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More Dramatic Seascapes in Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Kimmeridge Bay - 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%

Wareham, 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 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 39% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.3m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed2.2m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover10%

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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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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, Apr 8
02:00	3.7%	0.38m	24135m	2.7m/s	0%
03:00	4.6%	0.34m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
04:00	3.4%	0.33m	24135m	2m/s	0%
05:00	4.4%	0.32m	24134m	2.1m/s	0%
06:00	8.8%	0.32m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
07:00	-	0.31m	24135m	1.9m/s	0%
08:00	9.2%	0.3m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
09:00	7.6%	0.3m	24134m	2.3m/s	0%
10:00	6.5%	0.29m	24135m	1.9m/s	0%
11:00	6.5%	0.29m	24134m	2m/s	0%
12:00	7.6%	0.29m	17259m	1.9m/s	0%
13:00	8%	0.56m	17162m	2.1m/s	0%
14:00	13%	0.54m	17173m	1.4m/s	0%
15:00	9.6%	0.53m	17170m	2.5m/s	0%
16:00	10%	0.51m	18319m	3.1m/s	0%
17:00	10%	0.5m	24135m	4m/s	0%
18:00	8.8%	0.5m	24134m	5.3m/s	0%
19:00	8.8%	0.36m	24135m	4.8m/s	0%
20:00	9.9%	0.35m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
21:00	8.8%	0.45m	24134m	2.8m/s	0%
22:00	3.1%	0.34m	24134m	4m/s	0%
23:00	3.1%	0.32m	24135m	5.1m/s	0%
Thu, Apr 9
24:00	3.1%	0.34m	24135m	3.5m/s	0%
01:00	3.1%	0.35m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
02:00	3.1%	0.33m	24134m	2.2m/s	0%
03:00	4.9%	0.3m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
04:00	4.4%	0.28m	24135m	2.4m/s	0%
05:00	3.1%	0.26m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
06:00	7.8%	0.23m	24134m	3.4m/s	0%
07:00	9.9%	0.21m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
08:00	9.9%	0.19m	24134m	6.5m/s	0%
09:00	8.2%	0.16m	24135m	5.9m/s	0%
10:00	7%	0.14m	24134m	6m/s	0%
11:00	7%	0.12m	24135m	7.5m/s	0%
12:00	6.8%	0.09m	24135m	8.1m/s	0%
13:00	6.8%	0.07m	24135m	8.6m/s	0%
14:00	7.5%	0.06m	24135m	9.7m/s	0%
15:00	6.8%	0.04m	24134m	9.2m/s	0%
16:00	6.8%	0.03m	24135m	11m/s	0%
17:00	7.1%	0.03m	24134m	10m/s	0%
18:00	8%	0.02m	24134m	11m/s	0%
19:00	9.6%	0.02m	24135m	11m/s	0%
20:00	11%	0.03m	24135m	13m/s	0%
21:00	10%	0.05m	24134m	12m/s	0%
22:00	3.6%	0.06m	24134m	12m/s	0%
23:00	3.6%	0.07m	24135m	12m/s	0%
Fri, Apr 10
24:00	3.6%	0.09m	24134m	12m/s	0%
01:00	3.6%	0.1m	24135m	11m/s	0%
02:00	4%	0.1m	24134m	11m/s	0%
03:00	4%	0.1m	24134m	9.3m/s	0%
04:00	3.8%	0.1m	24135m	5.4m/s	0%
05:00	3.9%	0.1m	24134m	2.4m/s	0%
06:00	9.9%	0.09m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
07:00	13%	0.09m	24135m	0.72m/s	0%
08:00	17%	0.09m	24134m	0.71m/s	13%
09:00	8.7%	0.09m	24134m	1.4m/s	26%
10:00	6.6%	0.09m	24135m	2.8m/s	39%
11:00	6.5%	0.17m	24135m	3.3m/s	39%
12:00	12%	0.24m	24134m	4.9m/s	39%
13:00	13%	0.32m	24134m	5.2m/s	39%
14:00	6%	0.41m	24134m	5.4m/s	26%
15:00	6%	0.49m	24134m	6.1m/s	13%
16:00	5.7%	0.58m	16976m	5.4m/s	0%
17:00	6.1%	0.55m	10179m	3.5m/s	17%
18:00	6.8%	0.53m	24135m	5.3m/s	33%
19:00	8.8%	0.5m	24135m	8.3m/s	50%
20:00	7.6%	0.45m	24135m	10m/s	38%
21:00	7.4%	0.39m	24134m	13m/s	25%
22:00	2.7%	0.34m	24135m	16m/s	13%
23:00	2.7%	0.29m	24134m	15m/s	16%
Sat, Apr 11
24:00	2.8%	0.25m	24135m	16m/s	18%
01:00	2.8%	0.2m	24134m	16m/s	21%
02:00	2.8%	0.17m	24134m	15m/s	33%
03:00	3.2%	0.15m	24134m	13m/s	44%
04:00	3.2%	0.12m	24135m	14m/s	56%
05:00	3.2%	0.11m	24135m	12m/s	60%
06:00	11%	0.1m	24135m	10m/s	64%
07:00	13%	0.09m	24135m	10m/s	69%
08:00	14%	0.09m	24135m	12m/s	59%
09:00	13%	0.1m	24135m	14m/s	49%
10:00	6.2%	0.1m	24135m	15m/s	39%
11:00	6.8%	0.1m	23673m	16m/s	33%
12:00	6.8%	0.1m	23210m	17m/s	28%
13:00	6.8%	0.1m	22748m	18m/s	22%
14:00	6.8%	0.1m	23210m	18m/s	32%
15:00	6.8%	0.1m	23673m	17m/s	42%
16:00	6.8%	0.1m	24135m	17m/s	52%
17:00	8%	0.09m	24135m	17m/s	60%
18:00	8%	0.08m	24135m	17m/s	68%
19:00	9.6%	0.07m	24135m	17m/s	76%
20:00	10%	0.07m	24135m	17m/s	72%
21:00	9.1%	0.06m	24135m	17m/s	68%
22:00	3.2%	0.06m	24135m	17m/s	64%
23:00	3.2%	0.07m	24135m	17m/s	69%
Sun, Apr 12
24:00	3.2%	0.07m	24135m	17m/s	75%

