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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Kynance Cove - Dramatic Seascapes - Cornwall

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%

Mullion, England, United Kingdom

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 82% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.1m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed10.6m/s (moderate winds)

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 photography along Cornwall's spectacular coast. We track cloud drama, visibility, and wind patterns to predict when Atlantic storms create photogenic conditions.

Cornwall juts into the Atlantic like a natural stage for weather drama. The peninsula catches the full force of oceanic weather systems, creating conditions that transform its granite cliffs, historic mines, and medieval castles into scenes of raw natural power.

What makes Cornwall special for dramatic coastal photography:

Atlantic exposure - Direct hits from ocean storms bring powerful waves and dramatic skies
Historic foregrounds - Tin mine ruins, lighthouses, and castles add narrative depth
Geological variety - Granite cliffs, serpentine rocks, sea stacks, and natural arches
Rapidly changing light - Breaks in storm clouds create theatrical spotlighting

The most dramatic conditions occur during and after autumn and winter storms (October-March). Clearing weather after frontal passage often produces spectacular light as sun breaks through turbulent skies. Cornwall's mild climate means conditions are rarely too harsh to shoot—but respect the power of Atlantic waves and keep safe distances from cliff edges.

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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/London	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Tue, May 12
21:00	10%	0.14m	24134m	9.7m/s	0%
22:00	8.9%	0.14m	24135m	10m/s	0%
23:00	3.3%	0.13m	24134m	11m/s	13%
Wed, May 13
24:00	3.3%	0.13m	24135m	12m/s	26%
01:00	3.3%	0.28m	24135m	12m/s	39%
02:00	3.4%	0.05m	24134m	13m/s	54%
03:00	3.3%	0.08m	24134m	15m/s	69%
04:00	4.1%	0.05m	24135m	16m/s	84%
05:00	11%	0.04m	24134m	16m/s	88%
06:00	11%	0.04m	24135m	16m/s	93%
07:00	12%	0.05m	24134m	16m/s	98%
08:00	8.5%	0.03m	24134m	16m/s	80%
09:00	9.3%	0.02m	24134m	16m/s	59%
10:00	7.3%	0.02m	24134m	16m/s	39%
11:00	7.3%	0.02m	24135m	16m/s	53%
12:00	5.6%	0.02m	24135m	15m/s	68%
13:00	4.5%	0.01m	24134m	14m/s	82%
14:00	5.2%	0.01m	24135m	14m/s	53%
15:00	5.9%	0.01m	24135m	13m/s	67%
16:00	9.2%	0.01m	22773m	13m/s	82%
17:00	10%	0.01m	23926m	13m/s	87%
