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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

San Fruttuoso - 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%

Camogli, 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 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 39% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.4m

Swell Height0.2m

Wind Speed5.6m/s (moderate winds)

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

AND logic: all conditions required

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, May 17
16:00	7.5%	0.37m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
17:00	6.5%	0.42m	24135m	2.4m/s	0%
18:00	7.6%	0.41m	24134m	2.4m/s	0%
19:00	7.6%	0.4m	24134m	2.3m/s	0%
20:00	9.2%	0.37m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
21:00	9.9%	0.33m	24134m	1.4m/s	0%
22:00	9.8%	0.29m	24135m	0.81m/s	0%
23:00	4.3%	0.25m	24134m	1m/s	0%
Mon, May 18
24:00	3%	0.23m	24135m	1.5m/s	0%
01:00	5%	0.2m	24135m	1.8m/s	0%
02:00	3.5%	0.34m	24134m	2.1m/s	0%
03:00	3.5%	0.4m	24134m	2.4m/s	0%
04:00	3.9%	0.29m	24135m	2.5m/s	11%
05:00	10%	0.33m	24134m	3m/s	17%
06:00	11%	0.46m	24135m	3.5m/s	30%
07:00	15%	0.43m	24134m	3.7m/s	43%
08:00	11%	0.41m	24135m	3.9m/s	56%
09:00	7.3%	0.42m	24135m	3.7m/s	39%
10:00	8%	0.47m	24135m	3.8m/s	39%
11:00	8.1%	0.38m	24135m	4.1m/s	39%
12:00	8.9%	0.34m	24134m	4.1m/s	39%
13:00	5.8%	0.26m	24135m	4m/s	39%
14:00	5.7%	0.36m	12557m	4.9m/s	39%
15:00	5.8%	0.39m	15337m	5.4m/s	38%
16:00	6%	0.43m	21499m	5.9m/s	37%
17:00	11%	0.46m	23614m	5.8m/s	36%
18:00	5.6%	0.5m	12146m	6.1m/s	37%
19:00	9.2%	0.55m	22072m	6.4m/s	38%
20:00	9.2%	0.59m	10538m	5.6m/s	39%
21:00	13%	0.52m	13196m	5m/s	29%
22:00	11%	0.46m	23822m	5m/s	20%
23:00	1.8%	0.39m	9222m	5.2m/s	10%
Tue, May 19
24:00	3.2%	0.37m	24134m	5.5m/s	6.7%
01:00	4.9%	0.35m	24134m	6.1m/s	3.3%
02:00	5.1%	0.33m	24134m	6.2m/s	0%
03:00	4.9%	0.31m	24134m	5.8m/s	4.3%
04:00	3.9%	0.3m	24134m	4.8m/s	8.7%
05:00	9.9%	0.28m	24134m	3.4m/s	13%
06:00	10%	0.26m	24134m	2.6m/s	39%
07:00	13%	0.24m	24134m	2.3m/s	65%
08:00	7.7%	0.22m	24134m	2.2m/s	92%
09:00	8.3%	0.2m	24134m	2.7m/s	94%
10:00	7.1%	0.18m	24135m	2.9m/s	97%
11:00	9.4%	0.16m	24135m	3.1m/s	100%
12:00	5.2%	0.15m	21809m	3.3m/s	100%
13:00	5.2%	0.13m	21373m	3.9m/s	99%
14:00	5.2%	0.12m	21120m	4.4m/s	99%
15:00	3.5%	0.14m	21071m	4.3m/s	66%
16:00	4.2%	0.15m	24134m	3.4m/s	33%
17:00	6.5%	0.17m	24134m	2.8m/s	0%
18:00	5.8%	0.2m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
19:00	6.1%	0.24m	24134m	2.4m/s	0%
20:00	8.5%	0.27m	24135m	2.4m/s	0%
21:00	9.2%	0.27m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
22:00	7.1%	0.27m	24134m	2.6m/s	0%
23:00	2.5%	0.27m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
Wed, May 20
24:00	2.5%	0.26m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
01:00	2.5%	0.24m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
02:00	2.5%	0.23m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
03:00	3.4%	0.24m	24135m	3m/s	0%
04:00	3.4%	0.24m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
05:00	7.1%	0.25m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
06:00	8%	0.27m	24135m	2m/s	13%
07:00	7.4%	0.3m	24135m	1.9m/s	26%
08:00	6.1%	0.32m	24134m	1.5m/s	39%
09:00	7.3%	0.32m	24134m	0.82m/s	45%
10:00	10%	0.31m	24134m	1m/s	50%
11:00	6.6%	0.31m	24135m	1.6m/s	56%
12:00	6%	0.28m	24135m	2.3m/s	50%
13:00	6%	0.26m	24135m	1.8m/s	44%
14:00	6.1%	0.23m	24134m	1.5m/s	39%
15:00	6.1%	0.22m	24135m	0.9m/s	27%
16:00	5.3%	0.2m	24135m	0.62m/s	16%
17:00	5.3%	0.19m	24134m	1.2m/s	4.9%
18:00	5.2%	0.29m	24135m	1.4m/s	4.9%
19:00	6.1%	0.39m	24135m	1.6m/s	4.9%
20:00	8.8%	0.49m	24134m	1.4m/s	4.9%
21:00	8%	0.49m	24134m	2m/s	3.3%
22:00	7.1%	0.48m	24135m	2.6m/s	1.6%
23:00	3.4%	0.48m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
Thu, May 21
24:00	3%	0.45m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
01:00	2.5%	0.42m	24135m	3m/s	0%
02:00	2.5%	0.39m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
03:00	3.4%	0.35m	24135m	2.7m/s	0%
04:00	2.8%	0.3m	24135m	2.4m/s	0%
05:00	7.1%	0.26m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
06:00	14%	0.24m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
07:00	9.9%	0.23m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
08:00	6.1%	0.21m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
09:00	5.2%	0.19m	24135m	2m/s	13%
10:00	5.2%	0.17m	24135m	1.7m/s	26%
11:00	5.1%	0.15m	24135m	1.4m/s	39%
12:00	4.1%	0.16m	24135m	1.1m/s	39%
13:00	4.1%	0.16m	24135m	0.76m/s	39%
14:00	5%	0.17m	24135m	0.44m/s	39%

