How often do conditions match?

No opportunity windows are predicted in the next 10 days. Conditions can change quickly, so check back for updates.

More Dramatic Seascapes in Croatian Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dubrovnik - Dramatic Seascapes - Croatian 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%

Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia

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

No opportunities right now

Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Dramatic Seascapes opportunities in the next 14 days

Get notified

Free alerts · takes 30 seconds

Rule requirements (key thresholds)

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

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)

Coastal Drama Score 100% failing

Significant Wave Height 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 46% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.1m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed2.3m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover6%

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Zagreb

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Croatia's Adriatic coastline combines karst limestone geology with Adriatic storm systems to create dramatic coastal conditions. The karstic landscape—formed by limestone dissolution over millennia—creates towering white cliffs, hidden sea caves, and dramatic headlands that face powerful Adriatic weather systems.

The Bora wind—a cold, dry northeasterly—can create spectacular wave action as it funnels through mountain gaps and accelerates down to the coast. This same wind, while challenging for photography, produces crystal-clear atmospheric conditions after storms pass. The island coastlines, particularly around Hvar and Vis, feature sculpted limestone formations and sea caves accessible by kayak or boat.

What makes Croatian coastal drama exceptional:

Karst formations - White limestone cliffs rising vertically from turquoise water
Sea cave systems - Blue Cave on Biševo, Green Cave on Vis with ethereal light effects
Bora wind effects - Post-storm clarity and dramatic wave action against limestone
Island exposure - Outer islands face full Adriatic fetch for impressive wave photography

Best coastal drama occurs during autumn and spring transition seasons when Atlantic low-pressure systems cross the Mediterranean. Winter Bora events create most dramatic conditions but require careful planning—winds can exceed 100 km/h. Access sea caves during summer months (June-September) when calm conditions allow boat entry. The Blue Cave on Biševo island offers magical light effects around midday when sun angle permits entry—book tours in advance. Always respect weather forecasts—Adriatic conditions can change rapidly.

Create your own Dramatic Seascapes alerts

Get notified when these conditions match at your own locations.

