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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Lerici - Dramatic Seascapes - Cinque Terre

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%

Lerici, Liguria, Italy

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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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)

Coastal Drama Score 100% failing

Significant Wave Height 97% failing

Precipitation Chance 60% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.5m

Swell Height0.3m

Wind Speed2.4m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover100%

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks when Mediterranean weather conditions create dramatic—but accessible—photography opportunities along the Cinque Terre coast. We monitor wind patterns, wave activity, cloud drama, and clearing conditions to predict photogenic coastal scenes.

While Cinque Terre experiences less extreme weather than Atlantic coasts, Mediterranean storms and scirocco winds can create compelling drama. The region's distinctive feature is how quickly conditions change—storm systems moving across the Ligurian Sea can bring dramatic clouds and seas, followed by rapid clearing that produces spectacular light.

What makes Cinque Terre special for coastal drama photography:

Protected harbours versus exposed coast - Villages like Vernazza offer both sheltered bays and exposed clifftop perspectives
Mediterranean contrast - Dramatic conditions are rarer here, making them more precious when they arrive
Historic elements - Medieval towers, churches, and castles add narrative to storm scenes
Rapid transformation - Quick clearing after storms often produces rainbow opportunities and dramatic light breaks

Vernazza's harbour becomes Cinque Terre's focal point for coastal drama—winter Mediterranean storms occasionally send waves crashing over the harbour wall, creating powerful scenes with the village and Doria Tower as backdrop. Monterosso's exposed beach position catches the strongest wave action during scirocco winds. The coastal walking paths between villages offer clifftop perspectives during dramatic conditions—particularly the Sentiero Azzurro sections. Portovenere's exposed position at the southern end catches more dramatic weather, with Byron's Grotto and the Church of San Pietro offering compelling storm compositions. Best drama occurs during autumn and winter storm systems (October-March), though spring weather fronts can also produce photogenic conditions. The Mediterranean rarely produces extreme danger, but wave surge at Vernazza harbour during peak storms requires caution. Our forecast helps identify conditions that are dramatic but safe—when clearing weather follows storm systems to provide both visual drama and improving light.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