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, May 18 Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 20:46
16:00	97%	3%	100%	0.21m	242°	0.04	49°	100%	148°	5.6m/s	0.35m	2.9s
17:00	10%	5%	100%	0.13m	202°	0.04	38°	100%	142°	5.6m/s	0.43m	2.7s
18:00	78%	4%	100%	0.1m	201°	0.04	28°	100%	144°	5.7m/s	0.48m	2.9s
19:00	17%	2%	85%	0.08m	200°	0.05	17°	85%	142°	5.8m/s	0.54m	3.2s
20:00	5%	31%	86%	0.05m	199°	0.05	6.9°	86%	133°	4.9m/s	0.59m	3.4s
21:00 ☾	2%	10%	54%	0.15m	196°	0.05	-2.7°	58%	119°	4.3m/s	0.52m	3.4s
22:00 ☾	0%	6%	22%	0.26m	194°	0.06	-11°	23%	119°	4m/s	0.46m	3.3s
23:00 ☾	0%	6%	7%	0.36m	191°	0.05	-18°	7%	114°	4.5m/s	0.39m	3.2s
Tue, May 19 Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 20:46
24:00 ☾	4%	17%	5%	0.32m	205°	0.04	-23°	17%	91°	5m/s	0.34m	3.1s
01:00 ☾	0%	64%	38%	0.28m	219°	0.04	-26°	64%	75°	5.5m/s	0.29m	3s
02:00 ☾	0%	43%	5%	0.24m	233°	0.03	-25°	43%	59°	5.7m/s	0.24m	2.8s
03:00 ☾	2%	26%	3%	0.21m	254°	0.03	-22°	26%	44°	5.3m/s	0.24m	2.7s
04:00 ☾	5%	12%	0%	0.19m	276°	0.03	-16°	12%	39°	4.2m/s	0.23m	2.6s
05:00 ☾	4%	12%	0%	0.16m	298°	0.03	-8.6°	12%	42°	3m/s	0.23m	2.5s
06:00	5%	3%	0%	0.16m	303°	0.02	0.81°	6%	45°	2.4m/s	0.22m	2.5s
07:00	20%	0%	0%	0.15m	307°	0.02	10°	20%	45°	2.2m/s	0.2m	2.5s
08:00	100%	0%	0%	0.15m	311°	0.02	21°	100%	53°	1.7m/s	0.19m	2.4s
09:00	100%	0%	1%	0.14m	272°	0.02	31°	100%	99°	1.8m/s	0.19m	2.6s
10:00	95%	5%	7%	0.13m	233°	0.02	42°	95%	129°	1.9m/s	0.18m	2.8s
11:00	43%	11%	18%	0.12m	194°	0.02	52°	45%	141°	2.4m/s	0.18m	3s
12:00	100%	3%	89%	0.11m	189°	0.02	60°	100%	145°	3.1m/s	0.16m	3s
13:00	100%	5%	100%	0.09m	184°	0.02	65°	100%	145°	3.7m/s	0.13m	3s
14:00	100%	10%	100%	0.08m	179°	0.02	64°	100%	153°	4.3m/s	0.11m	3s
15:00	100%	10%	100%	0.07m	180°	-	58°	100%	155°	4.2m/s	0.12m	2.9s
16:00	3%	7%	100%	0.07m	181°	-	49°	100%	160°	3.1m/s	0.14m	2.8s
17:00	0%	11%	14%	0.06m	181°	-	39°	24%	158°	2.4m/s	0.15m	2.6s
18:00	0%	12%	5%	0.06m	178°	-	28°	16%	159°	2.2m/s	0.19m	2.5s
19:00	4%	13%	5%	0.05m	175°	-	17°	17%	150°	2.1m/s	0.23m	2.5s
20:00	5%	17%	5%	0.05m	172°	-	7.1°	17%	132°	2m/s	0.27m	2.4s
21:00 ☾	5%	13%	5%	0.09m	176°	-	-2.5°	13%	118°	2.3m/s	0.27m	2.5s
22:00 ☾	5%	5%	5%	0.12m	180°	-	-11°	5%	118°	2.5m/s	0.26m	2.5s
23:00 ☾	1%	5%	2%	0.16m	184°	-	-18°	5%	104°	2.4m/s	0.26m	2.6s
Wed, May 20 Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 20:47
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	184°	-	-23°	0%	89°	2.4m/s	0.21m	2.6s
01:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	0.18m	185°	-	-26°	3%	74°	2.6m/s	0.16m	2.6s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.19m	185°	-	-25°	0%	69°	3m/s	0.11m	2.7s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	230°	-	-22°	0%	72°	3.1m/s	0.15m	2.5s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	274°	-	-16°	0%	70°	2.8m/s	0.18m	2.3s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.11m	319°	-	-8.4°	0%	66°	2.3m/s	0.22m	2.1s
