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More Dramatic Seascapes in Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Lulworth Cove - 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%

Lulworth Camp, 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 90% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

35%

Wave Height1.2m

Swell Height1.1m

Wind Speed4.8m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover100%

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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, Jun 6
20:00	26%	0.54m	24134m	14m/s	0%
21:00	36%	0.79m	24135m	14m/s	0%
22:00	24%	0.53m	24134m	14m/s	0%
23:00	20%	0.53m	24135m	14m/s	0%
Sun, Jun 7
24:00	16%	1.6m	24135m	14m/s	0%
01:00	12%	1.1m	24134m	13m/s	0%
02:00	16%	1.6m	24134m	12m/s	34%
03:00	12%	1.6m	24135m	11m/s	29%
04:00	47%	1.6m	24135m	11m/s	24%
05:00	40%	1.1m	24134m	10m/s	29%
06:00	40%	1.6m	24135m	9.6m/s	34%
07:00	28%	1.4m	24134m	9.7m/s	39%
08:00	28%	1.4m	24135m	9.8m/s	0%
09:00	24%	1.4m	24134m	9.6m/s	0%
10:00	34%	1.4m	24134m	9.5m/s	0%
11:00	23%	1.4m	24135m	10m/s	0%
12:00	19%	1.4m	24134m	9.9m/s	0%
13:00	15%	1.4m	24135m	10m/s	0%
14:00	22%	1.7m	24135m	9.7m/s	0%
15:00	20%	1.7m	24134m	9.5m/s	0%
16:00	17%	1.5m	24134m	9.6m/s	0%
17:00	28%	1.6m	24135m	9.8m/s	0%
18:00	35%	1.1m	24135m	9.6m/s	0%
19:00	20%	0.89m	24135m	9.5m/s	0%
20:00	24%	0.87m	24135m	9.4m/s	15%
21:00	25%	0.84m	24135m	10m/s	29%
22:00	22%	0.82m	24135m	9.9m/s	44%
23:00	17%	0.8m	24135m	9.7m/s	61%
Mon, Jun 8
24:00	6.4%	0.77m	24134m	11m/s	79%
01:00	6.3%	0.75m	24134m	11m/s	96%
02:00	5.7%	0.74m	24134m	11m/s	97%
03:00	6.7%	0.73m	24047m	11m/s	98%
04:00	19%	0.72m	24134m	12m/s	98%
05:00	16%	0.7m	24134m	12m/s	99%
06:00	15%	0.69m	22493m	11m/s	99%
07:00	9.7%	0.67m	18834m	10m/s	100%
08:00	8.2%	0.66m	6253m	9.2m/s	84%
09:00	13%	0.65m	19500m	4.5m/s	68%
10:00	14%	0.64m	24135m	6m/s	52%