18:00	11%	0m	24134m	13m/s	93%
19:00	19%	0.01m	24135m	13m/s	99%
20:00	13%	0.01m	24134m	14m/s	98%
21:00	17%	0.01m	24134m	13m/s	98%
22:00	15%	0.01m	21452m	14m/s	98%
23:00	5%	0.03m	24134m	14m/s	98%
Thu, May 14
24:00	4.5%	0.04m	24134m	14m/s	99%
01:00	3.3%	0.06m	24134m	14m/s	99%
02:00	3.3%	0.07m	24135m	13m/s	94%
03:00	3%	0.08m	24135m	14m/s	89%
04:00	3.3%	0.09m	24135m	14m/s	83%
05:00	9.6%	0.09m	23363m	14m/s	86%
06:00	13%	0.09m	24135m	14m/s	88%
07:00	10%	0.09m	24134m	13m/s	91%
08:00	8.1%	0.08m	24135m	13m/s	83%
09:00	6.8%	0.07m	21546m	13m/s	76%
10:00	6.8%	0.06m	22519m	13m/s	69%
11:00	6.8%	0.05m	22885m	12m/s	76%
12:00	5.2%	0.04m	21672m	12m/s	83%
13:00	5.2%	0.03m	22308m	12m/s	91%
14:00	4.2%	0.03m	14074m	12m/s	71%
15:00	6.2%	0.02m	19973m	12m/s	50%
16:00	6.3%	0.02m	24134m	11m/s	30%
17:00	6.3%	0.02m	24134m	9.8m/s	25%
18:00	9.8%	0.02m	23167m	11m/s	19%
19:00	8%	0.02m	18864m	10m/s	14%
20:00	11%	0.02m	21884m	10m/s	26%
21:00	10%	0.02m	24135m	9.1m/s	38%
22:00	11%	0.02m	24134m	8.9m/s	50%
23:00	2.6%	0.02m	24134m	9.8m/s	50%
Fri, May 15
24:00	2.6%	0.02m	24135m	11m/s	50%
01:00	2.2%	0.02m	24135m	11m/s	50%
02:00	2.2%	0.03m	24135m	12m/s	43%
03:00	2.4%	0.04m	24135m	11m/s	36%
04:00	2.4%	0.05m	24135m	11m/s	28%
05:00	6.9%	0.06m	24134m	10m/s	40%
06:00	7.8%	0.07m	24135m	10m/s	52%
07:00	7.2%	0.08m	24134m	9.6m/s	64%
08:00	5.9%	0.09m	24135m	8.4m/s	56%
09:00	4.5%	0.11m	24134m	7.9m/s	47%
10:00	6.2%	0.12m	16280m	7.7m/s	39%
11:00	7%	0.13m	24134m	7.7m/s	39%
12:00	5.8%	0.14m	24135m	7.3m/s	39%
13:00	4.3%	0.15m	24135m	7.2m/s	39%
14:00	4.3%	0.16m	24135m	7.5m/s	26%
15:00	4.9%	0.17m	24134m	7.4m/s	13%
16:00	5.2%	0.18m	24134m	7.3m/s	0%
17:00	8%	0.19m	24134m	7.4m/s	0%
18:00	6.1%	0.19m	24135m	7.3m/s	0%
19:00	6.1%	0.2m	24134m	7.4m/s	0%
20:00	7.4%	0.22m	24134m	7.5m/s	13%
21:00	8%	0.25m	24134m	7.4m/s	25%
22:00	7.1%	0.27m	24134m	7.5m/s	38%
23:00	2.5%	0.27m	24134m	7.3m/s	41%
Sat, May 16
24:00	3.3%	0.26m	24134m	6.9m/s	45%
01:00	4.3%	0.26m	24134m	6.2m/s	49%
02:00	4.5%	0.23m	24020m	6.2m/s	48%
03:00	4.5%	0.2m	23906m	6.1m/s	48%
04:00	5%	0.17m	23793m	6.1m/s	47%
05:00	14%	0.16m	23907m	6.3m/s	52%
06:00	14%	0.16m	24021m	6.5m/s	58%
07:00	9.9%	0.15m	24135m	6.7m/s	64%
08:00	8.5%	0.16m	24135m	7m/s	56%
09:00	7.3%	0.17m	24135m	7.2m/s	48%
10:00	7.3%	0.18m	24135m	7.4m/s	41%
11:00	7.3%	0.17m	24135m	7.5m/s	50%
12:00	6%	0.16m	24135m	7.7m/s	59%
13:00	5.8%	0.15m	24135m	7.8m/s	69%
14:00	7.5%	0.15m	24135m	8.3m/s	62%
15:00	5.8%	0.16m	24135m	8.7m/s	55%
16:00	5.2%	0.16m	24135m	9.2m/s	49%
17:00	7.3%	0.15m	24135m	9.1m/s	60%
18:00	6.1%	0.15m	24135m	9m/s	71%
19:00	6.1%	0.14m	24135m	8.9m/s	83%