Get this template

72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

0matching hours in the next 80 hours

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Zagreb	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Fri, Mar 13
05:00	3%	0.13m	24135m	1.2m/s	0%
06:00	9.8%	0.13m	24135m	1.2m/s	0%
07:00	12%	0.13m	24135m	1.2m/s	0%
08:00	7.5%	0.13m	24134m	0.81m/s	0%
09:00	6.6%	0.12m	24135m	0.4m/s	0%
10:00	6.4%	0.12m	24134m	0.7m/s	0%
11:00	6.4%	0.11m	24135m	1.3m/s	13%
12:00	6.4%	0.11m	24135m	1.9m/s	26%
13:00	6.3%	0.08m	21891m	1.9m/s	39%
14:00	6.3%	0.08m	24135m	1.8m/s	26%
15:00	8.3%	0.09m	24134m	1.6m/s	13%
16:00	7.4%	0.09m	24135m	1.2m/s	0%
17:00	8.8%	0.11m	24135m	1.4m/s	0%
18:00	11%	0.13m	24134m	1m/s	0%
19:00	3.5%	0.15m	24134m	0.72m/s	0%
20:00	3.1%	0.16m	24135m	0.73m/s	0%
21:00	4.4%	0.16m	24134m	0.51m/s	0%
22:00	4.4%	0.17m	24135m	0.51m/s	0%
23:00	4.9%	0.16m	24135m	0.73m/s	0%
Sat, Mar 14
24:00	4.9%	0.16m	24134m	0.9m/s	0%
01:00	4.4%	0.15m	24135m	1m/s	0%
02:00	3.5%	0.14m	24134m	1.4m/s	19%
03:00	3%	0.12m	24134m	1.8m/s	37%
04:00	3.4%	0.11m	24134m	2.5m/s	56%
05:00	3.4%	0.12m	24134m	2.7m/s	56%
06:00	11%	0.12m	24135m	2.7m/s	56%
07:00	9.3%	0.13m	24134m	2.8m/s	56%
08:00	6.6%	0.13m	24134m	3.7m/s	45%
09:00	6.5%	0.13m	24134m	4.7m/s	34%
10:00	5.6%	0.13m	24135m	5.2m/s	22%
11:00	8.4%	0.15m	24134m	5.8m/s	28%
12:00	6.6%	0.17m	24135m	6.6m/s	33%
13:00	8.7%	0.19m	24135m	6.7m/s	39%
14:00	6.6%	0.26m	24135m	6.8m/s	56%
15:00	6.9%	0.33m	24134m	7m/s	74%
16:00	6.9%	0.4m	24135m	7.3m/s	92%
17:00	9.7%	0.52m	24134m	7.6m/s	94%
18:00	9.6%	0.64m	24135m	6.2m/s	97%
19:00	5.7%	0.76m	24135m	6.5m/s	99%
20:00	5.7%	0.78m	24134m	6.8m/s	98%
21:00	5.7%	0.81m	24134m	7m/s	97%
22:00	8%	0.83m	24135m	7.4m/s	96%
23:00	5.8%	0.78m	21175m	7.7m/s	97%
Sun, Mar 15
24:00	5.8%	0.72m	24135m	8.2m/s	97%
01:00	8%	0.67m	24134m	7.7m/s	98%
02:00	4.8%	0.76m	24134m	7.7m/s	74%
03:00	6.2%	0.86m	24135m	7.3m/s	50%
04:00	9%	0.95m	24134m	6.5m/s	26%
05:00	41%	1.1m	24134m	5.9m/s	27%
06:00	47%	1.2m	24135m	4.7m/s	28%
07:00	31%	1.4m	24135m	4.2m/s	28%
08:00	24%	1.3m	24134m	7.1m/s	22%
09:00	20%	1.3m	24135m	7.9m/s	16%
10:00	20%	1.3m	24134m	8m/s	10%
11:00	21%	1.1m	24134m	7.7m/s	14%
12:00	13%	0.96m	24135m	6.6m/s	18%
13:00	11%	0.81m	24135m	5.5m/s	22%
14:00	12%	0.74m	24135m	4.9m/s	28%
15:00	14%	0.66m	24135m	3.9m/s	33%
16:00	14%	0.59m	24135m	3.5m/s	39%
17:00	16%	0.55m	24135m	3.3m/s	45%
18:00	15%	0.52m	24134m	2.4m/s	50%
19:00	3%	0.48m	24135m	2.3m/s	56%
20:00	4.4%	0.45m	24135m	2.4m/s	45%
21:00	6.2%	0.42m	24135m	2.6m/s	34%
22:00	5.4%	0.39m	24135m	2.7m/s	22%
23:00	2.9%	0.39m	24135m	2.9m/s	23%
Mon, Mar 16
24:00	2.8%	0.4m	24135m	3.1m/s	25%
01:00	2.6%	0.4m	24135m	3.3m/s	26%
02:00	2.6%	0.41m	24135m	3.2m/s	22%
03:00	2.2%	0.41m	24135m	3.1m/s	18%
04:00	2.2%	0.42m	24135m	3m/s	14%
05:00	7.3%	0.41m	24135m	2.7m/s	14%
06:00	8.2%	0.39m	24135m	2.5m/s	14%
07:00	7.6%	0.38m	24135m	2.2m/s	14%
08:00	5.4%	0.37m	24135m	1.9m/s	19%
09:00	5.4%	0.35m	24135m	1.7m/s	24%
10:00	5.4%	0.34m	24135m	1.4m/s	30%
11:00	6.2%	0.32m	24135m	2m/s	33%
12:00	6.2%	0.31m	24135m	2.6m/s	35%