11:00	13%	0.63m	24134m	7.9m/s	55%
12:00	9.6%	0.62m	24134m	8.9m/s	58%
13:00	12%	0.61m	21013m	8.6m/s	61%
14:00	11%	0.61m	24135m	9.2m/s	54%
15:00	10%	0.6m	24135m	11m/s	46%
16:00	9.4%	0.6m	24135m	9.4m/s	39%
17:00	12%	0.6m	24135m	9.1m/s	39%
18:00	13%	0.59m	24135m	8.9m/s	39%
19:00	14%	0.59m	24134m	8.8m/s	39%
20:00	15%	0.59m	24134m	9m/s	53%
21:00	17%	0.59m	24134m	9.9m/s	68%
22:00	9%	0.59m	24134m	9.3m/s	82%
23:00	8.9%	0.59m	24134m	9.9m/s	85%
Tue, Jun 9
24:00	3.4%	0.6m	24134m	11m/s	88%
01:00	3.1%	0.6m	24135m	11m/s	91%
02:00	3.1%	0.62m	24135m	11m/s	82%
03:00	3.1%	0.63m	24134m	11m/s	73%
04:00	8.9%	0.65m	24135m	11m/s	64%
05:00	22%	0.73m	24134m	11m/s	70%
06:00	22%	0.82m	24135m	12m/s	76%
07:00	18%	0.9m	24134m	11m/s	83%
08:00	19%	0.96m	24134m	9.9m/s	79%
09:00	24%	1m	24134m	9.2m/s	75%
10:00	23%	1.1m	24134m	9.4m/s	72%
11:00	20%	1.1m	24135m	9.9m/s	75%
12:00	24%	1.1m	24135m	9.5m/s	79%
13:00	25%	1.1m	24134m	9.5m/s	82%
14:00	24%	1.1m	24134m	9.5m/s	62%
15:00	20%	1.1m	24135m	9.3m/s	42%
16:00	30%	1.1m	24135m	8.7m/s	22%
17:00	28%	1.1m	24135m	8.5m/s	31%
18:00	29%	1.1m	24135m	7.9m/s	40%
19:00	29%	1.1m	24134m	7.4m/s	49%
20:00	34%	1.1m	24135m	7.5m/s	48%
21:00	37%	1.1m	24134m	7.2m/s	47%
22:00	33%	1.1m	24135m	7.5m/s	46%
23:00	33%	1.1m	24135m	7.8m/s	43%
Wed, Jun 10
24:00	11%	1.1m	24135m	7.9m/s	40%
01:00	11%	1.1m	24135m	7.9m/s	37%
02:00	15%	1.1m	24135m	8.1m/s	38%
03:00	15%	1m	24135m	8.3m/s	38%
04:00	30%	1m	24135m	8.5m/s	39%
05:00	33%	0.98m	24135m	9.3m/s	47%
06:00	29%	0.96m	24135m	10m/s	56%
07:00	19%	0.93m	24135m	11m/s	64%
08:00	19%	0.91m	23862m	12m/s	59%
09:00	18%	0.89m	23589m	12m/s	54%
10:00	16%	0.87m	23317m	13m/s	49%
11:00	16%	0.85m	23589m	13m/s	58%
12:00	14%	0.84m	23862m	13m/s	67%
13:00	13%	0.82m	24135m	12m/s	76%
14:00	14%	0.84m	24135m	12m/s	59%
15:00	14%	0.85m	24135m	12m/s	43%
16:00	17%	0.87m	24135m	12m/s	26%
17:00	21%	0.88m	24135m	12m/s	27%
18:00	29%	0.88m	24135m	12m/s	29%

