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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Monterey, California Coast

Pacific Grove, California, United States

Monterey and Pacific Grove pair granite coves, kelp beds, cypress silhouettes, and working harbour details beneath the bay’s frequent marine layer.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

15%

Wave Height0.2m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed3.2m/s (calm conditions)

Wind Gusts3.4m/s

Cloud Cover37%

Visibility5810 (Moderate)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

Next opportunity

Dramatic Seascape

Monterey

Tue, Sep 15 · 08:00–15:00 · 7h window

Low confidence

14%

🌊Coastal Drama Score45.7-58%

Wave Height: 1.5m

Swell Height: 1.5m

Wind Speed: 5.0m/s (moderate winds)

Wind Gusts: 7.8m/s

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 Monterey.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence

Most represented month

January, with 18 of 18 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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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%
Sun, Sep 6
15:00	17%
16:00	17%
17:00	19%
18:00	19%
19:00	19%
20:00	22%
21:00	22%
22:00	20%
23:00	17%
Mon, Sep 7
24:00	19%
01:00	17%
02:00	17%
03:00	17%
04:00	14%
05:00	5%
06:00	9.2%
07:00	5.1%
08:00	5.4%
09:00	7.7%
10:00	4.4%
11:00	5.9%
12:00	8.4%
13:00	11%
14:00	11%
15:00	15%
16:00	14%
17:00	14%
18:00	12%
19:00	13%
20:00	13%
21:00	13%
22:00	14%
23:00	14%
Tue, Sep 8
24:00	9.6%
01:00	8.2%
02:00	10%
03:00	8.2%
04:00	4.3%
05:00	4.5%
06:00	6%
07:00	6.1%
08:00	8.4%
09:00	9.8%
10:00	9.8%
11:00	12%
12:00	7.2%
13:00	6.8%
14:00	7.7%
15:00	7.7%
16:00	7.7%
17:00	11%
18:00	5.5%
19:00	6.8%
20:00	6.9%
21:00	8.3%
22:00	5.6%
23:00	5.6%
Wed, Sep 9
24:00	7.1%
01:00	11%
02:00	12%
03:00	9.9%
04:00	9.9%
05:00	9.9%
06:00	9.9%
07:00	9%
08:00	7.6%
09:00	8.6%
10:00	6.1%
11:00	11%
12:00	11%
13:00	12%
14:00	17%
15:00	14%
16:00	15%
17:00	15%
18:00	8.3%
19:00	7.2%
20:00	13%
21:00	11%
22:00	5.1%
23:00	6.1%
Thu, Sep 10
24:00	6.1%
01:00	6.1%
02:00	5%
03:00	7.4%
04:00	9.9%
05:00	7.8%
06:00	11%
07:00	12%
08:00	14%
09:00	14%
10:00	14%
11:00	14%
12:00	13%
13:00	11%