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/Zagreb	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
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:51
14:00	6%	0%	5%	0.07m	134°	0.01	37°	6%	227°	2.3m/s	0.08m	3.4s
15:00	19%	0%	5%	0.07m	134°	0.01	29°	19%	230°	1.9m/s	0.1m	3.4s
16:00	7%	0%	9%	0.06m	133°	0.008	19°	10%	236°	1.5m/s	0.11m	3.4s
17:00	5%	0%	6%	0.06m	143°	0.008	8.6°	6%	250°	1.3m/s	0.12m	2.9s
18:00 ☾	5%	0%	5%	0.07m	152°	0.008	-2.3°	5%	274°	0.84m/s	0.13m	2.3s
19:00 ☾	5%	0%	5%	0.07m	161°	0.008	-13°	5%	20°	0.71m/s	0.14m	1.7s
20:00 ☾	6%	0%	5%	0.06m	163°	0.009	-24°	6%	59°	0.78m/s	0.15m	1.8s
21:00 ☾	63%	0%	5%	0.06m	164°	0.01	-34°	63%	70°	0.54m/s	0.16m	1.9s
22:00 ☾	70%	0%	5%	0.05m	165°	0.01	-42°	70%	81°	0.56m/s	0.17m	2s
23:00 ☾	48%	0%	5%	0.08m	163°	0.01	-48°	48%	117°	0.57m/s	0.16m	2s
Sat, Mar 14 Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:51
24:00 ☾	53%	0%	5%	0.11m	162°	0.01	-50°	53%	118°	0.73m/s	0.16m	2s
01:00 ☾	66%	0%	4%	0.14m	160°	0.01	-48°	66%	106°	1m/s	0.15m	2s
02:00 ☾	93%	0%	5%	0.13m	156°	0.01	-41°	93%	94°	1.4m/s	0.14m	2s
03:00 ☾	98%	0%	5%	0.13m	151°	0.01	-33°	98%	90°	1.8m/s	0.12m	2.1s
04:00 ☾	88%	0%	6%	0.12m	147°	0.01	-23°	88%	89°	2.3m/s	0.11m	2.1s
05:00 ☾	85%	0%	6%	0.12m	145°	0.01	-12°	85%	85°	2.5m/s	0.12m	2.1s
06:00 ☾	18%	3%	6%	0.11m	143°	0.02	-0.83°	18%	89°	2.4m/s	0.12m	2s
07:00	2%	5%	4%	0.11m	141°	0.02	9.9°	6%	94°	2.4m/s	0.13m	2s
08:00	0%	5%	3%	0.11m	139°	0.02	20°	5%	111°	2.6m/s	0.12m	2.1s
09:00	0%	6%	2%	0.1m	137°	0.02	30°	6%	129°	3.4m/s	0.12m	2.3s
10:00	0%	5%	1%	0.1m	136°	0.02	38°	5%	139°	4.1m/s	0.11m	2.4s
11:00	0%	54%	0%	0.15m	137°	0.02	43°	54%	147°	4.8m/s	0.14m	2.3s
12:00	0%	84%	2%	0.19m	139°	0.02	45°	84%	149°	5.3m/s	0.16m	2.3s
13:00	0%	56%	4%	0.24m	140°	0.02	43°	56%	147°	5.1m/s	0.19m	2.3s
14:00	0%	15%	6%	0.28m	137°	0.02	37°	15%	149°	5.5m/s	0.26m	2.5s
15:00	0%	5%	6%	0.33m	133°	0.01	29°	6%	145°	5.5m/s	0.33m	2.7s
16:00	0%	5%	5%	0.37m	130°	0.01	19°	5%	145°	5.5m/s	0.4m	3s
17:00	0%	5%	4%	0.42m	130°	0.01	8.9°	5%	138°	4.9m/s	0.52m	3.3s
18:00 ☾	0%	5%	2%	0.46m	130°	0.01	-2°	5%	131°	4.4m/s	0.64m	3.6s
19:00 ☾	0%	4%	3%	0.51m	130°	0.01	-13°	4%	127°	4.5m/s	0.76m	4s
20:00 ☾	0%	5%	4%	0.55m	129°	0.01	-24°	5%	124°	4.6m/s	0.78m	4.2s
21:00 ☾	0%	5%	6%	0.6m	128°	0.02	-34°	6%	121°	4.7m/s	0.81m	4.4s
22:00 ☾	2%	4%	40%	0.64m	127°	0.02	-42°	40%	119°	4.8m/s	0.83m	4.6s
23:00 ☾	1%	4%	97%	0.69m	126°	0.02	-48°	97%	117°	4.9m/s	0.78m	4.6s
Sun, Mar 15 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 17:52
24:00 ☾	5%	5%	100%	0.73m	124°	0.02	-50°	100%	115°	5m/s	0.72m	4.6s