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, Jun 7 Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 21:17
20:00	100%	27%	100%	1.1m	92°	0.07	9.8°	100%	209°	4.8m/s	1.3m	8s
21:00	100%	27%	100%	0.98m	129°	0.09	1.8°	100%	209°	4.9m/s	1.2m	8.7s
22:00 ☾	100%	22%	100%	0.9m	166°	0.1	-5.6°	100%	209°	4.5m/s	1.1m	9.5s
23:00 ☾	100%	10%	100%	0.88m	171°	0.12	-11°	100%	206°	4.3m/s	0.97m	9.9s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 21:17
24:00 ☾	100%	41%	100%	0.87m	177°	0.13	-15°	100%	208°	4.7m/s	0.88m	10s
01:00 ☾	100%	79%	100%	0.85m	182°	0.14	-17°	100%	211°	5.1m/s	0.78m	11s
02:00 ☾	5%	100%	100%	0.81m	182°	0.13	-16°	100%	210°	5.4m/s	0.69m	11s
03:00 ☾	0%	83%	85%	0.76m	181°	0.12	-12°	86%	208°	5.7m/s	0.59m	11s
04:00 ☾	0%	51%	90%	0.72m	180°	0.12	-7.3°	94%	207°	5.8m/s	0.5m	11s
05:00	0%	100%	5%	0.7m	181°	0.13	0.02°	100%	211°	6m/s	0.4m	11s
06:00	0%	95%	67%	0.67m	181°	0.13	7.5°	95%	215°	6m/s	0.3m	11s
07:00	4%	100%	12%	0.65m	181°	0.12	16°	100%	230°	5.9m/s	0.21m	11s
08:00	100%	100%	100%	0.64m	181°	0.1	26°	100%	242°	5.2m/s	0.22m	10s
09:00	100%	89%	100%	0.64m	181°	0.06	35°	100%	310°	2.3m/s	0.22m	10s
10:00	100%	24%	100%	0.63m	181°	0.02	44°	100%	293°	3.7m/s	0.23m	10s
11:00	0%	40%	3%	0.61m	181°	0.01	53°	40%	271°	5.9m/s	0.21m	10s
12:00	0%	9%	0%	0.6m	181°	0.009	59°	9%	270°	7m/s	0.2m	10s
13:00	0%	25%	0%	0.58m	181°	0.01	62°	25%	269°	7.3m/s	0.18m	10s
14:00	0%	24%	0%	0.57m	181°	-	60°	24%	272°	8m/s	0.17m	9.9s
15:00	0%	12%	0%	0.55m	180°	-	55°	12%	267°	8m/s	0.17m	9.8s
16:00	0%	5%	0%	0.54m	180°	-	47°	5%	285°	8m/s	0.16m	9.7s
17:00	0%	5%	0%	0.52m	180°	-	38°	5%	295°	8m/s	0.23m	9.7s
18:00	0%	5%	0%	0.51m	180°	-	28°	5%	295°	7m/s	0.29m	9.6s
19:00	0%	5%	0%	0.49m	179°	-	19°	5%	292°	5.7m/s	0.36m	9.6s
20:00	0%	4%	0%	0.47m	179°	-	9.9°	4%	285°	5.4m/s	0.4m	9.5s
21:00	0%	5%	0%	0.46m	178°	-	1.8°	5%	276°	4.6m/s	0.45m	9.5s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.44m	177°	-	-5.5°	0%	268°	3.7m/s	0.49m	9.4s
23:00 ☾	4%	0%	5%	0.43m	176°	-	-11°	5%	259°	3.8m/s	0.53m	9.3s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 21:18
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	19%	0.41m	175°	-	-15°	19%	255°	4.2m/s	0.56m	9.3s
01:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	0.4m	174°	-	-16°	5%	252°	4.4m/s	0.6m	9.1s
02:00 ☾	0%	9%	0%	0.45m	167°	-	-16°	9%	250°	5m/s	0.44m	9.1s
03:00 ☾	0%	6%	0%	0.49m	159°	-	-12°	6%	249°	5.3m/s	0.28m	9.1s
04:00 ☾	0%	6%	0%	0.54m	152°	-	-7.2°	6%	252°	5m/s	0.12m	9s
05:00	0%	10%	1%	0.67m	127°	-	0.06°	10%	250°	4.9m/s	0.17m	9s
