Rule
Dramatic Seascapes
Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Chesil Beach, Dorset & Jurassic Coast
Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
A long bank of graded pebbles separates the Fleet lagoon from the Channel, forming a sweeping line toward the Isle of Portland.
18 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Wave Height1.0m
Swell Height0.8m
Wind Speed2.1m/s
Wind Gusts3.8m/s
Cloud Cover74%
Visibility13620
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Europe/London
First upcoming window
Moderate Seascape at Sunset
Chesil Beach
Thu, Oct 8 · 17:00–19:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
22%
🌊Coastal Drama Score46.3-48.3%
Wave Height: 2.3m
Swell Height: 1.0m
Wind Speed: 3.7m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts: 6.8m/s
Moderate Seascape at Sunset
Chesil Beach
Fri, Oct 9 · 18:00–19:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.4%
Low
Moderate Seascape
Chesil Beach
Sat, Oct 10 · 05:00–07:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.9-48%
Low
Moderate Seascape
Chesil Beach
Sun, Oct 11 · 16:00–17:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:49.1%
Low
Moderate Seascape at Sunset
Chesil Beach
Sun, Oct 11 · 17:00–19:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:49.1-51.4%
Low
Dramatic Seascape
Chesil Beach
Sun, Oct 11 · 19:00–06:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:51.4-55.7%
Low
Moderate Seascape at Dawn
Chesil Beach
Mon, Oct 12 · 06:00–07:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:50.3%
Low
+11 more windows in the next 14 days
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Europe/London.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Coastal Drama Score97% of hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/London | Coastal Drama Score ≥ 45.0% |
|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 6 | |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 27%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Wed, Oct 7 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 23%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 23%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 26%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 31%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 31%. Misses requirement |
| Thu, Oct 8 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 36%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 30%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 30%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 40%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 40%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 38%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement |
| Rule passes. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 48%. Meets requirement |
| Rule passes. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 39%. Misses requirement |
| Fri, Oct 9 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 37%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 36%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (Europe/London) | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Primary Swell Height | Primary Wave Direction | Significant Wave Height | Total Cloud Coverage | Wind Direction | Wind Gusts | Wind Speed | Wind Wave Height | Wind Wave Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 0% | 74% | 0% | 0.83m | 180° | 0.97m | 74% | 14° | 3.8m/s | 2.1m/s | 0.24m | 10s |
| 0% | 69% | 0% | 0.85m | 181° | 0.98m | 90% | 22° | 3.9m/s | 2m/s | 0.21m | 10s | |
| 0% | 86% | 58% | 0.87m | 182° | 0.99m | 95% | 26° | 2.6m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.19m | 10s | |
| 0% | 70% | 0% | 0.89m | 183° | 1m | 70% | 62° | 4.1m/s | 2.1m/s | 0.16m | 9.9s | |
