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Dramatic Seascapes
Zadar - Dramatic Seascapes - Croatian Coast
Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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
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 31% failing
Currently
Real-time conditionsWave Height0.1m
Swell Height0.1m
Wind Speed4.3m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover100%
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in Europe/Zagreb
No opportunities in the next 10 days
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What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleCroatia'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.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hour0matching hours in the next 95 hours
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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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 11 | |||||
| 08:00 | 9.2% | 0.23m | 24135m | 6.5m/s | 28% |
| 09:00 | 7.7% | 0.22m | 24134m | 7.1m/s | 18% |
| 10:00 | 9.1% | 0.22m | 24134m | 7.3m/s | 7% |
| 11:00 | 9.7% | 0.14m | 24135m | 6.9m/s | 23% |
| 12:00 | 7.1% | 0.14m | 24135m | 6.2m/s | 40% |
| 13:00 | 6.4% | 0.17m | 24135m | 5.9m/s | 56% |
| 14:00 | 8.4% | 0.16m | 24135m | 5.5m/s | 68% |
| 15:00 | 7.5% | 0.14m | 24135m | 5.6m/s | 73% |
| 16:00 | 11% | 0.13m | 24134m | 5.5m/s | 78% |
| 17:00 | 9.7% | 0.15m | 24135m | 5.5m/s | 85% |
| 18:00 | 11% | 0.16m | 24134m | 5.5m/s | 91% |
| 19:00 | 13% | 0.14m | 13614m | 5.3m/s | 98% |
| 20:00 | 2.9% | 0.19m | 23603m | 5.6m/s | 93% |
| 21:00 | 2.8% | 0.17m | 13950m | 5.3m/s | 89% |
| 22:00 | 3.1% | 0.18m | 17297m | 3.9m/s | 85% |
| 23:00 | - | 0.22m | 13671m | 3m/s | 88% |
| Thu, Mar 12 | |||||
| 24:00 | - | 0.22m | 23094m | 4.6m/s | 92% |
| 01:00 | 3.4% | 0.2m | 24134m | 5.8m/s | 96% |
| 02:00 | 3.4% | 0.18m | 24134m | 6.2m/s | 96% |
| 03:00 | 3% | 0.16m | 24135m | 6.1m/s | 97% |
| 04:00 | 3% | 0.14m | 24134m | 6.2m/s | 98% |
| 05:00 | 2.8% | 0.19m | 24135m | 5.2m/s | 98% |
| 06:00 | 7.8% | 0.18m | 18904m | 5.4m/s | 99% |
| 07:00 | 7.8% | 0.09m | 15373m | 5.6m/s | 99% |
| 08:00 | 6.8% | 0.09m | 20408m | 5.9m/s | 66% |
| 09:00 | 6.8% | 0.09m | 23052m | 5.9m/s | 33% |
| 10:00 | 6.3% | 0.09m | 24042m | 5.8m/s | 0% |
| 11:00 | 6.3% | 0.1m | 24060m | 5.4m/s | 0% |
| 12:00 | 6.3% | 0.11m | 24134m | 5.1m/s | 0% |
| 13:00 | 6.3% | 0.12m | 24135m | 4.6m/s | 0% |
| 14:00 | 8.6% | 0.12m | 24135m | 4.2m/s | 0% |
| 15:00 | 8.9% | 0.11m | 24135m | 3.6m/s | 0% |
| 16:00 | 8% | 0.11m | 24134m | 3m/s | 0% |
| 17:00 | 10% | 0.12m | 24135m | 2.3m/s | 0% |
| 18:00 | 11% | 0.12m | 24135m | 1.7m/s | 0% |
| 19:00 | 10% | 0.13m | 24135m | 0.9m/s | 0% |
