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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Point Reyes - Dramatic Seascapes - California Coast

Q: What conditions does Dramatic Seascapes look for?

Coastal Drama Score: ≥ 75.0%. Significant Wave Height: ≥ 1.5m. Visibility: ≥ 5000.0m. Wind Gusts: ≤ 22.0m/s. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 30.0%

Point Reyes Station, California, United States

Dramatic coastal photography conditions - powerful waves combined with atmospheric drama and good visibility for seascape shots.

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)

Coastal Drama Score · ≥ 75.0% Significant Wave Height · ≥ 1.5m Visibility · ≥ 5000.0m Wind Gusts · ≤ 22.0m/s

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Coastal Drama Score 100% failing

Significant Wave Height 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 14% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

16%

Wave Height0.1m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed1.8m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover100%

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies when dramatic conditions align for coastal photography along California's legendary shoreline. We track cloud drama, visibility, and wind patterns to predict when the coast will come alive with photogenic conditions.

California's 840-mile coastline offers endless variety—from the towering cliffs of Big Sur to the sea stacks of Mendocino to the coves of Laguna Beach. The interplay between Pacific weather systems and the coastal mountains creates ever-changing conditions that can transform familiar locations.

What makes the California coast special for dramatic photography:

Dynamic weather - Pacific storms bring dramatic skies, and clearing conditions create spectacular light
Diverse geography - Sea stacks, arches, waterfalls, cliffs, and beaches in endless variety
Fog and mist - Marine layer creates moody atmosphere, especially summer mornings
Year-round access - Mild climate means photography opportunities in every season

The best dramatic conditions often occur during and after winter storms (November-March), when clearing skies can produce spectacular light. Summer brings reliable morning fog that burns off by midday, creating soft, ethereal conditions. Wind patterns affect wave action—some drama is good, but excessive gusts make shooting difficult. Check our forecast to time your coastal adventures.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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Misses requirement

