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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 1% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

12%

Wave Height1.4m

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

0matching hours in the next 79 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%
Wed, Jul 8
06:00	9.9%	0.71m	24134m	3.2m/s	0%
07:00	17%	1.4m	24135m	3.9m/s	0%
08:00	17%	1.4m	24134m	3.5m/s	0%
09:00	17%	1.4m	24135m	2.5m/s	0%
10:00	19%	1.5m	24134m	1.4m/s	0%
11:00	14%	1.5m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
12:00	12%	1.5m	24134m	1.8m/s	0%
13:00	14%	1.5m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
14:00	17%	1.4m	24134m	3.7m/s	0%
15:00	12%	1.4m	24135m	4.3m/s	0%
16:00	14%	1.3m	24135m	5m/s	0%
17:00	14%	1.2m	24135m	4.6m/s	0%
18:00	17%	1.1m	24135m	4.5m/s	0%
19:00	15%	1m	24134m	5.1m/s	0%
20:00	8.8%	0.94m	24134m	5.9m/s	0%
21:00	10%	0.87m	24134m	5.9m/s	0%
22:00	10%	0.81m	24135m	6.8m/s	0%
23:00	10%	0.75m	24134m	7.1m/s	0%
Thu, Jul 9
24:00	3.5%	0.7m	24134m	5.5m/s	0%
01:00	3.3%	0.64m	24135m	3.8m/s	0%
02:00	3.3%	0.65m	24135m	2.6m/s	0%
03:00	3.3%	0.65m	24135m	2.3m/s	0%
04:00	9.5%	0.66m	24134m	2.7m/s	0%
05:00	11%	0.66m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
06:00	9.9%	0.66m	24134m	2.5m/s	0%
07:00	12%	0.66m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
08:00	8.2%	0.66m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
09:00	7%	0.67m	24134m	1.3m/s	0%
10:00	7.8%	0.67m	24135m	0.6m/s	0%
11:00	6.6%	0.67m	24134m	1.1m/s	0%
12:00	6.4%	0.66m	24135m	2.2m/s	0%
13:00	8.9%	0.66m	24135m	3m/s	0%
14:00	8.9%	0.66m	24134m	3.6m/s	0%
15:00	8.1%	0.65m	24135m	3.4m/s	0%
16:00	7.8%	0.65m	24135m	3.2m/s	0%
17:00	7%	0.62m	24134m	3m/s	0%
18:00	8.2%	0.59m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
19:00	8.2%	0.56m	24135m	2.8m/s	0%
20:00	9.9%	0.54m	24134m	3.4m/s	0%
21:00	8.8%	0.52m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
22:00	8.8%	0.5m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
23:00	8.8%	0.48m	24135m	2.9m/s	0%
Fri, Jul 10
24:00	3.1%	0.46m	24135m	2.1m/s	0%
01:00	3.1%	0.44m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
02:00	3.4%	0.43m	24135m	0.81m/s	0%
03:00	2.3%	0.43m	24135m	1.6m/s	0%
04:00	5.7%	0.42m	24134m	1.9m/s	0%
05:00	7%	0.42m	24135m	2m/s	0%
06:00	13%	0.42m	24134m	2m/s	0%
07:00	7.7%	0.42m	24135m	3.1m/s	0%
08:00	7.3%	0.43m	24134m	4.6m/s	0%
09:00	5.4%	0.45m	24134m	5m/s	0%
10:00	5.4%	0.46m	24135m	5.1m/s	0%
11:00	4.4%	0.47m	24134m	5.4m/s	0%
12:00	3.8%	0.48m	17453m	5.5m/s	0%
13:00	6.2%	0.49m	17299m	5.5m/s	0%
14:00	5%	0.48m	24135m	5m/s	0%
15:00	4.9%	0.46m	24134m	4.3m/s	0%
16:00	6%	0.45m	24134m	4.1m/s	0%
17:00	6%	0.43m	24135m	4.7m/s	0%
18:00	8.3%	0.42m	24135m	5.6m/s	0%
19:00	8.6%	0.4m	24135m	4.1m/s	0%
20:00	14%	0.39m	24135m	5.9m/s	0%
21:00	14%	0.39m	24135m	7.6m/s	0%
22:00	7.4%	0.38m	24135m	9.4m/s	0%
23:00	7.4%	0.37m	24135m	9.5m/s	0%
Sat, Jul 11
24:00	2.6%	0.37m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
01:00	2.2%	0.36m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