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/London	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
Thu, May 14 Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 20:58
03:00 ☾	98%	10%	88%	0.06m	339°	0.06	-18°	100%	331°	11m/s	0.08m	1.5s
04:00 ☾	100%	50%	97%	0.06m	336°	0.06	-13°	100%	330°	11m/s	0.09m	1.5s
05:00 ☾	100%	42%	97%	0.07m	337°	0.06	-5.6°	100%	331°	11m/s	0.09m	1.6s
06:00	80%	9%	65%	0.08m	338°	0.05	2.7°	80%	332°	11m/s	0.09m	1.6s
07:00	98%	46%	91%	0.09m	339°	0.04	12°	100%	334°	10m/s	0.09m	1.7s
08:00	99%	60%	92%	0.09m	340°	0.04	21°	99%	331°	11m/s	0.08m	1.7s
09:00	100%	94%	100%	0.08m	341°	0.04	31°	100%	333°	11m/s	0.07m	1.7s
10:00	100%	90%	100%	0.08m	342°	0.04	40°	100%	334°	11m/s	0.06m	1.7s
11:00	96%	40%	99%	0.08m	347°	0.04	48°	100%	334°	10m/s	0.06m	1.7s
12:00	100%	81%	100%	0.08m	351°	0.04	55°	100%	332°	10m/s	0.06m	1.7s
13:00	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	355°	0.04	58°	100%	330°	9.9m/s	0.06m	1.7s
14:00	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	256°	-	58°	100%	330°	10m/s	0.06m	2s
15:00	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	156°	-	53°	100%	327°	10m/s	0.06m	2.2s
16:00	100%	98%	100%	0.07m	56°	-	45°	100%	327°	9m/s	0.06m	2.5s
17:00	100%	88%	100%	0.07m	84°	-	36°	100%	325°	8.9m/s	0.06m	3.1s
18:00	62%	100%	100%	0.07m	112°	-	27°	100%	320°	9.2m/s	0.06m	3.7s
19:00	0%	99%	100%	0.07m	140°	-	17°	100%	327°	8.3m/s	0.06m	4.3s
20:00	0%	99%	100%	0.07m	140°	-	7.8°	100%	338°	7.9m/s	0.07m	4.3s
21:00 ☾	0%	90%	100%	0.06m	141°	-	-0.61°	100%	353°	6.3m/s	0.08m	4.3s
22:00 ☾	0%	8%	73%	0.06m	141°	-	-8.6°	73%	358°	6.2m/s	0.09m	4.3s
23:00 ☾	0%	5%	5%	0.06m	101°	-	-15°	5%	4°	6.4m/s	0.09m	3.2s
Fri, May 15 Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 20:58
24:00 ☾	0%	2%	3%	0.07m	60°	-	-19°	5%	359°	6.4m/s	0.08m	2.2s
01:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.07m	19°	-	-21°	5%	0°	6.9m/s	0.08m	1.1s
02:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.07m	18°	-	-20°	5%	2°	7.3m/s	0.07m	1.1s
03:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.08m	17°	-	-17°	5%	2°	7.2m/s	0.06m	1.1s
04:00 ☾	0%	1%	1%	0.08m	16°	-	-12°	2%	1°	6.8m/s	0.05m	1.1s
05:00 ☾	0%	4%	0%	0.09m	17°	-	-5.4°	4%	359°	6.3m/s	0.06m	1.2s
06:00	0%	0%	5%	0.09m	19°	-	2.9°	5%	0°	6m/s	0.07m	1.3s
07:00	0%	0%	1%	0.1m	21°	-	12°	1%	1°	5.9m/s	0.08m	1.4s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.08m	27°	-	21°	0%	6°	6.3m/s	0.09m	1.4s
09:00	0%	4%	0%	0.07m	32°	-	31°	4%	7°	6.9m/s	0.11m	1.4s
10:00	0%	22%	0%	0.05m	37°	-	40°	22%	359°	7.3m/s	0.12m	1.5s
11:00	0%	73%	0%	0.06m	38°	-	49°	73%	353°	7.8m/s	0.13m	1.6s
12:00	5%	22%	0%	0.07m	39°	-	55°	22%	346°	7.3m/s	0.14m	1.7s