Time America/Los_Angeles	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Sat, Feb 7
10:00	18%	0.09m	24134m	2.3m/s	0%
11:00	16%	0.09m	24134m	2.4m/s	0%
12:00	14%	0.1m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
13:00	21%	0.1m	24134m	4.7m/s	0%
14:00	11%	0.11m	24134m	5.6m/s	0%
15:00	10%	0.13m	24134m	6m/s	0%
16:00	10%	0.14m	24134m	8m/s	0%
17:00	13%	0.15m	24134m	5.7m/s	0%
18:00	12%	0.16m	24135m	5.3m/s	0%
19:00	4.3%	0.17m	24134m	7m/s	0%
20:00	4.3%	0.16m	24134m	7.1m/s	0%
21:00	4%	0.14m	24134m	4.5m/s	0%
22:00	4.3%	0.13m	24134m	6m/s	0%
23:00	3.6%	0.12m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
Sun, Feb 8
24:00	3.6%	0.11m	24135m	1.7m/s	0%
01:00	4.1%	0.1m	24134m	1.4m/s	0%
02:00	4.1%	0.09m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
03:00	4.1%	0.09m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
04:00	5.1%	0.08m	24134m	1m/s	0%
05:00	9.7%	0.08m	24135m	1.3m/s	0%
06:00	7.2%	0.07m	24134m	3.1m/s	0%
07:00	19%	0.07m	24135m	4.3m/s	0%
08:00	29%	0.07m	24134m	3m/s	13%
09:00	17%	0.07m	24135m	3.7m/s	26%
10:00	21%	0.07m	24135m	4m/s	39%
11:00	9%	0.08m	24134m	3.3m/s	29%
12:00	9%	0.09m	24135m	2.5m/s	20%
13:00	12%	0.1m	24135m	4.5m/s	10%
14:00	7.8%	0.1m	24135m	4.5m/s	20%
15:00	9.2%	0.1m	24135m	5m/s	29%
16:00	15%	0.1m	24135m	4.9m/s	39%
17:00	14%	0.11m	24134m	5.6m/s	26%
18:00	14%	0.11m	24135m	1.7m/s	13%
19:00	3.3%	0.12m	24135m	1m/s	0%
20:00	3.7%	0.14m	24134m	1.2m/s	0%
21:00	3.3%	0.15m	24134m	1.7m/s	0%
22:00	3.7%	0.17m	24135m	3.6m/s	0%
23:00	3.5%	0.19m	24134m	6.6m/s	0%
Mon, Feb 9
24:00	3.4%	0.21m	24135m	7.8m/s	0%
01:00	3.1%	0.23m	24134m	4.4m/s	0%
02:00	2.8%	0.24m	24134m	2.8m/s	0%
03:00	3.2%	0.24m	24135m	3m/s	0%
04:00	3.2%	0.25m	24134m	5.2m/s	0%
05:00	2.7%	0.23m	24134m	3.3m/s	0%
06:00	3.2%	0.21m	24134m	2.6m/s	0%
07:00	7.8%	0.19m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
08:00	7.2%	0.17m	24135m	1.9m/s	0%
09:00	6%	0.15m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
10:00	7.8%	0.13m	24134m	3.5m/s	0%
11:00	6%	0.12m	24134m	3.2m/s	0%
12:00	5.4%	0.11m	24135m	3.4m/s	0%
13:00	6.4%	0.1m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
14:00	7.4%	0.1m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
15:00	8.3%	0.09m	24135m	2.3m/s	0%
16:00	7.1%	0.09m	24134m	3.9m/s	0%
17:00	10%	0.08m	24042m	3.4m/s	0%
18:00	13%	0.08m	23950m	2.8m/s	0%
19:00	5.3%	0.07m	23858m	2.3m/s	0%
20:00	2.5%	0.09m	20326m	3.5m/s	17%
21:00	2%	0.1m	16794m	4.7m/s	33%
22:00	1.4%	0.12m	13262m	5.9m/s	50%
23:00	2.5%	0.13m	16887m	6.8m/s	38%
Tue, Feb 10
24:00	2.3%	0.13m	20511m	7.7m/s	25%
01:00	2.9%	0.14m	24135m	8.5m/s	13%
02:00	3%	0.12m	20448m	8.7m/s	22%
03:00	2.6%	0.11m	16761m	8.8m/s	30%
04:00	2.8%	0.09m	13073m	8.9m/s	38%
05:00	3.9%	0.08m	16761m	9m/s	34%
06:00	4.7%	0.07m	20448m	9m/s	31%
07:00	23%	0.06m	24135m	9.1m/s	27%
08:00	19%	0.06m	24135m	9m/s	29%
09:00	16%	0.06m	24135m	9m/s	31%