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0.1m	322°	-	0.94°	0%	60°	2.4m/s	0.25m	2.2s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.09m	325°	-	10°	0%	52°	2.3m/s	0.28m	2.4s
08:00	1%	0%	0%	0.08m	328°	-	21°	1%	55°	1.6m/s	0.31m	2.5s
09:00	5%	0%	4%	0.08m	330°	-	32°	5%	123°	0.62m/s	0.31m	2.6s
10:00	3%	0%	42%	0.07m	332°	-	42°	42%	181°	1.3m/s	0.3m	2.6s
11:00	0%	0%	84%	0.07m	334°	-	52°	84%	177°	2.2m/s	0.3m	2.7s
12:00	0%	0%	99%	0.12m	334°	-	61°	99%	169°	2.4m/s	0.24m	2.6s
13:00	0%	1%	5%	0.17m	333°	-	65°	5%	152°	1.7m/s	0.17m	2.6s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.22m	333°	-	64°	0%	135°	1.5m/s	0.11m	2.6s
15:00	0%	0%	0%	0.19m	313°	-	58°	0%	131°	0.83m/s	0.12m	2.4s
16:00	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	293°	-	49°	0%	187°	0.51m/s	0.13m	2.2s
17:00	0%	0%	0%	0.13m	274°	-	39°	0%	239°	1.2m/s	0.14m	1.9s
18:00	0%	0%	0%	0.11m	250°	-	28°	0%	262°	1.2m/s	0.26m	2.3s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.09m	227°	-	17°	0%	307°	1.4m/s	0.37m	2.6s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.07m	204°	-	7.2°	0%	347°	1.3m/s	0.49m	3s
21:00 ☾	2%	0%	0%	0.16m	203°	-	-2.4°	2%	237°	1.8m/s	0.43m	3s
22:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	0.26m	203°	-	-11°	3%	126°	2.3m/s	0.38m	3.1s
23:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.35m	202°	-	-18°	5%	16°	2.8m/s	0.32m	3.2s
Thu, May 21 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:48
24:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.3m	233°	-	-23°	5%	12°	2.5m/s	0.32m	3.1s
01:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.26m	265°	-	-25°	5%	7°	2.2m/s	0.33m	3s
02:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.21m	296°	-	-25°	5%	2°	1.9m/s	0.33m	2.9s
03:00 ☾	8%	0%	0%	0.19m	297°	-	-22°	8%	102°	1.8m/s	0.29m	2.8s
04:00 ☾	10%	0%	0%	0.16m	299°	-	-16°	10%	202°	1.8m/s	0.26m	2.7s
05:00 ☾	13%	0%	0%	0.14m	301°	-	-8.2°	13%	302°	1.7m/s	0.22m	2.6s
06:00	42%	2%	0%	0.13m	309°	-	1.1°	42%	277°	1.8m/s	0.21m	2.4s
07:00	71%	5%	0%	0.11m	317°	-	11°	71%	252°	1.9m/s	0.19m	2.3s
08:00	100%	7%	0%	0.1m	324°	-	21°	100%	226°	2m/s	0.18m	2.2s
09:00	100%	8%	0%	0.09m	329°	-	32°	100%	221°	1.9m/s	0.16m	2.2s
10:00	100%	8%	0%	0.08m	334°	-	42°	100%	216°	1.7m/s	0.15m	2.1s
11:00	100%	9%	0%	0.07m	339°	-	52°	100%	211°	1.5m/s	0.13m	2.1s
12:00	100%	6%	0%	0.09m	244°	-	61°	100%	200°	1.1m/s	0.12m	2.6s
13:00	100%	3%	1%	0.12m	149°	-	66°	100%	188°	0.66m/s	0.1m	3.2s
14:00	100%	0%	1%	0.14m	54°	-	65°	100%	177°	0.24m/s	0.09m	3.8s
15:00	100%	0%	28%	0.17m	54°	-	58°	100%	128°	0.86m/s	0.09m	3.8s

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

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