0matching hours in the next 95 hours

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Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Rome	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Sun, Apr 19
10:00	8.6%	0.26m	24134m	1.2m/s	27%
11:00	7.3%	0.4m	24134m	1.2m/s	0%
12:00	6%	0.41m	24135m	1.8m/s	0%
13:00	8.5%	0.47m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
14:00	8.9%	0.51m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
15:00	6%	0.5m	24134m	2.9m/s	0%
16:00	6.5%	0.49m	24134m	3.1m/s	13%
17:00	6.5%	0.48m	24134m	2.7m/s	19%
18:00	8.2%	0.51m	24134m	2.3m/s	23%
19:00	9.9%	0.55m	24135m	2.2m/s	26%
20:00	11%	0.5m	24135m	2.4m/s	30%
21:00	8.8%	0.51m	24135m	2.1m/s	44%
22:00	3.1%	0.52m	24135m	2.1m/s	50%
23:00	5.6%	0.53m	24135m	2.3m/s	56%
Mon, Apr 20
24:00	5.6%	0.51m	24135m	2.5m/s	50%
01:00	7.8%	0.5m	24135m	2.2m/s	44%
02:00	5.6%	0.55m	24134m	0.7m/s	39%
03:00	2.9%	0.22m	24135m	3m/s	64%
04:00	3%	0.35m	24135m	1.2m/s	51%
05:00	3.7%	0.35m	24134m	1.6m/s	39%
06:00	11%	0.33m	24135m	2.1m/s	53%
07:00	12%	0.43m	24135m	1.4m/s	68%
08:00	8.3%	0.5m	24134m	1.2m/s	82%
09:00	7.1%	0.44m	24135m	1.7m/s	60%
10:00	6.1%	0.45m	24134m	2.2m/s	39%
11:00	6%	0.45m	24135m	2.1m/s	17%
12:00	5%	0.45m	24135m	2.1m/s	24%
13:00	4.8%	0.46m	24134m	2.2m/s	32%
14:00	5.4%	0.46m	24135m	2.2m/s	39%
15:00	5.2%	0.44m	24134m	2.4m/s	33%
16:00	6.3%	0.43m	24135m	2.6m/s	28%
17:00	6.6%	0.41m	24134m	2.7m/s	22%
18:00	9.2%	0.42m	24134m	2.8m/s	31%
19:00	9.9%	0.43m	24135m	3.1m/s	40%
20:00	8.8%	0.44m	24134m	3.4m/s	49%
21:00	11%	0.44m	24135m	3.6m/s	51%
22:00	4.8%	0.45m	24134m	4m/s	54%
23:00	4.1%	0.45m	24135m	4m/s	56%
Tue, Apr 21
24:00	3.6%	0.43m	24135m	3.9m/s	68%
01:00	2.4%	0.42m	19114m	4m/s	80%
02:00	3.2%	0.4m	15520m	3.8m/s	92%
03:00	3.5%	0.4m	11734m	3.9m/s	84%
04:00	3.7%	0.39m	16065m	3.7m/s	76%
05:00	2.5%	0.39m	11031m	3.4m/s	69%
06:00	5.1%	0.41m	10655m	4.4m/s	78%
07:00	4.2%	0.42m	6414m	4.8m/s	87%
08:00	4.4%	0.44m	11602m	4.2m/s	96%
09:00	7.1%	0.51m	22560m	3.3m/s	96%
10:00	6.2%	0.59m	12002m	2.3m/s	97%
11:00	8.5%	0.66m	23424m	1.7m/s	97%
12:00	6.2%	0.66m	23365m	2.1m/s	97%
13:00	6.2%	0.66m	24134m	2m/s	97%
14:00	7.7%	0.66m	24134m	1.4m/s	97%
15:00	6.2%	0.61m	24134m	0.5m/s	79%
16:00	6.5%	0.55m	24135m	1m/s	61%
17:00	5.2%	0.5m	24134m	1m/s	43%
18:00	6.1%	0.45m	24134m	0.91m/s	51%
19:00	7.4%	0.4m	24134m	1m/s	60%
20:00	6.5%	0.35m	24134m	0.7m/s	69%
21:00	7.1%	0.36m	24134m	0.22m/s	59%
22:00	2.5%	0.37m	24135m	0.54m/s	49%
23:00	2.5%	0.38m	23478m	0.63m/s	39%
Wed, Apr 22
24:00	2.8%	0.38m	23397m	0.91m/s	47%
01:00	2.1%	0.38m	19509m	1.3m/s	55%
02:00	2.2%	0.38m	13494m	1.3m/s	64%
03:00	2.9%	0.36m	11420m	1.1m/s	48%
04:00	1.9%	0.34m	9355m	1m/s	31%
05:00	1.8%	0.32m	17373m	0.5m/s	15%
06:00	5.4%	0.39m	10597m	2.6m/s	23%
07:00	9.2%	0.47m	10839m	3.2m/s	31%
08:00	4.6%	0.54m	14822m	3.8m/s	39%
09:00	5.2%	0.63m	13949m	3.1m/s	26%
10:00	5%	0.72m	15568m	2.7m/s	13%
11:00	5.7%	0.81m	21140m	2.5m/s	0%
12:00	4.7%	0.84m	24135m	2.7m/s	13%
13:00	5.4%	0.87m	24134m	3.1m/s	26%
14:00	4.7%	0.9m	24135m	2.8m/s	39%
15:00	7.5%	0.94m	24135m	2.9m/s	26%
16:00	9.1%	0.98m	24135m	3m/s	13%
17:00	12%	1m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
18:00	14%	1.1m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
19:00	18%	1.1m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
20:00	19%	1.1m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
21:00	17%	1.3m	24135m	3m/s	0%
22:00	5.9%	1.3m	24135m	2.8m/s	0%
23:00	5.9%	1.4m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
Thu, Apr 23
24:00	6.3%	1.4m	24135m	2.4m/s	0%
01:00	6.3%	1.4m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
02:00	6.3%	1.4m	24135m	2m/s	0%
03:00	5.7%	1.4m	24135m	1.8m/s	0%
04:00	5.9%	1.5m	24135m	1.5m/s	0%
05:00	7.7%	1.5m	24135m	1.3m/s	0%
06:00	22%	1.5m	24135m	1.4m/s	0%
07:00	22%	1.5m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
08:00	17%	1.5m	24135m	1.8m/s	0%