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 °	Sea Salt AOD (550nm)	Solar Elevation °	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Direction °	Wind Speed m/s	Wind Wave Height m	Wind Wave Period s
Sat, Feb 7 Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 17:39
11:00 ☾	76%	0%	100%	0.09m	135°	0.02	33°	100%	312°	1.8m/s	0.06m	8.7s
12:00 ☾	93%	0%	100%	0.1m	135°	0.02	37°	100%	284°	1.5m/s	0.06m	8.8s
13:00 ☾	53%	0%	40%	0.1m	135°	0.02	36°	74%	296°	3.7m/s	0.07m	8.9s
14:00 ☾	76%	0%	6%	0.1m	131°	0.02	32°	76%	304°	4.2m/s	0.1m	7.5s
15:00 ☾	5%	0%	5%	0.09m	127°	0.01	26°	5%	307°	4.4m/s	0.14m	6.2s
16:00 ☾	0%	0%	5%	0.09m	123°	0.01	17°	5%	303°	5.1m/s	0.17m	4.8s
17:00 ☾	4%	1%	5%	0.09m	123°	0.02	6.8°	5%	318°	2.8m/s	0.19m	5s
18:00 ☾	1%	5%	5%	0.09m	123°	0.02	-4.3°	5%	314°	3.1m/s	0.2m	5.3s
19:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.09m	124°	0.02	-16°	5%	311°	3.2m/s	0.22m	5.6s
20:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.09m	124°	0.02	-28°	5%	311°	3.5m/s	0.2m	5.5s
21:00 ☾	3%	5%	0%	0.08m	124°	0.02	-39°	5%	322°	2.8m/s	0.17m	5.5s
22:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.08m	124°	0.02	-51°	5%	312°	3.2m/s	0.15m	5.4s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.08m	124°	0.02	-60°	0%	340°	2.3m/s	0.13m	5.3s
Sun, Feb 8 Sunrise 07:09 Sunset 17:41
24:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	0.07m	125°	0.02	-66°	3%	345°	1.5m/s	0.12m	5.2s
01:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	0.07m	125°	0.02	-66°	3%	330°	1.2m/s	0.1m	5.1s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.07m	128°	0.02	-59°	0%	328°	1.6m/s	0.09m	6.3s
03:00 ☾	7%	0%	0%	0.07m	132°	0.03	-49°	7%	338°	2m/s	0.09m	7.5s
04:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.07m	135°	0.03	-38°	5%	35°	0.92m/s	0.08m	8.8s
05:00 ☾	42%	0%	0%	0.07m	135°	0.03	-26°	42%	318°	1.2m/s	0.07m	8.7s
06:00 ☾	12%	4%	0%	0.06m	135°	0.03	-14°	12%	330°	2.4m/s	0.07m	8.7s
07:00 ☾	60%	4%	5%	0.06m	135°	0.04	-2.4°	60%	333°	2.6m/s	0.06m	8.6s
08:00 ☾	55%	0%	0%	0.07m	135°	0.05	8.6°	55%	331°	1.7m/s	0.07m	8.6s
09:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.07m	135°	0.05	19°	100%	326°	2.2m/s	0.08m	8.5s
10:00 ☾	70%	0%	3%	0.08m	135°	0.06	27°	70%	323°	2.1m/s	0.09m	8.4s
11:00 ☾	81%	0%	1%	0.08m	131°	0.07	33°	81%	299°	2m/s	0.1m	7.1s
12:00 ☾	71%	0%	5%	0.07m	126°	0.07	37°	71%	275°	1.8m/s	0.11m	5.8s
13:00 ☾	25%	10%	19%	0.07m	122°	0.06	37°	30%	272°	3.7m/s	0.12m	4.5s
14:00 ☾	100%	14%	5%	0.07m	122°	0.06	33°	100%	279°	3m/s	0.11m	4.5s
15:00 ☾	100%	15%	5%	0.07m	122°	0.06	26°	100%	284°	3.1m/s	0.1m	4.6s
16:00 ☾	38%	19%	66%	0.07m	122°	0.07	17°	74%	287°	2.7m/s	0.09m	4.7s
17:00 ☾	86%	30%	57%	0.08m	121°	-	7°	86%	290°	2.5m/s	0.1m	4.5s
18:00 ☾	76%	16%	29%	0.08m	120°	-	-4.1°	76%	300°	1.6m/s	0.11m	4.3s
19:00 ☾	96%	41%	5%	0.09m	119°	-	-16°	96%	306°	0.89m/s	0.12m	4.1s
20:00 ☾	100%	77%	81%	0.09m	112°	-	-27°	100%	285°	1.2m/s	0.13m	3.9s