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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 19:53
02:00 ☾	10%	0%	0%	0.06m	344°	0.004	-31°	10%	301°	2.2m/s	0.26m	2.2s
03:00 ☾	33%	1%	0%	0.08m	342°	0.004	-27°	33%	299°	2.2m/s	0.25m	2.1s
04:00 ☾	67%	0%	0%	0.09m	340°	0.005	-21°	67%	311°	2.5m/s	0.23m	2.1s
05:00 ☾	100%	5%	0%	0.08m	335°	0.006	-14°	100%	305°	1.5m/s	0.21m	2s
06:00 ☾	100%	5%	0%	0.08m	331°	0.007	-4.9°	100%	309°	2.8m/s	0.2m	2s
07:00	100%	5%	100%	0.07m	327°	0.007	4.5°	100%	290°	1.3m/s	0.18m	1.9s
08:00	100%	5%	100%	0.07m	324°	0.008	14°	100%	291°	2.4m/s	0.16m	1.9s
09:00	100%	5%	63%	0.06m	321°	0.009	23°	100%	281°	3.1m/s	0.14m	1.8s
10:00	99%	3%	43%	0.06m	318°	0.01	32°	99%	267°	3.7m/s	0.12m	1.8s
11:00	100%	2%	88%	0.06m	319°	0.01	39°	100%	277°	5.4m/s	0.1m	1.7s
12:00	100%	1%	100%	0.06m	319°	0.01	45°	100%	281°	5.9m/s	0.08m	1.6s
13:00	100%	2%	100%	0.06m	320°	0.02	47°	100%	279°	6.1m/s	0.06m	1.6s
14:00	100%	85%	100%	0.06m	321°	0.02	46°	100%	283°	8m/s	0.07m	1.6s
15:00	100%	4%	100%	0.06m	321°	0.02	41°	100%	291°	6.2m/s	0.08m	1.5s
16:00	100%	4%	100%	0.06m	322°	0.02	35°	100%	295°	6.6m/s	0.09m	1.5s
17:00	100%	1%	100%	0.06m	286°	0.02	26°	100%	295°	6.2m/s	0.09m	1.4s
18:00	100%	4%	65%	0.06m	250°	0.02	17°	100%	296°	6.4m/s	0.1m	1.2s
19:00	100%	2%	5%	0.06m	213°	0.01	7.7°	100%	300°	6.6m/s	0.1m	1.1s
20:00 ☾	100%	2%	5%	0.06m	215°	0.01	-1.6°	100%	301°	6.9m/s	0.1m	1.1s
21:00 ☾	100%	3%	5%	0.06m	217°	0.01	-11°	100%	308°	6.3m/s	0.1m	1.1s
22:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.06m	219°	0.01	-19°	100%	308°	5.9m/s	0.1m	1.1s
23:00 ☾	100%	0%	99%	0.06m	218°	0.01	-25°	100%	313°	5.6m/s	0.08m	1.1s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 19:53
24:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.06m	217°	0.01	-30°	100%	322°	6.3m/s	0.07m	1.1s
01:00 ☾	100%	0%	95%	0.06m	215°	0.01	-31°	100%	326°	6.1m/s	0.05m	1.1s
02:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.06m	210°	0.01	-30°	100%	332°	5.4m/s	0.06m	1.2s
03:00 ☾	100%	0%	96%	0.06m	205°	0.01	-27°	100%	339°	4.3m/s	0.07m	1.2s
04:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.06m	201°	0.02	-21°	100%	335°	2.5m/s	0.08m	1.2s
05:00 ☾	96%	100%	100%	0.06m	196°	0.02	-13°	100%	332°	1.9m/s	0.08m	1.2s
06:00 ☾	90%	96%	100%	0.06m	191°	0.02	-4.6°	100%	307°	1.1m/s	0.07m	1.3s
07:00	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	186°	0.02	4.8°	100%	336°	0.49m/s	0.07m	1.3s
08:00	23%	91%	82%	0.06m	182°	0.02	14°	91%	9°	0.51m/s	0.07m	1.3s
09:00	96%	61%	100%	0.07m	177°	0.02	23°	100%	128°	1.1m/s	0.07m	1.3s
10:00	96%	60%	100%	0.07m	173°	0.02	32°	100%	148°	2.3m/s	0.07m	1.3s
11:00	99%	67%	99%	0.07m	163°	0.02	40°	100%	154°	2.8m/s	0.09m	1.4s
12:00	100%	48%	100%	0.07m	153°	0.02	45°	100%	164°	4.2m/s	0.11m	1.4s
13:00	100%	63%	100%	0.07m	143°	0.02	47°	100%	173°	4.5m/s	0.13m	1.4s
