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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 43% failing

Precipitation Chance 4% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

36%

Wave Height2.8m

Swell Height0.9m

Wind Speed1.5m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover7%

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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

0matching hours in the next 95 hours

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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%
Sat, May 23
14:00	5.4%	0.42m	24134m	3.4m/s	0%
15:00	5.4%	0.45m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
16:00	6.5%	0.49m	24134m	3.2m/s	0%
17:00	8%	0.52m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
18:00	12%	0.54m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
19:00	20%	1.7m	24134m	4.2m/s	0%
20:00	25%	1.7m	24134m	5.7m/s	0%
21:00	25%	1.7m	24134m	5.4m/s	0%
22:00	23%	1.7m	24135m	4.4m/s	0%
23:00	7.7%	1.7m	24135m	4.3m/s	0%
Sun, May 24
24:00	7.9%	1.7m	24135m	4.1m/s	0%
01:00	7.9%	1.6m	24135m	4m/s	0%
02:00	7.9%	1.6m	24134m	2.8m/s	0%
03:00	7.9%	1.6m	24135m	2.8m/s	0%
04:00	23%	1.6m	24135m	2.7m/s	0%
05:00	42%	2.7m	24134m	2.6m/s	0%
06:00	39%	2.7m	24135m	2.7m/s	0%
07:00	44%	2.3m	24134m	3.1m/s	0%
08:00	57%	2.3m	24134m	3.1m/s	0%
09:00	49%	2.3m	24134m	2.6m/s	0%
10:00	39%	2.2m	24134m	2.1m/s	0%
11:00	31%	2.2m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
12:00	29%	2.1m	24134m	1.2m/s	0%
13:00	34%	2.8m	24135m	1.1m/s	0%
14:00	36%	2.8m	24135m	1.1m/s	0%
15:00	34%	2.7m	17430m	1.2m/s	0%
16:00	43%	2.6m	17228m	1.6m/s	0%
17:00	32%	2.6m	17235m	1.8m/s	0%
18:00	37%	2.6m	17229m	2.1m/s	0%
19:00	35%	2.6m	17581m	1.9m/s	0%
20:00	45%	2.6m	24135m	1.2m/s	0%
21:00	49%	2.6m	24134m	1.2m/s	0%
22:00	40%	2.6m	24135m	1.4m/s	0%
23:00	14%	2.7m	24134m	1.6m/s	0%
Mon, May 25
24:00	13%	2.7m	24135m	1.7m/s	0%
01:00	13%	2.8m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
02:00	13%	2.8m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
03:00	13%	2.9m	24135m	2.3m/s	0%
04:00	37%	2.9m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
05:00	42%	2.9m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
06:00	39%	2.9m	24134m	2.3m/s	0%
07:00	34%	2.9m	24134m	5.3m/s	0%
08:00	37%	2.8m	24135m	5.5m/s	0%
09:00	31%	2.8m	24134m	6.1m/s	0%
10:00	31%	2.8m	24135m	6.9m/s	0%
11:00	26%	2.7m	17262m	7.2m/s	0%
12:00	28%	2.6m	17155m	7.4m/s	0%
13:00	28%	2.6m	17165m	7.9m/s	0%
14:00	25%	2.5m	17175m	8.1m/s	3.3%
15:00	25%	2.4m	17203m	8.2m/s	6.7%
16:00	29%	2.3m	17279m	8.5m/s	10%
17:00	31%	2.3m	24134m	8.4m/s	15%
18:00	33%	2.3m	24135m	8.4m/s	21%
19:00	34%	2.2m	24134m	8.9m/s	26%
20:00	41%	2.1m	24135m	8.3m/s	22%
21:00	42%	2.1m	24134m	5.7m/s	17%
22:00	36%	2m	24135m	4.9m/s	12%
23:00	7.7%	2m	24134m	3.7m/s	25%
Tue, May 26
24:00	7.7%	1.9m	24134m	3.7m/s	37%
01:00	7.7%	1.8m	24135m	3.8m/s	50%
02:00	7.7%	1.8m	24134m	3.1m/s	33%
03:00	7.7%	1.7m	24135m	2.8m/s	17%
04:00	22%	1.6m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
05:00	25%	1.5m	24134m	2m/s	0%
06:00	18%	1.4m	24134m	2.1m/s	0%
07:00	17%	1.4m	24135m	3.6m/s	0%
08:00	17%	1.3m	24134m	4.1m/s	0%
09:00	14%	1.2m	24135m	4.1m/s	0%
10:00	14%	1.2m	24134m	4.3m/s	0%
11:00	13%	1.1m	24135m	4.7m/s	0%
12:00	13%	1.1m	24134m	4.8m/s	0%
13:00	6.4%	0.99m	24134m	4.9m/s	0%
14:00	6.4%	0.94m	24134m	5m/s	0%
15:00	6.4%	0.89m	24135m	4.7m/s	0%
16:00	7.8%	0.84m	24135m	4.6m/s	0%
17:00	7.8%	0.81m	24134m	4.5m/s	0%
18:00	8%	0.77m	24135m	4.6m/s	0%
19:00	9.8%	0.74m	24134m	4.9m/s	0%
20:00	9.5%	0.71m	24134m	5.1m/s	0%
21:00	8.8%	0.69m	24135m	5.3m/s	0%
22:00	7.8%	0.66m	24135m	5.5m/s	0%
23:00	2.7%	0.64m	24135m	6.4m/s	0%
Wed, May 27
24:00	2.7%	0.62m	24135m	7.2m/s	0%
01:00	2.9%	0.6m	24135m	8.1m/s	0%
02:00	2.9%	0.58m	24135m	9.4m/s	3.3%
03:00	3.4%	0.56m	24135m	11m/s	6.7%
04:00	11%	0.54m	24135m	12m/s	10%
05:00	12%	0.53m	24135m	12m/s	6.7%
06:00	10%	0.52m	24135m	12m/s	3.3%
07:00	8.2%	0.51m	24135m	12m/s	0%
08:00	9.8%	0.52m	24135m	12m/s	6.7%
09:00	8.3%	0.54m	24135m	12m/s	13%
10:00	8.3%	0.55m	24135m	13m/s	20%
11:00	6.8%	0.58m	24135m	13m/s	13%
12:00	6.8%	0.6m	24135m	14m/s	6.7%