| 0% | 67% | 0% | 0.88m | 183° | 0.99m | 67% | 76° | 4.4m/s | 2.3m/s | 0.19m | 9.8s | |
| 100% | 15% | 97% | 0.86m | 184° | 0.99m | 100% | 90° | 4.9m/s | 2.4m/s | 0.23m | 9.7s | |
| 0% | 76% | 57% | 0.85m | 185° | 0.98m | 96% | 108° | 6.3m/s | 3.2m/s | 0.26m | 9.6s | |
| 0% | 43% | 91% | 0.79m | 185° | 0.94m | 96% | 104° | 5.6m/s | 2.8m/s | 0.23m | 9.5s | |
| 0% | 22% | 100% | 0.74m | 184° | 0.91m | 100% | 96° | 4.2m/s | 1.9m/s | 0.21m | 9.4s | |
| 0% | 42% | 100% | 0.68m | 184° | 0.87m | 100% | 118° | 4m/s | 2m/s | 0.18m | 9.3s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.69m | 184° | 0.84m | 0% | 98° | 3.4m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.17m | 9.3s | |
| 0% | 0% | 28% | 0.7m | 184° | 0.82m | 28% | 106° | 4.1m/s | 1.9m/s | 0.16m | 9.2s | |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0.71m | 184° | 0.79m | 9% | 76° | 2.5m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.15m | 9.2s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 78% | 0.69m | 185° | 0.78m | 84% | 14° | 2.1m/s | 1m/s | 0.18m | 9.1s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.68m | 185° | 0.77m | 100% | 54° | 2.4m/s | 1.4m/s | 0.21m | 9s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.66m | 185° | 0.76m | 100% | 360° | 2.1m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.24m | 9s |
| Night | 100% | 1% | 84% | 0.65m | 185° | 0.75m | 100% | 360° | 3.7m/s | 1.9m/s | 0.18m | 8.9s |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 47% | 0% | 98% | 0.63m | 186° | 0.73m | 100% | 354° | 4.3m/s | 2.1m/s | 0.12m | 8.9s |
| Night | 50% | 74% | 81% | 0.62m | 187° | 0.72m | 99% | 2° | 5.8m/s | 2.9m/s | 0.06m | 8.8s |
| Night | 89% | 2% | 100% | 0.61m | 188° | 0.71m | 100% | 6° | 6.8m/s | 3.4m/s | 0.2m | 8.8s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.6m | 189° | 0.69m | 100% | 12° | 7.1m/s | 3.6m/s | 0.34m | 8.8s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.59m | 190° | 0.68m | 100% | 4° | 5.3m/s | 2.6m/s | 0.48m | 8.7s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.58m | 191° | 0.67m | 100% | 356° | 6.2m/s | 3.1m/s | 0.39m | 8.7s |
| Night | 100% | 34% | 100% | 0.57m | 191° | 0.66m | 100% | 350° | 7.6m/s | 3.9m/s | 0.31m | 8.6s |
| Night | 100% | 2% | 100% | 0.56m | 192° | 0.65m | 100% | 350° | 8.2m/s | 4.2m/s | 0.22m | 8.5s |
| 100% | 74% | 100% | 0.55m | 192° | 0.65m | 100% | 356° | 8.9m/s | 4.6m/s | 0.26m | 8.4s | |
| 100% | 66% | 100% | 0.55m | 192° | 0.66m | 100% | 356° | 7.9m/s | 4m/s | 0.29m | 8.4s | |
| 100% | 68% | 100% | 0.54m | 192° | 0.66m | 100% | 354° | 7.6m/s | 3.9m/s | 0.33m | 8.3s | |
| 100% | 54% | 100% | 0.53m | 191° | 0.68m | 100% | 2° | 10m/s | 5.3m/s | 0.38m | 8.2s | |
| 100% | 73% | 98% | 0.53m | 191° | 0.71m | 100% | 352° | 11m/s | 5.9m/s | 0.44m | 8.1s | |
| 100% | 39% | 97% | 0.52m | 190° | 0.73m | 100% | 354° | 16m/s | 8.4m/s | 0.49m | 8s | |
| 11% | 4% | 100% | 0.51m | 186° | 0.75m | 100% | 356° | 15m/s | 7.6m/s | 0.52m | 8s | |
| 100% | 21% | 24% | 0.5m | 182° | 0.76m | 100% | 354° | 14m/s | 7.2m/s | 0.55m | 7.9s | |
| 0% | 30% | 66% | 0.49m | 178° | 0.78m | 69% | 348° | 14m/s | 7.1m/s | 0.58m | 7.9s | |
| 0% | 88% | 80% | 0.48m | 165° | 0.86m | 90% | 348° | 10m/s | 5.3m/s | 0.69m | 7.9s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.46m | 153° | 0.95m | 0% | 328° | 8.6m/s | 4.3m/s | 0.81m | 7.9s | |
| Night | 0% | 80% | 0% | 0.45m | 140° | 1m | 80% | 344° | 7.8m/s | 3.8m/s | 0.92m | 7.9s |
| Night | 0% | 99% | 80% | 0.43m | 121° | 1.2m | 100% | 324° | 8.9m/s | 4.5m/s | 1.2m | 7.1s |