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
Mon, Sep 7 Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 19:26
15:00	0%	37%	0%	0.14m	155°	0.18m	37%	283°	3.4m/s	3.2m/s	0.21m	13s
16:00	0%	25%	0%	0.13m	155°	0.17m	25%	283°	2.9m/s	2.6m/s	0.18m	13s
17:00 ☾	0%	25%	0%	0.12m	155°	0.16m	25%	283°	2.7m/s	2.3m/s	0.15m	13s
18:00 ☾	0%	4%	0%	0.12m	155°	0.15m	4%	295°	2.6m/s	2.2m/s	0.14m	13s
19:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	154°	0.15m	0%	313°	1.8m/s	1.3m/s	0.12m	12s
20:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	154°	0.14m	0%	359°	1.3m/s	1.1m/s	0.11m	12s
21:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	154°	0.14m	0%	359°	2m/s	1.8m/s	0.15m	12s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	154°	0.14m	0%	357°	2.3m/s	2.2m/s	0.18m	12s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	154°	0.14m	0%	357°	2m/s	1.9m/s	0.22m	12s
Tue, Sep 8 Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 19:25
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	159°	0.24m	0%	337°	1.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.29m	8.9s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	165°	0.33m	0%	321°	1.2m/s	1.1m/s	0.36m	5.5s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	170°	0.43m	0%	271°	0.42m/s	0.2m/s	0.43m	2.1s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	166°	0.4m	0%	318°	0.4m/s	0.22m/s	0.4m	2.8s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.19m	161°	0.36m	0%	78°	0.9m/s	0.83m/s	0.38m	3.5s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.22m	156°	0.33m	0%	41°	1.7m/s	1.7m/s	0.35m	4.3s
06:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.23m	155°	0.31m	0%	29°	1.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.28m	4.2s
07:00	9%	0%	0%	0.24m	153°	0.29m	9%	8°	1.5m/s	1.4m/s	0.2m	4s
08:00	100%	0%	0%	0.25m	151°	0.27m	100%	10°	2.3m/s	2.3m/s	0.13m	4s
09:00	99%	0%	0%	0.26m	155°	0.28m	99%	5°	3.1m/s	3.2m/s	0.15m	4.4s
10:00	100%	0%	0%	0.28m	159°	0.3m	100%	359°	3.2m/s	3.2m/s	0.18m	4.8s
11:00	100%	0%	5%	0.29m	162°	0.31m	100%	339°	3.6m/s	3.6m/s	0.2m	5.2s
12:00	100%	0%	0%	0.22m	182°	0.36m	100%	335°	3.4m/s	3.4m/s	0.28m	4.2s
13:00	100%	0%	0%	0.15m	202°	0.4m	100%	333°	3.1m/s	3.1m/s	0.35m	3.3s
14:00	100%	0%	12%	0.08m	222°	0.45m	100%	332°	3.1m/s	2.9m/s	0.43m	2.3s
15:00	100%	0%	5%	0.08m	221°	0.46m	100%	301°	2.7m/s	2.6m/s	0.44m	2.5s
16:00	100%	0%	5%	0.08m	220°	0.46m	100%	299°	2.5m/s	2.4m/s	0.44m	2.7s
17:00 ☾	46%	0%	6%	0.08m	219°	0.47m	46%	300°	2.2m/s	2.1m/s	0.45m	2.9s
18:00 ☾	100%	0%	5%	0.12m	222°	0.43m	100%	329°	1.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.4m	2.9s
19:00 ☾	100%	0%	5%	0.17m	225°	0.39m	100%	360°	1.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.34m	2.8s
20:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.21m	227°	0.35m	100%	15°	2.3m/s	2.2m/s	0.29m	2.8s
21:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.2m	228°	0.34m	100%	35°	3.2m/s	3.1m/s	0.28m	2.9s
22:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.2m	228°	0.33m	100%	304°	3m/s	2.9m/s	0.27m	2.9s
23:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.19m	228°	0.32m	100%	343°	2.5m/s	2.4m/s	0.26m	3s
Wed, Sep 9 Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 19:23