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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 05:08 Sunset 21:02
14:00	5%	3%	0%	0.9m	310°	0.008	58°	7%	119°	1.5m/s	2.6m	8.2s
15:00	5%	8%	0%	0.78m	309°	0.009	53°	11%	131°	1.8m/s	2.6m	8.1s
16:00	5%	10%	0%	0.66m	309°	0.009	45°	14%	139°	2.2m/s	2.6m	8.1s
17:00	5%	11%	0%	0.49m	309°	0.009	36°	14%	142°	2.4m/s	2.6m	8s
18:00	0%	10%	0%	0.33m	309°	0.009	26°	10%	141°	2.2m/s	2.6m	7.9s
19:00	0%	5%	0%	0.16m	310°	0.008	17°	5%	137°	1.6m/s	2.5m	7.9s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	310°	0.008	7.9°	0%	119°	1.2m/s	2.6m	7.9s
21:00	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	310°	0.007	0.04°	0%	101°	1.1m/s	2.6m	7.9s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	310°	0.007	-7.6°	0%	96°	1.4m/s	2.6m	7.9s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	311°	0.006	-13°	0%	87°	1.6m/s	2.6m	8s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 05:08 Sunset 21:02
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	313°	0.006	-17°	0%	65°	1.7m/s	2.7m	8.2s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	314°	0.005	-18°	0%	61°	2.1m/s	2.8m	8.3s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	315°	0.005	-17°	0%	73°	2.2m/s	2.8m	8.4s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	316°	0.005	-14°	0%	69°	2.3m/s	2.9m	8.6s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	317°	0.005	-8.7°	0%	69°	2.2m/s	2.9m	8.8s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	318°	0.005	-1.6°	0%	65°	2.2m/s	2.9m	8.8s
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0.18m	318°	0.006	6.5°	0%	58°	2.3m/s	2.9m	8.9s
07:00	2%	0%	0%	0.19m	319°	0.006	15°	2%	66°	2.2m/s	2.8m	8.9s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.18m	319°	0.005	25°	0%	80°	3.2m/s	2.8m	8.9s
09:00	0%	2%	0%	0.18m	319°	0.005	34°	2%	92°	4m/s	2.8m	8.9s
10:00	0%	5%	0%	0.17m	319°	0.006	43°	5%	103°	4.6m/s	2.8m	8.8s
11:00	0%	10%	0%	0.17m	318°	0.006	52°	10%	114°	5m/s	2.7m	8.7s
12:00	0%	11%	0%	0.16m	318°	0.005	58°	11%	117°	5.2m/s	2.6m	8.6s
13:00	0%	11%	0%	0.16m	317°	0.005	60°	11%	115°	5.5m/s	2.5m	8.5s
14:00	0%	10%	0%	0.16m	318°	-	58°	10%	114°	5.5m/s	2.5m	8.4s
15:00	0%	10%	0%	0.17m	318°	-	53°	10%	113°	5.6m/s	2.4m	8.3s
16:00	0%	10%	0%	0.17m	319°	-	45°	10%	111°	5.5m/s	2.3m	8.2s
17:00	0%	4%	0%	0.16m	318°	-	36°	4%	109°	5.1m/s	2.3m	8.1s
18:00	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	317°	-	26°	0%	107°	4.3m/s	2.3m	7.9s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	317°	-	17°	0%	103°	3.8m/s	2.2m	7.7s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	316°	-	8°	0%	99°	3.2m/s	2.1m	7.5s
21:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	315°	-	0.18°	0%	95°	3.3m/s	2.1m	7.4s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	314°	-	-7.5°	0%	95°	3m/s	2m	7.2s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	314°	-	-13°	0%	96°	2.7m/s	2m	7.1s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 05:07 Sunset 21:03
