 2m/s 0.24m 2.7s
03:00 ☾
0% 3% 0% 0.12m 126° 0.23m 3% 285° 1.2m/s 1.4m/s 0.25m 2.8s
04:00 ☾
4% 5% 5% 0.12m 126° 0.24m 6% 257° 1.7m/s 1.9m/s 0.26m 2.9s
05:00 ☾
4% 6% 5% 0.13m 126° 0.25m 6% 286° 1.2m/s 1.6m/s 0.27m 2.9s
06:00 ☾
85% 3% 7% 0.14m 124° 0.26m 85% 301° 1.8m/s 2m/s 0.28m 3s
07:00
87% 1% 5% 0.15m 123° 0.26m 87% 287° 1.3m/s 1.6m/s 0.28m 3.1s
08:00
98% 3% 5% 0.16m 122° 0.27m 98% 271° 1.4m/s 1.9m/s 0.29m 3.2s
09:00
0% 4% 5% 0.2m 121° 0.27m 6% 264° 2.5m/s 3.2m/s 0.28m 3.2s
10:00
0% 3% 5% 0.23m 120° 0.27m 6% 274° 2.7m/s 3.4m/s 0.28m 3.1s
11:00
0% 4% 1% 0.27m 118° 0.27m 5% 261° 2.9m/s 3.9m/s 0.27m 3s
12:00
0% 5% 3% 0.23m 119° 0.27m 5% 250° 2.9m/s 3.8m/s 0.27m 3s
13:00
3% 9% 5% 0.2m 119° 0.28m 12% 247° 2.9m/s 3.8m/s 0.28m 3s
14:00
12% 12% 5% 0.16m 119° 0.28m 22% 244° 3.2m/s 4.1m/s 0.28m 3s
15:00
100% 12% 5% 0.12m 119° 0.31m 100% 253° 2.8m/s 3.5m/s 0.31m 3.1s
16:00
15% 10% 5% 0.09m 119° 0.34m 21% 253° 2.8m/s 3.5m/s 0.34m 3.2s
17:00 ☾
63% 1% 5% 0.05m 119° 0.37m 63% 257° 3.1m/s 3.6m/s 0.37m 3.3s
18:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% 0.06m 120° 0.43m 100% 270° 3.3m/s 3.4m/s 0.43m 3.4s
19:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% 0.06m 121° 0.48m 100% 270° 3.1m/s 3.2m/s 0.48m 3.5s
20:00 ☾
99% 0% 5% 0.07m 122° 0.54m 99% 267° 3m/s 3.1m/s 0.54m 3.7s
21:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 287° 2.7m/s 2.6m/s - -
22:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 277° 2.4m/s 2.5m/s - -
23:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 256° 1.8m/s 2.1m/s - -
Sun, Aug 16 Sunrise 06:14 Sunset 19:35
24:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 262° 1.6m/s 1.7m/s - -
01:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% - - - 100% 278° 2.1m/s 2.3m/s - -
02:00 ☾
100% 0% 3% - - - 100% 267° 1.9m/s 2.1m/s - -
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 283° 1.8m/s 2.1m/s - -
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 272° 1.6m/s 1.9m/s - -
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 287° 1.9m/s 2.2m/s - -
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 278° 3m/s 3.3m/s - -
07:00
1% 0% 0% - - - 1% 269° 4.1m/s 4.4m/s - -
08:00
1% 0% 0% - - - 1% 260° 5.2m/s 5.6m/s - -
09:00
1% 0% 0% - - - 1% 266° 5.7m/s 6m/s - -
10:00
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 271° 6.3m/s 6.3m/s - -
11:00
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 276° 6.8m/s 6.7m/s - -
12:00
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 276° 6.7m/s 6.5m/s - -
13:00
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 276° 6.6m/s 6.2m/s - -
14:00
0% 0% 0% - - - 0% 277° 6.5m/s 5.9m/s - -
15:00
1% 0% 0% - - - 1% 274° 6m/s 5.5m/s - -
16:00
3% 0% 0% - - - 3% 272° 5.6m/s 5.2m/s - -
17:00 ☾
4% 0% 0% - - - 4% 270° 5.1m/s 4.8m/s - -
18:00 ☾
7% 0% 0% - - - 7% 260° 4m/s 3.8m/s - -
19:00 ☾
10% 0% 0% - - - 10% 251° 2.8m/s 2.7m/s - -
20:00 ☾
13% 0% 0% - - - 13% 241° 1.7m/s 1.7m/s - -
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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