| 20:00 | 5.5% | 0.12m | 24134m | 0.23m/s | 0% |
| 21:00 | 5% | 0.11m | 24134m | 1.1m/s | 0% |
| 22:00 | 4.8% | 0.1m | 24134m | 1.4m/s | 0% |
| 23:00 | 6% | 0.09m | 24134m | 2.1m/s | 0% |
| Fri, Mar 13 | |||||
| 24:00 | 5.2% | 0.09m | 24135m | 3m/s | 0% |
| 01:00 | 3.4% | 0.08m | 24135m | 3.2m/s | 0% |
| 02:00 | 4.8% | 0.09m | 24135m | 3.2m/s | 0% |
| 03:00 | 3.5% | 0.11m | 24134m | 3m/s | 0% |
| 04:00 | 3.5% | 0.12m | 24135m | 3m/s | 0% |
| 05:00 | 3.5% | 0.12m | 24134m | 2.6m/s | 0% |
| 06:00 | 11% | 0.12m | 24134m | 2m/s | 0% |
| 07:00 | 10% | 0.12m | 24135m | 1.4m/s | 0% |
| 08:00 | 8.4% | 0.11m | 24134m | 1.1m/s | 0% |
| 09:00 | 9.6% | 0.11m | 24134m | 0.61m/s | 0% |
| 10:00 | 7.4% | 0.1m | 24134m | 0.21m/s | 0% |
| 11:00 | 7.1% | 0.1m | 24134m | 0.71m/s | 0% |
| 12:00 | 9.7% | 0.09m | 24134m | 1.5m/s | 0% |
| 13:00 | 9.7% | 0.09m | 24134m | 2.5m/s | 0% |
| 14:00 | 8.4% | 0.1m | 24134m | 3.3m/s | 0% |
| 15:00 | 13% | 0.11m | 24135m | 4.2m/s | 0% |
| 16:00 | 13% | 0.12m | 24134m | 3.9m/s | 0% |
| 17:00 | 14% | 0.15m | 24134m | 3.1m/s | 0% |
| 18:00 | 15% | 0.18m | 24134m | 2.4m/s | 0% |
| 19:00 | 15% | 0.21m | 24135m | 1.9m/s | 0% |
| 20:00 | 3.4% | 0.21m | 24135m | 1.3m/s | 0% |
| 21:00 | 3.4% | 0.21m | 24135m | 1.2m/s | 0% |
| 22:00 | 3.8% | 0.21m | 24135m | 0.62m/s | 0% |
| 23:00 | 3.8% | 0.2m | 24135m | 0.43m/s | 7.4% |
| Sat, Mar 14 | |||||
| 24:00 | 2.1% | 0.2m | 24135m | 1.2m/s | 15% |
| 01:00 | 2.2% | 0.19m | 24135m | 2m/s | 22% |
| 02:00 | 2.5% | 0.18m | 24135m | 2.9m/s | 33% |
| 03:00 | 2.4% | 0.16m | 24135m | 3.9m/s | 44% |
| 04:00 | 2% | 0.15m | 24134m | 4.8m/s | 55% |
| 05:00 | 2% | 0.15m | 24134m | 5.7m/s | 59% |
| 06:00 | 6.6% | 0.14m | 24135m | 7m/s | 62% |
| 07:00 | 6.1% | 0.14m | 24134m | 8.1m/s | 65% |
| 08:00 | 5.7% | 0.15m | 24134m | 9.1m/s | 50% |
| 09:00 | 7.2% | 0.15m | 24135m | 9.1m/s | 35% |
| 10:00 | 4.3% | 0.16m | 24135m | 9.1m/s | 19% |
| 11:00 | 3.6% | 0.17m | 11730m | 9.2m/s | 20% |
| 12:00 | 4.8% | 0.19m | 24135m | 10m/s | 21% |
| 13:00 | 4.8% | 0.2m | 23407m | 11m/s | 22% |
| 14:00 | 5.6% | 0.24m | 24135m | 11m/s | 22% |
| 15:00 | 9.3% | 0.29m | 24135m | 12m/s | 21% |
| 16:00 | 9.3% | 0.33m | 24135m | 12m/s | 20% |
| 17:00 | 12% | 0.36m | 24134m | 12m/s | 32% |
| 18:00 | 20% | 0.4m | 24134m | 13m/s | 44% |
| 19:00 | 19% | 0.43m | 24135m | 14m/s | 56% |
| 20:00 | 6.4% | 0.5m | 19587m | 14m/s | 50% |
| 21:00 | 5.6% | 0.58m | 15040m | 15m/s | 44% |
| 22:00 | 4.6% | 0.65m | 10492m | 15m/s | 38% |
| 23:00 | 5% | 0.62m | 15040m | 15m/s | 44% |
| Sun, Mar 15 | |||||
| 24:00 | 4.8% | 0.59m | 19587m | 16m/s | 50% |
| 01:00 | 5.4% | 0.56m | 24134m | 16m/s | 56% |
| 02:00 | 5.4% | 0.51m | 24134m | 16m/s | 45% |
| 03:00 | 5.4% | 0.45m | 24135m | 15m/s | 35% |