02:00	2.2%	0.34m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
03:00	2.4%	0.33m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
04:00	7%	0.31m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
05:00	9.1%	0.29m	24135m	8.9m/s	0%
06:00	8.5%	0.27m	24135m	8.2m/s	0%
07:00	8.5%	0.25m	24135m	7.5m/s	0%
08:00	7.1%	0.24m	24135m	7.9m/s	0%
09:00	6.1%	0.22m	24135m	8.2m/s	0%
10:00	6%	0.21m	24135m	8.5m/s	0%
11:00	5%	0.2m	24135m	9m/s	17%
12:00	5%	0.18m	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%	0.05m	269°	0.01	55°	5%	193°	5.9m/s	1.4m	4.8s
16:00	5%	0%	0%	0.05m	268°	0.01	47°	5%	214°	5.9m/s	1.3m	4.7s
17:00	5%	0%	0%	0.1m	268°	0.009	38°	5%	220°	4.8m/s	1.2m	4.6s
18:00	2%	0%	0%	0.16m	268°	0.009	29°	2%	233°	4.9m/s	1.1m	4.4s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.21m	267°	0.009	19°	0%	251°	5.3m/s	1m	4.3s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.22m	267°	0.008	10°	0%	270°	4.4m/s	0.94m	4.2s
21:00	0%	0%	0%	0.24m	267°	0.008	2.2°	0%	290°	3.6m/s	0.87m	4.1s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.25m	266°	0.008	-5.3°	0%	305°	3.7m/s	0.81m	3.9s
23:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	0.23m	267°	0.007	-11°	4%	309°	3.8m/s	0.75m	3.8s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:05 Sunset 21:20
24:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.21m	268°	0.007	-15°	5%	313°	3.5m/s	0.7m	3.7s
01:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.19m	269°	0.007	-17°	5%	320°	3.1m/s	0.64m	3.5s
02:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.18m	268°	0.008	-16°	5%	333°	2.6m/s	0.65m	3.5s
03:00 ☾	10%	0%	0%	0.16m	267°	0.008	-13°	10%	330°	2.3m/s	0.65m	3.5s
04:00 ☾	6%	0%	0%	0.15m	266°	0.008	-8.2°	6%	314°	2.8m/s	0.66m	3.5s
05:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.15m	267°	0.008	-1.4°	5%	320°	2.6m/s	0.66m	3.5s
06:00	6%	0%	0%	0.16m	269°	0.009	6.4°	6%	322°	2.6m/s	0.66m	3.5s
07:00	62%	0%	0%	0.16m	271°	0.009	15°	62%	324°	2.4m/s	0.66m	3.5s
08:00	100%	0%	0%	0.16m	272°	0.008	24°	100%	334°	2.1m/s	0.66m	3.5s
09:00	95%	0%	0%	0.16m	273°	0.008	34°	95%	341°	1.6m/s	0.67m	3.5s
10:00	91%	0%	0%	0.16m	274°	0.008	43°	91%	352°	0.4m/s	0.67m	3.5s
11:00	100%	0%	0%	0.16m	273°	0.008	52°	100%	148°	1.6m/s	0.67m	3.5s
12:00	83%	0%	0%	0.15m	273°	0.009	58°	83%	155°	3.4m/s	0.66m	3.5s
13:00	46%	0%	0%	0.15m	272°	0.009	62°	46%	158°	4.8m/s	0.66m	3.5s
14:00	52%	0%	0%	0.16m	272°	0.01	60°	52%	162°	5.4m/s	0.66m	3.5s
15:00	70%	0%	0%	0.16m	271°	0.01	55°	70%	170°	5.1m/s	0.65m	3.5s
16:00	93%	0%	0%	0.17m	271°	0.01	47°	93%	177°	4.6m/s	0.65m	3.5s
17:00	100%	0%	0%	0.15m	271°	0.01	38°	100%	183°	4.2m/s	0.62m	3.5s
18:00	100%	0%	0%	0.12m	272°	0.01	29°	100%	191°	3.6m/s	0.58m	3.4s
19:00	100%	0%	0%	0.1m	273°	0.01	19°	100%	204°	3m/s	0.55m	3.4s
20:00	100%	0%	0%	0.13m	271°	0.01	10°	100%	225°	2.5m/s	0.52m	3.3s
21:00	100%	0%	0%	0.15m	270°	0.01	2.1°	100%	271°	2.8m/s	0.49m	3.3s
22:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.18m	269°	0.01	-5.4°	100%	314°	3m/s	0.46m	3.2s
23:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.18m	269°	0.01	-11°	100%	339°	2.9m/s	0.44m	3.1s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 21:20
24:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.17m	269°	0.01	-15°	100%	341°	2.1m/s	0.41m	3.1s
01:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.17m	269°	0.01	-17°	100%	359°	1.6m/s	0.39m	3s
02:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.19m	184°	-	-16°	100%	17°	0.73m/s	0.38m	3.5s
03:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.21m	100°	-	-13°	100%	3°	1.6m/s	0.36m	4s
04:00 ☾	100%	0%	0%	0.23m	16°	-	-8.4°	100%	14°	2m/s	0.35m	4.5s
05:00 ☾	100%	0%	8%	0.26m	25°	-	-1.6°	100%	16°	2.1m/s	0.32m	5.2s
06:00	30%	0%	10%	0.29m	34°	-	6.3°	30%	22°	2.2m/s	0.3m	6s
07:00	19%	0%	9%	0.32m	44°	-	15°	19%	49°	2.2m/s	0.27m	6.8s
08:00	7%	0%	11%	0.33m	42°	-	24°	11%	76°	3.2m/s	0.28m	6.6s
09:00	83%	0%	100%	0.34m	41°	-	34°	100%	96°	3.8m/s	0.28m	6.5s
10:00	81%	0%	100%	0.35m	39°	-	43°	100%	110°	4.3m/s	0.29m	6.4s
11:00	80%	3%	100%	0.33m	29°	-	51°	100%	123°	4.9m/s	0.32m	5.8s
12:00	76%	8%	96%	0.31m	19°	-	58°	96%	128°	5m/s	0.36m	5.1s
13:00	62%	10%	57%	0.29m	9.4°	-	61°	73%	132°	5m/s	0.39m	4.5s
14:00	100%	3%	16%	0.28m	9.5°	-	60°	100%	142°	4.9m/s	0.38m	4.5s
15:00	99%	0%	39%	0.26m	9.5°	-	55°	99%	150°	4.4m/s	0.38m	4.5s
16:00	100%	0%	82%	0.25m	9.6°	-	47°	100%	145°	4m/s	0.37m	4.4s
17:00	100%	0%	100%	0.24m	9.6°	-	38°	100%	135°	4m/s	0.36m	4.4s
18:00	75%	11%	88%	0.23m	9.7°	-	29°	88%	122°	3.8m/s	0.35m	4.3s
19:00	35%	0%	80%	0.22m	9.7°	-	19°	84%	120°	2.2m/s	0.34m	4.3s
20:00	23%	0%	55%	0.21m	10°	-	10°	57%	99°	3.5m/s	0.33m	4.3s
21:00	12%	1%	29%	0.21m	10°	-	2°	30%	78°	4.8m/s	0.33m	4.2s
22:00 ☾	0%	1%	3%	0.2m	11°	-	-5.5°	3%	56°	6.1m/s	0.32m	4.2s
23:00 ☾	0%	2%	2%	0.21m	15°	-	-11°	4%	55°	6.2m/s	0.31m	4.3s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:07 Sunset 21:19
24:00 ☾	0%	3%	1%	0.22m	19°	-	-15°	4%	53°	6.2m/s	0.29m	4.5s
01:00 ☾	0%	4%	0%	0.23m	23°	-	-17°	4%	51°	6.2m/s	0.28m	4.6s
02:00 ☾	0%	3%	0%	0.23m	29°	-	-16°	3%	57°	6.2m/s	0.25m	4.9s
03:00 ☾	0%	1%	0%	0.24m	34°	-	-14°	1%	62°	6.2m/s	0.23m	5.3s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.24m	40°	-	-8.5°	0%	67°	6.2m/s	0.2m	5.6s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.23m	40°	-	-1.7°	0%	84°	5.8m/s	0.18m	5.6s
06:00	0%	0%	0%	0.23m	39°	-	6.2°	0%	100°	5.4m/s	0.15m	5.6s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.22m	39°	-	15°	0%	117°	5m/s	0.13m	5.6s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.21m	39°	-	24°	0%	117°	5.1m/s	0.12m	5.5s
09:00	0%	0%	0%	0.2m	38°	-	34°	0%	116°	5.3m/s	0.1m	5.4s
10:00	0%	0%	0%	0.19m	38°	-	43°	0%	115°	5.5m/s	0.09m	5.4s
11:00	0%	0%	0%	0.18m	38°	-	51°	0%	105°	5.4m/s	0.08m	5.3s
12:00	0%	0%	0%	0.17m	37°	-	58°	0%	94°	5.3m/s	0.08m	5.3s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.16m	37°	-	61°	0%	84°	5.2m/s	0.07m	5.2s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.15m	37°	-	60°	0%	78°	7.1m/s	0.06m	5.2s

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

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