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	314°	-	-17°	0%	94°	2.7m/s	1.9m	7s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	314°	-	-18°	0%	92°	2.8m/s	1.8m	6.9s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	315°	-	-17°	0%	94°	2.7m/s	1.8m	6.8s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	316°	-	-14°	0%	96°	2.5m/s	1.7m	6.8s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	317°	-	-8.5°	0%	89°	2.1m/s	1.6m	6.7s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	317°	-	-1.5°	0%	78°	2m/s	1.5m	6.6s
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	317°	-	6.6°	0%	76°	2.1m/s	1.4m	6.6s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.14m	318°	-	15°	0%	82°	2.1m/s	1.4m	6.5s
08:00	0%	1%	0%	0.14m	319°	-	25°	1%	99°	2.6m/s	1.3m	6.5s
09:00	0%	3%	0%	0.13m	320°	-	34°	3%	106°	2.8m/s	1.2m	6.4s
10:00	0%	3%	0%	0.13m	321°	-	43°	3%	108°	3.1m/s	1.2m	6.3s
11:00	0%	4%	0%	0.13m	321°	-	52°	4%	116°	3.5m/s	1.1m	6.3s
12:00	0%	4%	0%	0.13m	321°	-	58°	4%	121°	3.7m/s	1m	6.2s
13:00	0%	4%	0%	0.13m	321°	-	61°	4%	123°	3.8m/s	0.98m	6.1s
14:00	0%	3%	0%	0.13m	322°	-	59°	3%	123°	3.8m/s	0.93m	6s
15:00	0%	1%	0%	0.12m	322°	-	53°	1%	122°	3.5m/s	0.88m	6s
16:00	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	323°	-	45°	0%	121°	3.4m/s	0.83m	5.9s
17:00	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	323°	-	36°	0%	115°	3.2m/s	0.8m	5.9s
18:00	1%	0%	0%	0.12m	323°	-	27°	1%	113°	2.8m/s	0.76m	5.8s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	323°	-	17°	0%	116°	2.3m/s	0.73m	5.8s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	322°	-	8.2°	0%	98°	3.1m/s	0.7m	5.7s
21:00	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	321°	-	0.31°	0%	80°	3.9m/s	0.68m	5.5s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.12m	320°	-	-7.3°	0%	62°	4.8m/s	0.65m	5.4s
23:00 ☾	1%	0%	0%	0.12m	320°	-	-13°	1%	62°	5m/s	0.62m	5.4s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 21:04
24:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	0.13m	320°	-	-17°	3%	61°	5.3m/s	0.6m	5.5s
01:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	0.13m	320°	-	-18°	4%	61°	5.6m/s	0.57m	5.4s
02:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.12m	311°	-	-17°	5%	67°	6m/s	0.55m	6.3s
03:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.12m	302°	-	-14°	5%	73°	6.5m/s	0.54m	7s
04:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.11m	293°	-	-8.4°	5%	80°	6.9m/s	0.52m	7.8s
05:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.11m	299°	-	-1.3°	5%	85°	6.8m/s	0.51m	6.8s
06:00	5%	0%	0%	0.12m	304°	-	6.7°	5%	91°	6.7m/s	0.49m	5.9s
07:00	5%	0%	0%	0.12m	310°	-	16°	5%	96°	6.6m/s	0.48m	4.9s
08:00	5%	3%	2%	0.16m	301°	-	25°	7%	96°	6.8m/s	0.48m	5.1s
09:00	5%	5%	3%	0.19m	293°	-	34°	8%	97°	7m/s	0.47m	5.3s
10:00	5%	7%	5%	0.23m	284°	-	44°	10%	97°	7.1m/s	0.47m	5.6s
11:00	3%	5%	3%	0.27m	279°	-	52°	6%	94°	7.5m/s	0.48m	5.6s
12:00	2%	2%	2%	0.31m	274°	-	58°	3%	91°	7.9m/s	0.49m	5.7s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.35m	268°	-	61°	0%	88°	8.3m/s	0.5m	5.8s

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

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