06:00	0%	8%	1%	0.8m	103°	-	7.6°	8%	257°	5m/s	0.21m	9s
07:00	0%	4%	0%	0.93m	79°	-	16°	4%	261°	5.7m/s	0.26m	9s
08:00	0%	17%	0%	1m	76°	-	26°	17%	266°	6.5m/s	0.38m	8.9s
09:00	0%	13%	0%	1.1m	72°	-	35°	13%	270°	6.7m/s	0.49m	8.8s
10:00	0%	4%	0%	1.2m	69°	-	44°	4%	268°	7m/s	0.61m	8.7s
11:00	0%	14%	0%	1.3m	67°	-	53°	14%	261°	7.5m/s	0.61m	8.8s
12:00	0%	68%	0%	1.3m	65°	-	59°	68%	255°	7.5m/s	0.61m	9s
13:00	0%	68%	24%	1.3m	63°	-	62°	68%	252°	7.5m/s	0.61m	9.1s
14:00	4%	56%	3%	1.4m	63°	-	61°	56%	255°	7.2m/s	0.55m	9.2s
15:00	0%	80%	6%	1.4m	63°	-	55°	80%	252°	7.2m/s	0.49m	9.3s
16:00	5%	48%	5%	1.4m	62°	-	47°	48%	249°	6.8m/s	0.43m	9.5s
17:00	63%	70%	36%	1.4m	62°	-	38°	88%	254°	6.9m/s	0.39m	9.5s
18:00	100%	7%	100%	1.4m	62°	-	28°	100%	255°	5.8m/s	0.34m	9.5s
19:00	98%	8%	99%	1.5m	62°	-	19°	99%	259°	4.8m/s	0.3m	9.5s
20:00	100%	1%	100%	1.4m	61°	-	9.9°	100%	264°	4m/s	0.28m	9.5s
21:00	100%	3%	100%	1.4m	61°	-	1.9°	100%	264°	3.7m/s	0.25m	9.5s
22:00 ☾	4%	0%	100%	1.4m	61°	-	-5.4°	100%	266°	3.4m/s	0.23m	9.5s
23:00 ☾	0%	2%	100%	1.4m	61°	-	-11°	100%	262°	3.3m/s	0.21m	9.5s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 04:57 Sunset 21:19
24:00 ☾	0%	96%	100%	1.4m	61°	-	-15°	100%	260°	3.2m/s	0.18m	9.4s
01:00 ☾	0%	100%	100%	1.4m	60°	-	-16°	100%	258°	3.2m/s	0.16m	9.4s
02:00 ☾	0%	68%	67%	1.3m	61°	-	-15°	68%	258°	4.7m/s	0.14m	9.3s
03:00 ☾	0%	37%	33%	1.3m	61°	-	-12°	37%	258°	6.1m/s	0.11m	9.2s
04:00 ☾	0%	5%	0%	1.3m	61°	-	-7.2°	5%	258°	7.5m/s	0.09m	9.2s
05:00	33%	4%	33%	1.2m	61°	-	0.1°	37%	255°	7.9m/s	0.08m	9.1s
06:00	67%	3%	67%	1.2m	61°	-	7.6°	68%	252°	8.4m/s	0.07m	9s
07:00	100%	1%	100%	1.1m	61°	-	16°	100%	249°	8.9m/s	0.06m	9s
08:00	73%	28%	100%	1.1m	62°	-	26°	100%	253°	9.7m/s	0.19m	8.9s
09:00	45%	54%	100%	1.1m	62°	-	35°	100%	257°	11m/s	0.33m	8.8s
10:00	18%	80%	100%	1m	62°	-	44°	100%	262°	11m/s	0.46m	8.7s
11:00	45%	72%	100%	1m	62°	-	53°	100%	269°	11m/s	0.51m	8.6s
12:00	73%	64%	100%	0.97m	63°	-	59°	100%	275°	10m/s	0.56m	8.6s
13:00	100%	56%	100%	0.95m	63°	-	62°	100%	282°	9.6m/s	0.61m	8.5s
14:00	100%	48%	100%	0.96m	63°	-	61°	100%	279°	9.7m/s	0.65m	8.5s
15:00	100%	39%	100%	0.98m	64°	-	55°	100%	276°	9.8m/s	0.68m	8.5s
16:00	100%	30%	100%	0.99m	64°	-	47°	100%	274°	10m/s	0.72m	8.5s
17:00	69%	30%	68%	1m	64°	-	38°	76%	275°	9.9m/s	0.72m	8.6s
18:00	38%	29%	37%	1.1m	64°	-	28°	53%	277°	9.8m/s	0.71m	8.7s
19:00	6%	29%	5%	1.1m	64°	-	19°	29%	278°	9.8m/s	0.71m	8.8s

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

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