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More Dramatic Seascapes in Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Corfe Castle - Dramatic Seascapes - Dorset & Jurassic 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%

Corfe Castle, 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 79% failing

Precipitation Chance 1% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

22%

Wave Height2.1m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed5.9m/s (moderate winds)

Cloud Cover5%

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies when dramatic weather conditions align for photography along the Jurassic Coast's UNESCO World Heritage geology. We track cloud patterns, visibility, and wind conditions to predict when storms and clearing weather create photogenic drama.

The Jurassic Coast's layered geology—185 million years exposed in cliffs and sea stacks—becomes even more powerful under dramatic skies. From the golden sandstone cliffs at West Bay to the white chalk stacks of Old Harry Rocks, this coastline offers geological diversity unmatched in Britain, and dramatic weather amplifies these natural features.

What makes the Jurassic Coast special for dramatic coastal photography:

Geological drama - 185 million years of Earth history exposed in colorful cliff layers
Natural arches - Durdle Door's limestone arch creates iconic silhouettes under storm skies
Exposed headlands - Portland Bill's tidal race and lighthouse face the full force of Channel weather
Golden cliffs - West Bay's sandstone cliffs (famous from Broadchurch) glow dramatically in storm light

The most dramatic conditions occur during autumn and winter frontal systems (October-March). Portland Bill's tidal race creates spectacular wave action when strong winds oppose tidal currents. Post-storm clearing often produces rainbow opportunities as sun breaks through over dramatic geology. The golden sandstone at West Bay becomes even more vivid when lit by low-angle storm light. Durdle Door's limestone arch creates powerful silhouettes against turbulent skies. Always respect cliff edges—the Jurassic Coast's soft geology means active erosion and landslips are common.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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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%
Wed, Jul 8
05:00	9.6%	0.32m	24135m	2.8m/s	0%
06:00	8.9%	0.32m	24134m	3.2m/s	0%
07:00	9.1%	0.42m	24135m	3.9m/s	0%
08:00	9.7%	0.43m	24134m	3.5m/s	0%
09:00	9%	0.43m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
10:00	8.5%	0.44m	24134m	1.4m/s	0%
11:00	6.6%	0.44m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
12:00	5.3%	0.44m	24134m	1.8m/s	0%
13:00	15%	2m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
14:00	30%	2m	24134m	3.7m/s	0%
15:00	22%	2.1m	24135m	4.3m/s	0%
16:00	27%	2.2m	24135m	5m/s	0%
17:00	27%	2.2m	24135m	4.6m/s	0%
18:00	30%	2.2m	24135m	4.5m/s	0%
19:00	30%	2.3m	24134m	5.1m/s	0%
20:00	36%	2.3m	24134m	5.9m/s	0%
21:00	41%	2.3m	24134m	5.9m/s	0%
22:00	38%	2.3m	24135m	6.8m/s	0%
23:00	38%	2.2m	24134m	7.1m/s	0%
Thu, Jul 9
24:00	13%	2.1m	24134m	5.5m/s	0%
01:00	7.9%	1.9m	24135m	3.8m/s	0%
02:00	7.9%	1.8m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
03:00	12%	1.6m	24135m	2.3m/s	0%
04:00	21%	1.4m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
05:00	24%	1.3m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
06:00	31%	1.2m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
07:00	32%	1.1m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
08:00	24%	1m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
09:00	13%	0.99m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
10:00	14%	0.95m	24135m	0.6m/s	0%
11:00	10%	0.89m	24134m	1.1m/s	0%
12:00	11%	0.83m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
13:00	15%	0.77m	24135m	3m/s	0%
14:00	8.8%	0.72m	24134m	3.6m/s	0%
15:00	8%	0.66m	24135m	3.4m/s	0%
16:00	7.6%	0.61m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
17:00	6.9%	0.58m	24134m	3m/s	0%
18:00	7.5%	0.55m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
19:00	7.5%	0.52m	24135m	2.8m/s	0%
20:00	8.9%	0.5m	24134m	3.4m/s	0%
21:00	8.5%	0.48m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
22:00	8.6%	0.46m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
23:00	8.6%	0.45m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
Fri, Jul 10
24:00	3%	0.43m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
01:00	3%	0.42m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
02:00	3.3%	0.44m	24135m	0.81m/s	0%
03:00	2.6%	0.45m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
04:00	6.4%	0.47m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
05:00	7.2%	0.5m	24135m	2m/s	0%
06:00	13%	0.52m	24134m	2m/s	0%
07:00	7.7%	0.55m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
08:00	7.3%	0.56m	24134m	4.6m/s	0%
09:00	5.5%	0.56m	24134m	5m/s	0%
10:00	5.5%	0.57m	24135m	5.1m/s	0%
11:00	4.5%	0.56m	24134m	5.4m/s	0%
12:00	3.9%	0.55m	17453m	5.5m/s	0%
13:00	5.8%	0.54m	17299m	5.5m/s	0%
14:00	4.5%	0.56m	24135m	5m/s	0%
15:00	9.7%	0.58m	24134m	4.3m/s	0%
16:00	10%	0.6m	24134m	4.1m/s	0%
17:00	10%	0.62m	24135m	4.7m/s	0%
18:00	16%	0.65m	24135m	5.6m/s	0%
19:00	16%	0.67m	24135m	4.1m/s	0%
20:00	25%	0.69m	24135m	5.9m/s	0%
21:00	18%	0.72m	24135m	7.6m/s	0%
22:00	8.1%	0.74m	24135m	9.4m/s	0%
23:00	8.5%	0.73m	24135m	9.5m/s	0%
Sat, Jul 11
24:00	6.1%	0.72m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
01:00	7%	0.71m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
02:00	6.6%	0.69m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
03:00	6.6%	0.68m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
04:00	19%	0.66m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
05:00	21%	0.66m	24135m	8.9m/s	0%
06:00	20%	0.67m	24135m	8.2m/s	0%
07:00	12%	0.67m	24135m	7.5m/s	0%
08:00	9.5%	0.65m	24135m	7.9m/s	0%
09:00	7.6%	0.63m	24135m	8.2m/s	0%
10:00	7.6%	0.61m	24135m	8.5m/s	0%
11:00	6.2%	0.58m	24135m	9m/s	17%
12:00	6.2%	0.56m	24135m	9.5m/s	33%