14:00	100%	19%	100%	0.07m	134°	-	46°	100%	174°	4.8m/s	0.22m	1.8s
15:00	100%	75%	100%	0.06m	126°	-	42°	100%	175°	5.5m/s	0.3m	2.2s
16:00	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	117°	-	35°	100%	176°	4.9m/s	0.39m	2.6s
17:00	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	119°	-	26°	100%	157°	3.1m/s	0.38m	2.7s
18:00	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	121°	-	17°	100%	127°	4.5m/s	0.37m	2.8s
19:00	100%	48%	100%	0.1m	123°	-	7.9°	100%	127°	5.6m/s	0.36m	2.9s
20:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.09m	124°	-	-1.3°	100%	128°	6.2m/s	0.33m	2.8s
21:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.07m	124°	-	-10°	100%	131°	6.7m/s	0.29m	2.8s
22:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.06m	124°	-	-18°	100%	136°	8m/s	0.26m	2.7s
23:00 ☾	100%	5%	100%	0.06m	123°	-	-25°	100%	140°	8.2m/s	0.22m	2.7s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 19:55
24:00 ☾	100%	2%	92%	0.05m	122°	-	-29°	100%	157°	7.8m/s	0.18m	2.6s
01:00 ☾	100%	4%	80%	0.05m	120°	-	-31°	100%	176°	7.9m/s	0.14m	2.5s
02:00 ☾	100%	3%	100%	0.06m	119°	-	-30°	100%	197°	7.5m/s	0.14m	2.7s
03:00 ☾	100%	71%	100%	0.08m	118°	-	-26°	100%	213°	6.7m/s	0.15m	2.8s
04:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	117°	-	-20°	100%	209°	6.9m/s	0.15m	2.9s
05:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	117°	-	-13°	100%	210°	6.9m/s	0.13m	2.9s
06:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	118°	-	-4.2°	100%	304°	7.3m/s	0.12m	2.8s
07:00	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	118°	-	5.1°	100%	287°	5.9m/s	0.1m	2.7s
08:00	67%	68%	67%	0.06m	189°	-	14°	68%	273°	7.7m/s	0.09m	2.2s
09:00	34%	37%	33%	0.06m	259°	-	24°	37%	260°	9.6m/s	0.08m	1.7s
10:00	0%	5%	0%	0.06m	330°	-	33°	5%	247°	11m/s	0.07m	1.2s
11:00	0%	5%	2%	0.07m	324°	-	40°	5%	241°	12m/s	0.08m	1.2s
12:00	0%	5%	3%	0.07m	318°	-	45°	5%	234°	13m/s	0.09m	1.2s
13:00	0%	5%	5%	0.08m	312°	-	48°	5%	227°	15m/s	0.1m	1.2s
14:00	0%	5%	3%	0.07m	309°	-	46°	5%	227°	14m/s	0.09m	1.2s
15:00	0%	5%	2%	0.07m	305°	-	42°	5%	227°	14m/s	0.09m	1.3s
16:00	0%	5%	0%	0.06m	302°	-	35°	5%	227°	14m/s	0.08m	1.3s
17:00	0%	5%	0%	0.06m	295°	-	27°	5%	228°	14m/s	0.07m	1.3s
18:00	0%	5%	0%	0.06m	288°	-	18°	5%	229°	14m/s	0.07m	1.3s
19:00	0%	5%	0%	0.06m	281°	-	8.2°	5%	230°	14m/s	0.06m	1.2s
20:00 ☾	0%	5%	1%	0.06m	275°	-	-1°	5%	231°	14m/s	0.06m	1.2s
21:00 ☾	0%	5%	2%	0.05m	270°	-	-10°	5%	232°	14m/s	0.06m	1.2s
22:00 ☾	0%	5%	3%	0.05m	264°	-	-18°	5%	233°	14m/s	0.06m	1.2s
23:00 ☾	0%	5%	4%	0.05m	264°	-	-24°	5%	234°	14m/s	0.07m	1.2s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 19:56
24:00 ☾	0%	5%	4%	0.05m	264°	-	-29°	5%	235°	15m/s	0.07m	1.2s
01:00 ☾	0%	5%	5%	0.05m	263°	-	-31°	5%	237°	15m/s	0.08m	1.2s

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

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