| 04:00 | 2.8% | 0.4m | 24135m | 15m/s | 24% |
| 05:00 | 5.4% | 0.5m | 24135m | 15m/s | 23% |
| 06:00 | 20% | 0.6m | 24135m | 15m/s | 23% |
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 scoreThis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 12
Sunrise 06:17
Sunset 18:01 | ||||||||||||
| 08:00 | 89% | 53% | 100% | 0.08m | 138° | 0.03 | 17° | 100% | 142° | 4.3m/s | 0.08m | 2.9s |
| 09:00 | 100% | 73% | 100% | 0.08m | 138° | 0.03 | 27° | 100% | 142° | 4.7m/s | 0.09m | 3s |
| 10:00 | 100% | 71% | 100% | 0.08m | 137° | 0.03 | 35° | 100% | 147° | 4.8m/s | 0.09m | 3.1s |
| 11:00 | 100% | 64% | 100% | 0.08m | 137° | 0.03 | 40° | 100% | 145° | 5.1m/s | 0.1m | 3.4s |
| 12:00 | 100% | 80% | 100% | 0.09m | 137° | 0.02 | 43° | 100% | 133° | 5.2m/s | 0.1m | 3.7s |
| 13:00 | 89% | 99% | 91% | 0.09m | 137° | 0.02 | 41° | 99% | 119° | 4.6m/s | 0.11m | 4s |
| 14:00 | 37% | 73% | 93% | 0.09m | 138° | 0.02 | 37° | 94% | 119° | 4m/s | 0.1m | 4s |
| 15:00 | 61% | 40% | 89% | 0.08m | 138° | 0.02 | 29° | 90% | 133° | 3.3m/s | 0.1m | 3.9s |
| 16:00 | 61% | 9% | 80% | 0.08m | 138° | 0.02 | 20° | 81% | 150° | 3m/s | 0.09m | 3.9s |
| 17:00 | 48% | 5% | 97% | 0.08m | 138° | 0.02 | 10° | 97% | 169° | 2.3m/s | 0.09m | 3.9s |
| 18:00 | 59% | 5% | 100% | 0.07m | 139° | 0.02 | -0.06° | 100% | 173° | 1.6m/s | 0.1m | 3.8s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 64% | 5% | 85% | 0.07m | 139° | 0.02 | -11° | 85% | 172° | 0.9m/s | 0.1m | 3.8s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 58% | 5% | 31% | 0.07m | 139° | 0.02 | -22° | 61% | 278° | 0.07m/s | 0.16m | 3.8s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 66% | 5% | 61% | 0.08m | 139° | 0.02 | -32° | 66% | 351° | 1.1m/s | 0.21m | 3.7s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 78% | 5% | 8% | 0.08m | 139° | 0.02 | -40° | 78% | 348° | 1.4m/s | 0.27m | 3.7s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 33% | 5% | 25% | 0.07m | 139° | 0.02 | -46° | 34% | 341° | 2.1m/s | 0.24m | 3.6s |
| Fri, Mar 13
Sunrise 06:17
Sunset 18:01 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 44% | 0.07m | 139° | 0.02 | -49° | 44% | 346° | 2.8m/s | 0.2m | 3.6s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 9% | 0.06m | 138° | 0.02 | -47° | 9% | 355° | 2.7m/s | 0.17m | 3.5s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 57% | 0.07m | 136° | 0.02 | -42° | 57% | 357° | 2.5m/s | 0.14m | 3.5s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 5% | 0.09m | 134° | 0.02 | -34° | 5% | 352° | 2.4m/s | 0.1m | 3.6s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 5% | 0.1m | 132° | 0.02 | -25° | 5% | 353° | 2.3m/s | 0.07m | 3.6s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 5% | 5% | 5% | 0.11m | 132° | 0.02 | -14° | 5% | 358° | 2.2m/s | 0.07m | 3.6s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 8% | 5% | 5% | 0.11m | 132° | 0.02 | -3.5° | 8% | 11° | 1.7m/s | 0.07m | 3.7s |