24:00 ☾	100%	0%	98%	0.22m	230°	0.31m	100%	2°	1.4m/s	1.3m/s	0.22m	3s
01:00 ☾	47%	0%	100%	0.26m	231°	0.29m	100%	359°	2.9m/s	2.8m/s	0.18m	3s
02:00 ☾	28%	0%	100%	0.29m	233°	0.28m	100%	45°	5.6m/s	5.2m/s	0.14m	3s
03:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.28m	232°	0.26m	100%	44°	6.3m/s	6.3m/s	0.13m	3s
04:00 ☾	100%	1%	100%	0.27m	231°	0.25m	100%	26°	5.5m/s	5.6m/s	0.11m	3s
05:00 ☾	10%	0%	100%	0.26m	229°	0.23m	100%	35°	6.8m/s	6.6m/s	0.1m	3s
06:00 ☾	5%	0%	99%	0.25m	211°	0.23m	99%	24°	6m/s	5.8m/s	0.11m	3.3s
07:00	37%	5%	100%	0.24m	193°	0.23m	100%	32°	8m/s	6.7m/s	0.12m	3.7s
08:00	5%	1%	100%	0.23m	175°	0.23m	100%	15°	5m/s	4.9m/s	0.13m	4.1s
09:00	5%	0%	83%	0.21m	176°	0.21m	83%	0°	3.9m/s	4m/s	0.11m	4s
10:00	96%	0%	99%	0.18m	176°	0.2m	100%	301°	3.1m/s	3.1m/s	0.1m	4s
11:00	73%	0%	74%	0.16m	177°	0.18m	77%	24°	1.5m/s	1.4m/s	0.08m	4s
12:00	5%	0%	20%	0.16m	169°	0.17m	20%	326°	2.8m/s	2.8m/s	0.07m	7.4s
13:00	80%	0%	6%	0.16m	161°	0.15m	80%	302°	4m/s	3.2m/s	0.06m	11s
14:00	100%	0%	5%	0.16m	153°	0.14m	100%	324°	2.5m/s	1.9m/s	0.05m	14s
15:00	99%	0%	5%	0.17m	153°	0.15m	99%	11°	0.9m/s	0.62m/s	0.37m	14s
16:00	100%	0%	5%	0.18m	152°	0.15m	100%	299°	0.8m/s	0.56m/s	0.68m	14s
17:00 ☾	100%	0%	13%	0.19m	152°	0.16m	100%	216°	1m/s	0.98m/s	1m	14s
18:00 ☾	100%	0%	17%	0.18m	193°	0.49m	100%	126°	1.6m/s	1.6m/s	1.1m	11s
19:00 ☾	100%	0%	9%	0.16m	233°	0.83m	100%	122°	2.4m/s	2.2m/s	1.1m	7.7s
20:00 ☾	100%	0%	5%	0.15m	273°	1.2m	100%	124°	2.6m/s	2.4m/s	1.1m	4.6s
21:00 ☾	100%	0%	5%	0.15m	270°	1m	100%	189°	1.3m/s	1m/s	0.99m	4.5s
22:00 ☾	99%	0%	5%	0.15m	267°	0.85m	99%	267°	2.1m/s	1.9m/s	0.83m	4.4s
23:00 ☾	6%	0%	5%	0.15m	263°	0.69m	6%	312°	1.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.67m	4.3s
Thu, Sep 10 Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 19:22
24:00 ☾	6%	0%	5%	0.15m	253°	0.66m	6%	318°	1.7m/s	1.6m/s	0.64m	4.4s
01:00 ☾	5%	0%	5%	0.15m	242°	0.64m	5%	325°	1.5m/s	1.5m/s	0.62m	4.5s
02:00 ☾	5%	0%	5%	0.15m	232°	0.61m	5%	332°	1.4m/s	1.3m/s	0.59m	4.6s
03:00 ☾	5%	26%	5%	0.15m	220°	0.57m	30%	324°	1.6m/s	1.5m/s	0.54m	5s
04:00 ☾	5%	52%	5%	0.15m	209°	0.52m	54%	315°	1.8m/s	1.6m/s	0.5m	5.3s
05:00 ☾	5%	78%	5%	0.15m	198°	0.48m	79%	307°	2m/s	1.7m/s	0.45m	5.7s
06:00 ☾	21%	78%	3%	0.15m	177°	0.43m	82%	308°	2.1m/s	1.8m/s	0.4m	8.1s
07:00	36%	78%	2%	0.15m	155°	0.39m	84%	309°	2.1m/s	1.8m/s	0.35m	11s
08:00	52%	78%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.34m	87%	310°	2.1m/s	1.8m/s	0.3m	13s
09:00	43%	78%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.32m	85%	304°	1.7m/s	1.4m/s	0.28m	13s
10:00	34%	78%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.31m	84%	298°	1.3m/s	0.98m/s	0.25m	13s
11:00	26%	78%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.29m	82%	292°	0.85m/s	0.57m/s	0.23m	13s
12:00	17%	75%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.27m	77%	256°	0.81m/s	0.43m/s	0.2m	13s
13:00	9%	71%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.25m	72%	220°	0.78m/s	0.3m/s	0.18m	13s
14:00	0%	67%	0%	0.15m	134°	0.23m	67%	184°	0.74m/s	0.17m/s	0.15m	13s

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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Sep 7, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC

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