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 Europe/Rome	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
Mon, Apr 20 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 20:10
10:00	5%	100%	0%	0.33m	234°	0.06	36°	100%	148°	2.4m/s	0.3m	3.7s
11:00	0%	100%	0%	0.32m	237°	0.06	46°	100%	141°	2.1m/s	0.32m	3.7s
12:00	0%	100%	0%	0.32m	242°	0.06	53°	100%	152°	1.9m/s	0.33m	3.8s
13:00	5%	99%	0%	0.33m	246°	0.05	57°	99%	149°	1.8m/s	0.35m	3.9s
14:00	5%	93%	0%	0.33m	251°	0.03	56°	93%	139°	1.6m/s	0.36m	3.9s
15:00	5%	99%	0%	0.33m	243°	0.03	51°	99%	161°	1.5m/s	0.32m	4s
16:00	5%	96%	0%	0.32m	235°	0.03	43°	96%	179°	1.6m/s	0.29m	4s
17:00	7%	86%	5%	0.32m	228°	0.03	33°	86%	187°	1.7m/s	0.25m	4.1s
18:00	84%	76%	91%	0.27m	225°	0.03	22°	91%	170°	1.9m/s	0.31m	4.2s
19:00	8%	92%	50%	0.22m	222°	0.03	12°	92%	160°	2.5m/s	0.36m	4.2s
20:00	5%	96%	81%	0.17m	219°	0.04	1.3°	96%	159°	3m/s	0.42m	4.2s
21:00 ☾	18%	87%	14%	0.23m	219°	0.04	-9.1°	89%	157°	3.3m/s	0.37m	4.2s
22:00 ☾	28%	42%	9%	0.29m	219°	0.04	-18°	45%	159°	3.5m/s	0.33m	4.2s
23:00 ☾	5%	32%	5%	0.35m	219°	0.05	-26°	32%	160°	3.6m/s	0.28m	4.2s
Tue, Apr 21 Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 20:10
24:00 ☾	5%	76%	5%	0.34m	219°	0.05	-31°	76%	140°	3.2m/s	0.27m	4.2s
01:00 ☾	4%	100%	0%	0.33m	219°	0.05	-34°	100%	142°	3.5m/s	0.27m	4.1s
02:00 ☾	3%	77%	4%	0.32m	219°	0.06	-33°	77%	147°	3.2m/s	0.26m	4.1s
03:00 ☾	4%	46%	4%	0.31m	219°	0.06	-30°	46%	147°	3.3m/s	0.26m	4s
04:00 ☾	0%	56%	0%	0.31m	220°	0.07	-23°	56%	156°	3.1m/s	0.25m	4s
05:00 ☾	0%	90%	0%	0.3m	221°	0.06	-15°	90%	179°	2.8m/s	0.25m	3.9s
06:00 ☾	3%	100%	3%	0.31m	223°	0.07	-5.4°	100%	209°	3.4m/s	0.27m	3.9s
07:00	0%	100%	0%	0.31m	225°	0.06	5°	100%	205°	4m/s	0.29m	3.8s
08:00	0%	100%	0%	0.32m	228°	0.06	16°	100%	200°	3.5m/s	0.31m	3.8s
09:00	0%	100%	0%	0.3m	257°	0.05	26°	100%	183°	2.6m/s	0.41m	3.7s
10:00	0%	100%	0%	0.28m	287°	0.05	37°	100%	159°	1.7m/s	0.51m	3.7s
11:00	0%	100%	0%	0.26m	316°	0.04	46°	100%	123°	1.5m/s	0.61m	3.7s
12:00	3%	100%	0%	0.24m	321°	0.04	54°	100%	111°	1.7m/s	0.62m	3.9s
13:00	5%	100%	0%	0.22m	326°	0.03	58°	100%	110°	1.5m/s	0.62m	4.1s
14:00	4%	54%	0%	0.2m	331°	0.03	57°	54%	83°	1.4m/s	0.63m	4.3s
15:00	5%	24%	0%	0.19m	329°	-	51°	24%	49°	0.74m/s	0.58m	4.1s
16:00	5%	19%	0%	0.18m	327°	-	43°	19%	295°	1m/s	0.52m	4s
17:00	0%	14%	0%	0.17m	325°	-	33°	14%	302°	1.3m/s	0.47m	3.8s
18:00	82%	4%	0%	0.19m	322°	-	23°	82%	296°	1.2m/s	0.42m	3.7s
19:00	5%	2%	0%	0.22m	319°	-	12°	6%	289°	1.2m/s	0.36m	3.5s
20:00	0%	4%	2%	0.24m	316°	-	1.5°	4%	288°	0.69m/s	0.31m	3.4s
21:00 ☾	0%	6%	5%	0.21m	318°	-	-8.8°	6%	18°	0.07m/s	0.32m	3.3s
22:00 ☾	1%	6%	5%	0.17m	319°	-	-18°	6%	16°	0.63m/s	0.34m	3.2s