| 07:00 | 11% | 5% | 5% | 0.12m | 132° | 0.02 | 7.3° | 11% | 26° | 1.3m/s | 0.07m | 3.7s |
| 08:00 | 16% | 5% | 5% | 0.11m | 133° | 0.02 | 17° | 16% | 38° | 1.1m/s | 0.08m | 3.7s |
| 09:00 | 70% | 5% | 5% | 0.11m | 133° | 0.02 | 27° | 70% | 48° | 0.64m/s | 0.08m | 3.7s |
| 10:00 | 77% | 5% | 5% | 0.1m | 133° | 0.02 | 35° | 77% | 156° | 0.08m/s | 0.08m | 3.7s |
| 11:00 | 94% | 5% | 5% | 0.1m | 133° | 0.02 | 41° | 94% | 249° | 0.98m/s | 0.07m | 3.7s |
| 12:00 | 74% | 5% | 32% | 0.09m | 133° | 0.02 | 43° | 74% | 265° | 1.9m/s | 0.06m | 3.7s |
| 13:00 | 80% | 5% | 19% | 0.09m | 133° | 0.02 | 42° | 80% | 278° | 2.8m/s | 0.05m | 3.7s |
| 14:00 | 92% | 0% | 22% | 0.09m | 135° | - | 37° | 92% | 298° | 3.6m/s | 0.07m | 3.1s |
| 15:00 | 52% | 0% | 5% | 0.09m | 136° | - | 29° | 52% | 320° | 4.4m/s | 0.1m | 2.6s |
| 16:00 | 56% | 0% | 5% | 0.09m | 138° | - | 20° | 56% | 333° | 3.9m/s | 0.12m | 2.1s |
| 17:00 | 62% | 0% | 4% | 0.09m | 143° | - | 10° | 62% | 334° | 2.9m/s | 0.15m | 2.1s |
| 18:00 | 68% | 0% | 5% | 0.08m | 148° | - | 0.16° | 68% | 324° | 2.3m/s | 0.17m | 2s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 52% | 0% | 5% | 0.08m | 154° | - | -11° | 52% | 316° | 1.9m/s | 0.2m | 2s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 6% | 0% | 5% | 0.07m | 156° | - | -22° | 6% | 308° | 1.3m/s | 0.2m | 2s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 2% | 0% | 5% | 0.07m | 158° | - | -31° | 5% | 314° | 1.2m/s | 0.21m | 2.1s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 0% | 4% | 10% | 0.06m | 160° | - | -40° | 10% | 359° | 0.6m/s | 0.21m | 2.2s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 32% | 0.11m | 159° | - | -46° | 32% | 105° | 0.45m/s | 0.2m | 2.2s |
| Sat, Mar 14
Sunrise 06:15
Sunset 18:02 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0.16m | 158° | - | -48° | 5% | 132° | 1.2m/s | 0.2m | 2.2s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 0% | 0.21m | 158° | - | -47° | 5% | 129° | 2m/s | 0.19m | 2.2s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 1% | 0.19m | 154° | - | -42° | 5% | 120° | 2.7m/s | 0.17m | 2.2s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0.18m | 151° | - | -34° | 2% | 118° | 3.5m/s | 0.16m | 2.3s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0.16m | 147° | - | -24° | 2% | 121° | 4.2m/s | 0.14m | 2.3s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0.15m | 145° | - | -14° | 5% | 123° | 4.9m/s | 0.14m | 2.4s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0.15m | 142° | - | -3.2° | 5% | 126° | 5.6m/s | 0.14m | 2.4s |
