Rule
Golden Hour
Golden Hour Forecast for Malibu, California Coast
Malibu, California, United States
Malibu’s coves, tilted rock layers, sea stacks, and the Santa Monica Mountains provide varied foregrounds for winter surf and low western light.
11 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Low Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation28.8°
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
Malibu
Wed, Oct 7 · 17:58–18:46 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌇Golden Hour Potential88-89.7%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 17.6° (Daylight)
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Thu, Oct 8 · 17:57–18:45
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.7-85.6%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Fri, Oct 9 · 17:55–18:44
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.3-91.5%
Low
Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Malibu
Sat, Oct 10 · 07:00–07:29
🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.1%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Wed, Oct 14 · 17:49–18:37
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Thu, Oct 15 · 17:47–18:36
🌇Golden Hour Potential:94-100%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Sat, Oct 17 · 17:45–18:34
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.9-100%
Low
+4 more windows in the next 14 days
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in America/Los_Angeles.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Golden Hour Potential90% of hours
- Golden Hour83% of hours
- Visibility6% of hours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7 | ||||
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 34400m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 17:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 90%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 32500m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 88%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 40400m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 59800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 72100m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 76800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 77800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 76600m. Meets requirement |
| Thu, Oct 8 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 68900m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 43700m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24100m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 15800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 15300m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 15800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 73%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 17200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 74%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 19800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 20100m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 20200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 19600m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 19800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 19800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 20800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 22800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 22500m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 17:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 86%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 20800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 85%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 21400m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 23200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24300m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 21900m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 19000m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 20300m. Meets requirement |
| Fri, Oct 9 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 15900m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 12200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 200m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 100m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 300m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 13000m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 75%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 12200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 72%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 12200m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 0m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 6110m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 18620m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 21380m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 17:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 86%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 92%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Sat, Oct 10 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 78%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 80%. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Golden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirement | Precipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (America/Los_Angeles) | Diffuse Radiation | Direct Radiation | Golden Hour | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Relative Humidity | Solar Elevation | Total Cloud Coverage | Wind Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| 87W/m² | 441W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 29° | 0% | 5.3m/s | |
| 79W/m² | 254W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 18° | 0% | 5.1m/s | |
| 55W/m² | 57W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 5.7° | 0% | 4.1m/s | |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 32% | -6.8° | 0% | 3.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | -19° | 0% | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | -31° | 0% | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | -43° | 0% | 3.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | -53° | 0% | 3.3m/s |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | -60° | 0% | 2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44% | -62° | 0% | 1.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 68% | -57° | 0% | 2.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 2% | 0% | 85% | -48° | 2% | 2.5m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 3% | 0% | 85% | -37° | 3% | 1.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 1% | 0% | 83% | -25° | 1% | 1.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 80% | -12° | 0% | 0.6m/s |
| 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 76% | 0.66° | 0% | 0.57m/s | |
| 23W/m² | 61W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 12° | 0% | 1.1m/s | |
| 49W/m² | 237W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 1% | 0% | 74% | 24° | 1% | 1.1m/s | |
| 82W/m² | 396W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 4% | 0% | 74% | 34° | 4% | 1.8m/s | |
| 85W/m² | 551W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 5% | 0% | 74% | 43° | 5% | 2.5m/s | |
| 104W/m² | 636W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 5% | 0% | 73% | 49° | 5% | 2.9m/s | |
| 133W/m² | 649W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 4% | 0% | 71% | 50° | 4% | 3.3m/s | |
| 82W/m² | 688W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 3% | 0% | 68% | 46° | 3% | 3.8m/s | |
| 78W/m² | 600W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 1% | 0% | 66% | 38° | 1% | 4.4m/s | |
| 94W/m² | 432W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 2% | 0% | 69% | 28° | 2% | 4.8m/s | |
| 78W/m² | 253W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 2% | 0% | 73% | 17° | 2% | 4.9m/s | |
| 49W/m² | 61W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 1% | 0% | 73% | 5.4° | 1% | 4.2m/s | |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 69% | -7° | 0% | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | -20° | 0% | 2.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 72% | -32° | 0% | 1.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 77% | -43° | 0% | 0.72m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% | -54° | 0% | 0.63m/s |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 4% | 0% | 81% | -61° | 4% | 0.63m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 14% | 0% | 92% | -62° | 14% | 2.5m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 100% | 0% | 99% | -57° | 100% | 2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 100% | 0% | 99% | -48° | 100% | 2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 94% | 0% | 100% | -37° | 94% | 2.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 44% | 0% | 89% | -25° | 44% | 1.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 24% | 0% | 90% | -12° | 24% | 1.5m/s |
| 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 44% | 0% | 90% | 0.53° | 44% | 1.6m/s | |
| 17W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 12° | 100% | 1.1m/s | |
| 96W/m² | 54W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 75% | 0% | 87% | 24° | 75% | 1.1m/s | |
| 155W/m² | 278W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 29% | 0% | 65% | 34° | 29% | 1.6m/s | |
| 145W/m² | 431W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 19% | 0% | 49% | 43° | 19% | 2.3m/s | |
| 75W/m² | 657W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 48° | 0% | 3.1m/s | |
| 77W/m² | 701W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 49° | 0% | 3.3m/s | |
| 77W/m² | 680W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 45° | 0% | 3.3m/s | |
| 73W/m² | 601W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 38° | 0% | 3.4m/s | |
| 67W/m² | 467W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 28° | 0% | 3.4m/s | |
| 57W/m² | 293W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 52% | 17° | 0% | 3.4m/s | |
| 37W/m² | 109W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 5.1° | 0% | 3.5m/s | |
| Night | 4W/m² | 4W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 61% | -7.3° | 0% | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | -20° | 0% | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | -32° | 0% | 3.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | -44° | 0% | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | -54° | 0% | 2.7m/s |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | -61° | 0% | 2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 53% | -62° | 6% | 1.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 54% | -57° | 7% | 0.45m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 62% | -48° | 9% | 0.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 71% | -37° | 5% | 0.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 78% | -25° | 7% | 0.41m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 77% | -12° | 7% | 0.51m/s |
| 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 10% | 76% | 0.39° | 12% | 0.81m/s | |
| 25W/m² | 35W/m² | Unavailable | 41% | 0% | 10% | 71% | 12° | 47% | 0.76m/s | |
| 53W/m² | 208W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 59% | 24° | 6% | 1.3m/s | |
| 66W/m² | 391W/m² | Unavailable | 10% | 0% | 5% | 42% | 34° | 16% | 1.1m/s | |
| 78W/m² | 538W/m² | Unavailable | 39% | 0% | 5% | 41% | 43° | 45% | 3.5m/s | |
| 216W/m² | 452W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 5% | 43% | 48° | 100% | 2.4m/s | |
| 283W/m² | 374W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 5% | 43% | 49° | 100% | 3.1m/s | |
| 291W/m² | 305W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 51% | 45° | 100% | 4.2m/s | |
| 256W/m² | 273W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 49% | 60% | 38° | 100% | 3.3m/s | |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across California Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Malibu.
Explore Golden Hour conditions across California Coast →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Malibu during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
15
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
62
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Last 365 days
178
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour
06:00 local time, shared by 104 of 178 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
Most represented month
July, with 26 of 178 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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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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