23:00 ☾	4%	6%	5%	0.14m	320°	-	-26°	6%	26°	0.63m/s	0.35m	3s
Wed, Apr 22 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 20:11
24:00 ☾	0%	86%	5%	0.14m	323°	-	-31°	86%	32°	0.93m/s	0.35m	3.1s
01:00 ☾	0%	99%	4%	0.13m	326°	-	-34°	99%	34°	1.3m/s	0.36m	3.1s
02:00 ☾	0%	83%	3%	0.13m	329°	-	-33°	83%	63°	1m/s	0.36m	3.2s
03:00 ☾	1%	93%	31%	0.18m	331°	-	-29°	93%	101°	0.79m/s	0.27m	3.2s
04:00 ☾	0%	100%	29%	0.24m	334°	-	-23°	100%	117°	0.56m/s	0.17m	3.2s
05:00 ☾	3%	100%	2%	0.29m	336°	-	-15°	100%	340°	0.51m/s	0.08m	3.2s
06:00 ☾	5%	100%	15%	0.26m	252°	-	-5.1°	100%	354°	2.5m/s	0.22m	3.3s
07:00	5%	100%	38%	0.22m	167°	-	5.3°	100%	9°	3.1m/s	0.35m	3.3s
08:00	5%	100%	30%	0.19m	83°	-	16°	100%	12°	3.6m/s	0.49m	3.4s
09:00	0%	98%	19%	0.17m	84°	-	27°	98%	26°	2.8m/s	0.59m	3.6s
10:00	0%	100%	62%	0.14m	86°	-	37°	100%	13°	2.5m/s	0.69m	3.8s
11:00	2%	99%	32%	0.12m	88°	-	46°	99%	9°	2.4m/s	0.79m	4s
12:00	0%	99%	15%	0.11m	87°	-	54°	99%	10°	2.6m/s	0.83m	4.2s
13:00	0%	91%	1%	0.1m	86°	-	58°	91%	3°	3m/s	0.86m	4.3s
14:00	0%	98%	86%	0.09m	85°	-	57°	98%	2°	2.9m/s	0.9m	4.4s
15:00	1%	65%	57%	0.08m	85°	-	52°	66%	11°	3m/s	0.94m	4.6s
16:00	2%	33%	29%	0.08m	85°	-	43°	35%	21°	3.1m/s	0.97m	4.7s
17:00	3%	0%	0%	0.07m	85°	-	33°	3%	30°	3.2m/s	1m	4.8s
18:00	2%	2%	0%	0.07m	85°	-	23°	4%	28°	3.3m/s	1.1m	4.9s
19:00	1%	4%	0%	0.06m	85°	-	12°	5%	26°	3.3m/s	1.1m	5s
20:00	0%	6%	0%	0.06m	85°	-	1.7°	6%	25°	3.3m/s	1.1m	5.1s
21:00 ☾	0%	4%	0%	0.17m	85°	-	-8.6°	4%	29°	3.1m/s	1.3m	5.3s
22:00 ☾	0%	2%	0%	0.28m	85°	-	-18°	2%	34°	2.9m/s	1.3m	5.4s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.39m	86°	-	-25°	0%	39°	2.7m/s	1.4m	5.5s
Thu, Apr 23 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 20:12
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.5m	86°	-	-31°	0%	39°	2.5m/s	1.4m	5.7s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.61m	87°	-	-33°	0%	40°	2.4m/s	1.4m	5.9s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.72m	87°	-	-33°	0%	40°	2.2m/s	1.4m	6.1s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.51m	87°	-	-29°	0%	104°	2.1m/s	1.4m	6.1s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.29m	87°	-	-23°	0%	168°	2m/s	1.5m	6.1s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.08m	87°	-	-14°	0%	232°	1.9m/s	1.5m	6.1s
06:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	87°	-	-4.8°	0%	231°	2.1m/s	1.5m	6.3s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.19m	87°	-	5.5°	0%	230°	2.4m/s	1.5m	6.5s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.25m	87°	-	16°	0%	230°	2.6m/s	1.5m	6.7s
09:00	2%	0%	0%	0.31m	87°	-	27°	2%	250°	2.4m/s	1.5m	6.7s

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

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