| 07:00 | 0% | 7% | 5% | 0.14m | 140° | - | 7.6° | 7% | 128° | 6.3m/s | 0.14m | 2.5s |
| 08:00 | 0% | 9% | 5% | 0.14m | 138° | - | 18° | 9% | 131° | 7m/s | 0.13m | 2.6s |
| 09:00 | 0% | 22% | 5% | 0.13m | 137° | - | 27° | 22% | 137° | 7.6m/s | 0.13m | 2.7s |
| 10:00 | 0% | 9% | 5% | 0.13m | 135° | - | 35° | 9% | 140° | 7.9m/s | 0.12m | 2.8s |
| 11:00 | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0.2m | 133° | - | 41° | 6% | 143° | 8.1m/s | 0.15m | 2.9s |
| 12:00 | 0% | 5% | 3% | 0.26m | 130° | - | 43° | 5% | 145° | 8.8m/s | 0.17m | 3s |
| 13:00 | 0% | 2% | 5% | 0.33m | 128° | - | 42° | 5% | 147° | 9.2m/s | 0.2m | 3.1s |
| 14:00 | 0% | 3% | 20% | 0.37m | 127° | - | 37° | 20% | 147° | 9.6m/s | 0.24m | 2.9s |
| 15:00 | 0% | 3% | 40% | 0.4m | 126° | - | 30° | 40% | 144° | 10m/s | 0.29m | 2.8s |
| 16:00 | 4% | 0% | 58% | 0.44m | 125° | - | 21° | 58% | 142° | 10m/s | 0.33m | 2.7s |
| 17:00 | 5% | 0% | 31% | 0.48m | 127° | - | 11° | 31% | 140° | 9.8m/s | 0.36m | 2.7s |
| 18:00 | 5% | 0% | 71% | 0.51m | 129° | - | 0.35° | 71% | 136° | 9.5m/s | 0.4m | 2.8s |
| 19:00 ☾ | 13% | 0% | 76% | 0.55m | 130° | - | -11° | 76% | 131° | 9.8m/s | 0.43m | 2.9s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 42% | 0% | 84% | 0.59m | 129° | - | -21° | 84% | 129° | 11m/s | 0.5m | 3.4s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 71% | 0% | 92% | 0.62m | 128° | - | -31° | 92% | 126° | 11m/s | 0.58m | 3.9s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.66m | 127° | - | -39° | 100% | 124° | 12m/s | 0.65m | 4.4s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 93% | 0.7m | 127° | - | -45° | 100% | 123° | 12m/s | 0.62m | 4.4s |
| Sun, Mar 15
Sunrise 06:13
Sunset 18:03 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 86% | 0.73m | 127° | - | -48° | 100% | 122° | 12m/s | 0.59m | 4.4s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 79% | 0.77m | 127° | - | -47° | 100% | 121° | 13m/s | 0.56m | 4.5s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 86% | 0.65m | 127° | - | -41° | 100% | 122° | 13m/s | 0.57m | 4.6s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 100% | 1% | 93% | 0.52m | 127° | - | -33° | 100% | 122° | 13m/s | 0.59m | 4.7s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 100% | 1% | 100% | 0.4m | 127° | - | -24° | 100% | 123° | 13m/s | 0.6m | 4.8s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 92% | 6% | 100% | 0.55m | 122° | - | -14° | 100% | 122° | 13m/s | 0.63m | 4.6s |
| 06:00 ☾ | 83% | 10% | 100% | 0.7m | 116° | - | -2.8° | 100% | 121° | 13m/s | 0.67m | 4.4s |
| 07:00 | 75% | 15% | 100% | 0.85m | 111° | - | 7.9° | 100% | 121° | 13m/s | 0.7m | 4.2s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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