21:00 ☾	100%	100%	8%	0.08m	104°	-	-39°	100%	267°	1.5m/s	0.14m	3.7s
22:00 ☾	100%	93%	23%	0.08m	97°	-	-50°	100%	289°	2m/s	0.15m	3.5s
23:00 ☾	100%	63%	5%	0.08m	100°	-	-60°	100%	308°	3m/s	0.17m	3.6s
Mon, Feb 9 Sunrise 07:08 Sunset 17:42
24:00 ☾	100%	70%	65%	0.08m	102°	-	-66°	100%	316°	3.9m/s	0.19m	3.8s
01:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.08m	105°	-	-65°	100%	343°	2.2m/s	0.21m	4s
02:00 ☾	100%	11%	3%	0.08m	104°	-	-59°	100%	317°	2.1m/s	0.22m	3.8s
03:00 ☾	100%	10%	48%	0.08m	104°	-	-49°	100%	324°	2.2m/s	0.22m	3.6s
04:00 ☾	100%	15%	84%	0.08m	103°	-	-37°	100%	316°	3.2m/s	0.23m	3.4s
05:00 ☾	100%	11%	52%	0.11m	106°	-	-26°	100%	349°	2.5m/s	0.19m	3.5s
06:00 ☾	74%	6%	2%	0.14m	109°	-	-14°	74%	358°	2.3m/s	0.14m	3.6s
07:00 ☾	100%	0%	26%	0.17m	111°	-	-2.2°	100%	20°	1.9m/s	0.1m	3.6s
08:00 ☾	100%	0%	27%	0.15m	115°	-	8.8°	100%	56°	1.7m/s	0.16m	4s
09:00 ☾	100%	0%	66%	0.13m	119°	-	19°	100%	28°	1.1m/s	0.22m	4.4s
10:00 ☾	100%	0%	97%	0.11m	123°	-	27°	100%	356°	1.5m/s	0.28m	4.8s
11:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.1m	125°	-	34°	100%	11°	1.1m/s	0.24m	5.2s
12:00 ☾	100%	0%	98%	0.08m	128°	-	37°	100%	26°	1.6m/s	0.2m	5.7s
13:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.07m	130°	-	37°	100%	360°	0.99m/s	0.16m	6.2s
14:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.07m	136°	-	33°	100%	335°	1m/s	0.13m	5.4s
15:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.07m	143°	-	26°	100%	307°	1.4m/s	0.11m	4.7s
16:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.07m	149°	-	17°	100%	292°	3m/s	0.08m	4s
17:00 ☾	67%	33%	100%	0.07m	145°	-	7.3°	100%	291°	2.8m/s	0.08m	5.8s
18:00 ☾	33%	67%	100%	0.07m	142°	-	-3.9°	100%	289°	2.6m/s	0.09m	7.7s
19:00 ☾	0%	100%	100%	0.07m	138°	-	-16°	100%	287°	2.4m/s	0.09m	9.5s
20:00 ☾	0%	100%	100%	0.07m	169°	-	-27°	100%	264°	3.1m/s	0.1m	7.3s
21:00 ☾	0%	100%	100%	0.07m	199°	-	-39°	100%	240°	3.8m/s	0.11m	5s
22:00 ☾	0%	100%	100%	0.07m	230°	-	-50°	100%	217°	4.5m/s	0.12m	2.7s
23:00 ☾	33%	91%	100%	0.07m	229°	-	-60°	100%	232°	5.6m/s	0.12m	2.8s
Tue, Feb 10 Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 17:43
24:00 ☾	67%	82%	100%	0.07m	228°	-	-66°	100%	246°	6.8m/s	0.13m	2.9s
01:00 ☾	100%	73%	100%	0.07m	227°	-	-65°	100%	261°	8m/s	0.13m	3s
02:00 ☾	98%	75%	100%	0.07m	200°	-	-58°	100%	265°	8.3m/s	0.11m	3.5s
03:00 ☾	96%	77%	100%	0.07m	174°	-	-48°	100%	269°	8.6m/s	0.1m	4s
04:00 ☾	94%	79%	100%	0.07m	147°	-	-37°	100%	272°	8.8m/s	0.08m	4.4s
05:00 ☾	63%	79%	67%	0.07m	144°	-	-25°	93%	276°	8.9m/s	0.09m	6s
06:00 ☾	32%	79%	33%	0.07m	140°	-	-14°	86%	279°	9.1m/s	0.09m	7.5s
07:00 ☾	0%	78%	0%	0.07m	137°	-	-2°	78%	282°	9.2m/s	0.1m	9.1s
08:00 ☾	0%	85%	1%	0.07m	137°	-	9°	85%	283°	9.1m/s	0.09m	9.1s
09:00 ☾	0%	92%	3%	0.08m	137°	-	19°	92%	285°	9m/s	0.08m	9s
10:00 ☾	0%	98%	4%	0.08m	137°	-	28°	98%	286°	8.9m/s	0.07m	9s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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