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
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 05:05 Sunset 21:20
15:00	5%	0%	0%	0.15m	261°	0.01	55°	5%	193°	5.9m/s	2.1m	6.6s
16:00	5%	0%	0%	0.16m	260°	0.01	47°	5%	214°	5.9m/s	2.2m	6.7s
17:00	5%	0%	0%	0.16m	260°	0.009	38°	5%	220°	4.8m/s	2.2m	6.7s
18:00	2%	0%	0%	0.15m	260°	0.009	29°	2%	233°	4.9m/s	2.2m	6.8s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	260°	0.009	19°	0%	251°	5.3m/s	2.3m	6.8s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	260°	0.008	10°	0%	270°	4.4m/s	2.3m	6.7s
21:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	261°	0.008	2.1°	0%	290°	3.6m/s	2.3m	6.7s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	262°	0.008	-5.4°	0%	305°	3.7m/s	2.3m	6.7s
23:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	0.15m	262°	0.007	-11°	4%	309°	3.8m/s	2.2m	6.5s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:05 Sunset 21:20
24:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.14m	263°	0.007	-15°	5%	313°	3.5m/s	2.1m	6.4s
01:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.14m	263°	0.007	-17°	5%	320°	3.1m/s	1.9m	6.3s
02:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.41m	263°	0.008	-16°	5%	333°	2.6m/s	1.8m	6.2s
03:00 ☾	10%	0%	0%	0.68m	263°	0.008	-13°	10%	330°	2.3m/s	1.6m	6.1s
04:00 ☾	6%	0%	0%	0.95m	263°	0.008	-8.2°	6%	314°	2.8m/s	1.4m	6s
05:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.99m	262°	0.008	-1.4°	5%	320°	2.6m/s	1.1m	5.8s
06:00	6%	0%	0%	1m	261°	0.009	6.4°	6%	322°	2.6m/s	0.68m	5.7s
07:00	62%	0%	0%	1.1m	260°	0.009	15°	62%	324°	2.4m/s	0.3m	5.6s
08:00	100%	0%	0%	1m	259°	0.008	24°	100%	334°	2.1m/s	0.31m	5.6s
09:00	95%	0%	0%	0.95m	258°	0.008	34°	95%	341°	1.6m/s	0.33m	5.5s
10:00	91%	0%	0%	0.89m	258°	0.008	43°	91%	352°	0.4m/s	0.34m	5.5s
11:00	100%	0%	0%	0.83m	258°	0.008	52°	100%	148°	1.6m/s	0.28m	5.4s
12:00	83%	0%	0%	0.77m	259°	0.009	58°	83%	155°	3.4m/s	0.23m	5.3s
13:00	46%	0%	0%	0.71m	260°	0.009	62°	46%	158°	4.8m/s	0.17m	5.1s
14:00	52%	0%	0%	0.66m	260°	0.01	60°	52%	162°	5.4m/s	0.18m	5s
15:00	70%	0%	0%	0.6m	260°	0.01	55°	70%	170°	5.1m/s	0.2m	4.8s
16:00	93%	0%	0%	0.55m	260°	0.01	47°	93%	177°	4.6m/s	0.21m	4.7s
17:00	100%	0%	0%	0.52m	260°	0.01	38°	100%	183°	4.2m/s	0.18m	4.6s
18:00	100%	0%	0%	0.49m	260°	0.01	29°	100%	191°	3.6m/s	0.14m	4.5s
19:00	100%	0%	0%	0.46m	260°	0.01	19°	100%	204°	3m/s	0.11m	4.5s
20:00	100%	0%	0%	0.43m	261°	0.01	10°	100%	225°	2.5m/s	0.12m	4.4s
21:00	100%	0%	0%	0.41m	262°	0.01	2°	100%	271°	2.8m/s	0.13m	4.3s
22:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.38m	263°	0.01	-5.5°	100%	314°	3m/s	0.14m	4.2s
23:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.36m	265°	0.01	-11°	100%	339°	2.9m/s	0.15m	4.2s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 21:19
24:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.35m	268°	0.01	-15°	100%	341°	2.1m/s	0.15m	4.1s
01:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.33m	270°	0.01	-17°	100%	359°	1.6m/s	0.16m	4s
02:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.35m	192°	-	-16°	100%	17°	0.73m/s	0.2m	4.8s
03:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.36m	114°	-	-13°	100%	3°	1.6m/s	0.25m	5.6s
04:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.38m	36°	-	-8.4°	100%	14°	2m/s	0.29m	6.3s
05:00 ☾	100%	0%	8%	0.41m	35°	-	-1.6°	100%	16°	2.1m/s	0.29m	6.2s
06:00	30%	0%	10%	0.43m	34°	-	6.3°	30%	22°	2.2m/s	0.3m	6s
07:00	19%	0%	9%	0.46m	33°	-	15°	19%	49°	2.2m/s	0.3m	5.8s
08:00	7%	0%	11%	0.46m	33°	-	24°	11%	76°	3.2m/s	0.3m	6s
09:00	83%	0%	100%	0.46m	33°	-	34°	100%	96°	3.8m/s	0.31m	6.3s
10:00	81%	0%	100%	0.46m	34°	-	43°	100%	110°	4.3m/s	0.31m	6.5s
11:00	80%	3%	100%	0.46m	33°	-	51°	100%	123°	4.9m/s	0.31m	6.4s
12:00	76%	8%	96%	0.46m	32°	-	58°	96%	128°	5m/s	0.3m	6.3s
13:00	62%	10%	57%	0.46m	31°	-	61°	73%	132°	5m/s	0.3m	6.2s
14:00	100%	3%	16%	0.48m	31°	-	60°	100%	142°	4.9m/s	0.29m	6.3s
15:00	99%	0%	39%	0.51m	30°	-	55°	99%	150°	4.4m/s	0.29m	6.3s
16:00	100%	0%	82%	0.53m	30°	-	47°	100%	145°	4m/s	0.28m	6.4s
17:00	100%	0%	100%	0.53m	28°	-	38°	100%	135°	4m/s	0.33m	6.4s
18:00	75%	11%	88%	0.52m	27°	-	29°	88%	122°	3.8m/s	0.37m	6.4s
19:00	35%	0%	80%	0.52m	25°	-	19°	84%	120°	2.2m/s	0.42m	6.4s
20:00	23%	0%	55%	0.5m	132°	-	10°	57%	99°	3.5m/s	0.48m	5.9s
21:00	12%	1%	29%	0.47m	239°	-	2°	30%	78°	4.8m/s	0.53m	5.5s
22:00 ☾	0%	1%	3%	0.45m	345°	-	-5.6°	3%	56°	6.1m/s	0.59m	5s
23:00 ☾	0%	2%	2%	0.48m	317°	-	-11°	4%	55°	6.2m/s	0.59m	4.7s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:07 Sunset 21:18
24:00 ☾	0%	3%	1%	0.52m	289°	-	-15°	4%	53°	6.2m/s	0.6m	4.4s
01:00 ☾	0%	4%	0%	0.55m	261°	-	-17°	4%	51°	6.2m/s	0.6m	4.1s
02:00 ☾	0%	3%	0%	0.55m	264°	-	-17°	3%	57°	6.2m/s	0.46m	4.2s
03:00 ☾	0%	1%	0%	0.56m	266°	-	-14°	1%	62°	6.2m/s	0.32m	4.3s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.56m	268°	-	-8.5°	0%	67°	6.2m/s	0.18m	4.5s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.55m	271°	-	-1.7°	0%	84°	5.8m/s	0.29m	4.6s
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0.55m	273°	-	6.2°	0%	100°	5.4m/s	0.4m	4.6s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.54m	276°	-	15°	0%	117°	5m/s	0.51m	4.7s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.51m	277°	-	24°	0%	117°	5.1m/s	0.48m	4.7s
09:00	0%	0%	0%	0.48m	279°	-	34°	0%	116°	5.3m/s	0.46m	4.6s
10:00	0%	0%	0%	0.45m	281°	-	43°	0%	115°	5.5m/s	0.43m	4.6s
11:00	0%	0%	0%	0.43m	284°	-	51°	0%	105°	5.4m/s	0.37m	4.5s
12:00	0%	0%	0%	0.41m	287°	-	58°	0%	94°	5.3m/s	0.3m	4.5s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.39m	290°	-	61°	0%	84°	5.2m/s	0.24m	4.5s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.38m	202°	-	60°	0%	78°	7.1m/s	0.24m	4.9s

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

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