| Night | 0% | 65% | 0% | 0.41m | 101° | 1.5m | 65% | 314° | 5.8m/s | 2.9m/s | 1.4m | 6.3s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.39m | 82° | 1.7m | 0% | 316° | 7.5m/s | 3.8m/s | 1.6m | 5.4s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.36m | 81° | 1.8m | 0% | 316° | 6.4m/s | 3.1m/s | 1.8m | 5.8s |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0.32m | 80° | 2m | 2% | 316° | 9.2m/s | 4.6m/s | 2m | 6.2s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.29m | 79° | 2.2m | 0% | 316° | 9.3m/s | 4.8m/s | 2.2m | 6.6s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.26m | 78° | 2.3m | 0% | 318° | 7.6m/s | 3.8m/s | 2.3m | 6.7s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.23m | 77° | 2.4m | 0% | 306° | 8m/s | 4.1m/s | 2.4m | 6.8s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.2m | 76° | 2.5m | 0% | 318° | 7.8m/s | 3.9m/s | 2.5m | 6.9s |
| Night | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0.19m | 75° | 2.6m | 4% | 320° | 7.2m/s | 3.8m/s | 2.6m | 7s |
| Night | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0.17m | 74° | 2.7m | 21% | 313° | 6.5m/s | 3.6m/s | 2.7m | 7s |
| Night | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0.16m | 74° | 2.8m | 44% | 317° | 6.6m/s | 3.7m/s | 2.8m | 7.1s |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | 0.2m | 74° | 2.9m | 23% | 325° | 8.2m/s | 4.7m/s | 2.8m | 7.7s | |
| 55% | 0% | 0% | 0.23m | 75° | 2.9m | 54% | 327° | 9.3m/s | 5.2m/s | 2.9m | 8.3s | |
| 78% | 0% | 0% | 0.27m | 75° | 2.9m | 78% | 329° | 10m/s | 5.6m/s | 2.9m | 8.8s | |
| 84% | 15% | 0% | 0.43m | 75° | 2.8m | 87% | 327° | 10m/s | 5.5m/s | 2.8m | 8.9s | |
| 82% | 36% | 0% | 0.58m | 76° | 2.8m | 90% | 324° | 9.8m/s | 5.2m/s | 2.7m | 8.9s | |
| 81% | 48% | 0% | 0.74m | 76° | 2.7m | 91% | 322° | 9.4m/s | 4.9m/s | 2.6m | 9s | |
| 83% | 44% | 12% | 0.8m | 83° | 2.6m | 94% | 317° | 9m/s | 4.7m/s | 2.5m | 9.3s | |
| 86% | 32% | 30% | 0.87m | 90° | 2.5m | 95% | 313° | 8.5m/s | 4.4m/s | 2.3m | 9.5s | |
| 89% | 20% | 48% | 0.93m | 97° | 2.4m | 97% | 308° | 7.8m/s | 4.1m/s | 2.2m | 9.8s | |
| 92% | 10% | 68% | 1m | 112° | 2.3m | 98% | 297° | 6.8m/s | 3.7m/s | 2m | 10s | |
| 96% | 1% | 88% | 1.1m | 128° | 2.3m | 99% | 285° | 5.7m/s | 3.2m/s | 1.9m | 10s | |
| Night | 98% | 0% | 100% | 1.2m | 143° | 2.2m | 100% | 274° | 5.1m/s | 3m/s | 1.8m | 11s |
| Night | 99% | 14% | 95% | 1.3m | 153° | 2.1m | 100% | 258° | 5.1m/s | 3m/s | 2.2m | 11s |
| Night | 98% | 37% | 81% | 1.4m | 163° | 2m | 100% | 241° | 5.5m/s | 3.2m/s | 2.5m | 11s |
| Night | 98% | 58% | 73% | 1.5m | 172° | 2m | 100% | 225° | 6.4m/s | 3.7m/s | 2.9m | 12s |
| Night | 100% | 75% | 79% | 1.5m | 170° | 1.9m | 100% | 227° | 8.4m/s | 4.8m/s | 2m | 11s |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 100% | 91% | 92% | 1.5m | 168° | 1.9m | 100% | 229° | 11m/s | 6.1m/s | 1.1m | 11s |
| Night | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1.5m | 165° | 1.9m | 100% | 231° | 13m/s | 7m/s | 0.18m | 11s |
| Night | 94% | 100% | 100% | 1.4m | 166° | 1.8m | 100% | 238° | 12m/s | 7m/s | 0.16m | 11s |
| Night | 83% | 93% | 96% | 1.3m | 167° | 1.8m | 100% | 246° | 12m/s | 6.5m/s | 0.15m | 11s |
| Night | 69% | 88% | 92% | 1.2m | 168° | 1.7m | 100% | 253° | 11m/s | 6m/s | 0.13m | 11s |
| Night | 44% | 88% | 92% | 1.2m | 169° | 1.7m | 100% | 257° | 10m/s | 5.7m/s | 0.13m | 11s |
| Night | 14% | 89% | 94% | 1.3m | 170° | 1.6m | 99% | 262° | 9.7m/s | 5.5m/s | 0.12m | 11s |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Dorset & Jurassic Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Chesil Beach.
Explore Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Dorset & Jurassic Coast →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Chesil Beach during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
46
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 90 days
86
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 365 days
124
recorded matching windows · 56% average confidence
Most represented month
September, with 45 of 124 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.
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