13:00	8%	5%	0%	0.08m	39°	-	59°	8%	337°	7.1m/s	0.15m	1.8s
14:00	100%	5%	0%	0.07m	37°	-	58°	100%	328°	7.3m/s	0.16m	1.9s
15:00	17%	5%	0%	0.06m	34°	-	53°	17%	329°	7.3m/s	0.17m	1.9s
16:00	9%	5%	0%	0.05m	32°	-	45°	9%	333°	7.2m/s	0.18m	1.9s
17:00	62%	5%	0%	0.05m	35°	-	36°	62%	337°	7.2m/s	0.19m	1.9s
18:00	5%	5%	5%	0.05m	37°	-	27°	5%	335°	7m/s	0.19m	1.9s
19:00	5%	5%	99%	0.05m	40°	-	17°	99%	335°	6.3m/s	0.2m	1.9s
20:00	6%	0%	98%	0.05m	50°	-	8°	98%	335°	5.8m/s	0.22m	2s
21:00	5%	2%	100%	0.06m	60°	-	-0.33°	100%	329°	5.7m/s	0.24m	2.1s
22:00 ☾	5%	2%	100%	0.06m	69°	-	-8.4°	100%	324°	5.6m/s	0.26m	2.2s
23:00 ☾	5%	5%	100%	0.06m	70°	-	-15°	100%	320°	5.5m/s	0.26m	2.3s
Sat, May 16 Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 21:00
24:00 ☾	5%	4%	77%	0.06m	71°	-	-19°	77%	316°	5.4m/s	0.25m	2.4s
01:00 ☾	0%	1%	46%	0.06m	72°	-	-21°	46%	307°	5m/s	0.25m	2.5s
02:00 ☾	1%	14%	38%	0.06m	72°	-	-20°	44%	296°	5.3m/s	0.22m	2.4s
03:00 ☾	1%	27%	30%	0.06m	71°	-	-17°	42%	285°	5.5m/s	0.19m	2.4s
04:00 ☾	2%	40%	22%	0.06m	71°	-	-12°	40%	275°	5.7m/s	0.16m	2.3s
05:00 ☾	3%	60%	41%	0.06m	73°	-	-5.2°	60%	269°	6m/s	0.17m	2.3s
06:00	4%	80%	59%	0.06m	75°	-	3.1°	80%	263°	6.2m/s	0.19m	2.3s
07:00	5%	100%	77%	0.06m	77°	-	12°	100%	257°	6.4m/s	0.2m	2.3s
08:00	5%	100%	85%	0.06m	76°	-	21°	100%	251°	6.2m/s	0.19m	2.2s
09:00	5%	100%	92%	0.07m	74°	-	31°	100%	244°	5.9m/s	0.19m	2.1s
10:00	5%	100%	100%	0.07m	73°	-	40°	100%	237°	5.7m/s	0.18m	2s
11:00	4%	100%	67%	0.07m	75°	-	49°	100%	242°	5.8m/s	0.18m	2.1s
12:00	3%	100%	34%	0.07m	77°	-	56°	100%	247°	5.9m/s	0.19m	2.2s
13:00	2%	100%	0%	0.07m	79°	-	59°	100%	252°	6m/s	0.19m	2.3s
14:00	33%	68%	31%	0.07m	58°	-	58°	98%	264°	6.6m/s	0.18m	2.1s
15:00	64%	37%	62%	0.07m	37°	-	53°	97%	276°	7.2m/s	0.16m	1.9s
16:00	96%	5%	93%	0.07m	16°	-	45°	96%	288°	7.9m/s	0.15m	1.6s
17:00	97%	6%	95%	0.07m	128°	-	36°	97%	287°	7.6m/s	0.14m	1.6s
18:00	99%	7%	98%	0.06m	241°	-	27°	99%	287°	7.3m/s	0.13m	1.7s
19:00	100%	8%	100%	0.06m	354°	-	17°	100%	286°	7m/s	0.12m	1.7s
20:00	86%	9%	70%	0.06m	349°	-	8.2°	86%	289°	7.2m/s	0.12m	1.8s
21:00	71%	10%	41%	0.06m	344°	-	0.001°	71%	292°	7.5m/s	0.13m	2s
22:00 ☾	56%	10%	12%	0.06m	339°	-	-8.1°	56%	294°	7.7m/s	0.13m	2.1s
23:00 ☾	71%	17%	41%	0.06m	332°	-	-14°	71%	293°	7m/s	0.13m	2.2s
Sun, May 17 Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 21:01
24:00 ☾	86%	24%	70%	0.06m	325°	-	-19°	86%	292°	6.3m/s	0.12m	2.3s
01:00 ☾	100%	30%	100%	0.06m	318°	-	-21°	100%	290°	5.7m/s	0.12m	2.4s
02:00 ☾	70%	50%	100%	0.06m	313°	-	-20°	100%	290°	6.2m/s	0.12m	2.4s

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

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