01:00 ☾	5%	4%	35%	0.78m	123°	0.02	-47°	35%	110°	4.7m/s	0.67m	4.6s
02:00 ☾	5%	4%	9%	0.87m	121°	-	-41°	9%	105°	4.7m/s	0.76m	4.8s
03:00 ☾	6%	9%	21%	0.96m	120°	-	-33°	23%	99°	4.5m/s	0.86m	5s
04:00 ☾	34%	28%	4%	1m	118°	-	-23°	34%	97°	4.2m/s	0.95m	5.2s
05:00 ☾	38%	43%	1%	1.1m	117°	-	-12°	45%	94°	3.8m/s	1.1m	5.5s
06:00 ☾	34%	21%	2%	1.1m	117°	-	-0.4°	35%	84°	3.3m/s	1.2m	5.9s
07:00	11%	1%	2%	1.1m	116°	-	10°	11%	70°	3.2m/s	1.4m	6.3s
08:00	5%	1%	2%	1.1m	116°	-	21°	5%	91°	3.5m/s	1.3m	6.3s
09:00	5%	5%	1%	1.1m	116°	-	30°	7%	123°	4.6m/s	1.3m	6.4s
10:00	5%	4%	1%	1.1m	115°	-	38°	6%	139°	5.1m/s	1.3m	6.4s
11:00	5%	1%	1%	1m	117°	-	44°	5%	149°	5m/s	1.1m	6.5s
12:00	5%	0%	1%	0.86m	119°	-	45°	5%	156°	4.4m/s	1m	6.7s
13:00	6%	1%	1%	0.72m	121°	-	43°	6%	160°	3.8m/s	0.91m	6.8s
14:00	5%	1%	0%	0.68m	121°	-	37°	5%	156°	3.5m/s	1.2m	6.8s
15:00	5%	0%	0%	0.63m	122°	-	29°	5%	153°	3.1m/s	1.5m	6.9s
16:00	5%	0%	0%	0.59m	122°	-	20°	5%	147°	2.9m/s	1.7m	6.9s
17:00	5%	0%	0%	0.55m	123°	-	9.1°	5%	140°	2.6m/s	1.2m	6.9s
18:00 ☾	8%	0%	0%	0.51m	123°	-	-1.8°	8%	115°	2.1m/s	0.64m	7s
19:00 ☾	15%	0%	3%	0.47m	123°	-	-13°	15%	83°	2.1m/s	0.09m	7s
20:00 ☾	43%	2%	4%	0.44m	123°	-	-24°	43%	69°	2.5m/s	0.45m	7s
21:00 ☾	71%	3%	5%	0.42m	124°	-	-33°	71%	56°	2.9m/s	0.82m	6.9s
22:00 ☾	99%	5%	5%	0.39m	124°	-	-42°	99%	42°	3.3m/s	1.2m	6.9s
23:00 ☾	99%	5%	37%	0.37m	124°	-	-47°	99%	44°	3.4m/s	0.87m	6.8s
Mon, Mar 16 Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 17:53
24:00 ☾	100%	5%	68%	0.34m	124°	-	-49°	100%	47°	3.6m/s	0.55m	6.8s
01:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.32m	124°	-	-47°	100%	50°	3.7m/s	0.24m	6.8s
02:00 ☾	100%	6%	100%	0.31m	124°	-	-41°	100%	84°	3.3m/s	0.26m	6.7s
03:00 ☾	100%	7%	100%	0.3m	125°	-	-32°	100%	117°	2.9m/s	0.28m	6.7s
04:00 ☾	100%	8%	100%	0.29m	125°	-	-22°	100%	151°	2.5m/s	0.3m	6.7s
05:00 ☾	100%	7%	94%	0.28m	125°	-	-11°	100%	161°	2.5m/s	0.29m	6.7s
06:00	100%	6%	88%	0.28m	125°	-	0.07°	100%	170°	2.4m/s	0.28m	6.7s
07:00	100%	5%	81%	0.27m	125°	-	11°	100%	180°	2.4m/s	0.27m	6.7s
08:00	100%	5%	87%	0.26m	125°	-	21°	100%	128°	2m/s	0.26m	6.7s
09:00	100%	5%	93%	0.25m	125°	-	31°	100%	77°	1.5m/s	0.25m	6.7s
10:00	100%	5%	99%	0.24m	126°	-	39°	100%	25°	1.1m/s	0.24m	6.7s
11:00	100%	34%	99%	0.23m	126°	-	44°	100%	24°	2m/s	0.21m	6.7s
12:00	100%	62%	98%	0.23m	126°	-	46°	100%	23°	2.9m/s	0.18m	6.7s
13:00	100%	91%	98%	0.22m	126°	-	43°	100%	23°	3.7m/s	0.15m	6.8s

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

Get Notified of Opportunities

Create your own custom alerts for this location and more.

Create Free Account