Rule
Dramatic Seascapes
Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Old Harry Rocks, Dorset & Jurassic Coast
Swanage, England, United Kingdom
White chalk stacks and a narrow headland mark the Jurassic Coast's eastern end, set against open sea and the sweep of Studland Bay.
11 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 5, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Wave Height1.0m
Swell Height1.0m
Wind Speed1.6m/s
Wind Gusts2.3m/s
Cloud Cover11%
Visibility7900
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Europe/London
First upcoming window
Moderate Seascape
Old Harry Rocks
Thu, Oct 8 · 11:00–13:00 · 2h window
Low confidence
18%
🌊Coastal Drama Score45.2-46%
Wave Height: 1.4m
Swell Height: 1.3m
Wind Speed: 5.8m/s (moderate winds)
Wind Gusts: 11.0m/s
Moderate Seascape at Sunset
Old Harry Rocks
Thu, Oct 8 · 17:00–19:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.3-45.4%
Low
Moderate Seascape at Dusk
Old Harry Rocks
Thu, Oct 8 · 19:00–20:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.1%
Low
Moderate Seascape
Old Harry Rocks
Thu, Oct 8 · 20:00–21:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.3%
Low
Dramatic Seascape
Old Harry Rocks
Sun, Oct 11 · 10:00–17:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:48.9-62.1%
Low
Dramatic Seascape at Sunset
Old Harry Rocks
Sun, Oct 11 · 17:00–19:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:56.8%
Low
Dramatic Seascape
Old Harry Rocks
Sun, Oct 11 · 19:00–06:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:48.8-64.6%
Low
+4 more windows in the next 14 days
71-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Europe/London.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Coastal Drama Score100% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 71-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/London | Coastal Drama Score ≥ 45.0% |
|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 | |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 25%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 24%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Tue, Oct 6 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Wed, Oct 7 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement |
| Thu, Oct 8 | |
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 15%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (Europe/London) | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Primary Swell Height | Primary Wave Direction | Significant Wave Height | Total Cloud Coverage | Wind Direction | Wind Gusts | Wind Speed | Wind Wave Height | Wind Wave Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 0% | 11% | 0% | 1m | 175° | 1m | 11% | 262° | 2.3m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.27m | 8.9s |
| 0% | 66% | 0% | 1m | 174° | 1m | 66% | 254° | 2m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.24m | 8.8s | |
| 0% | 6% | 0% | 1m | 173° | 1m | 6% | 256° | 2.3m/s | 1.2m/s | 0.2m | 8.8s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.99m | 172° | 1m | 0% | 266° | 2.3m/s | 1.1m/s | 0.17m | 8.7s | |
| 0% | 67% | 0% | 0.97m | 171° | 0.98m | 67% | 282° | 2.8m/s | 0.9m/s | 0.19m | 8.6s | |
| 0% | 66% | 0% | 0.95m | 171° | 0.96m | 66% | 292° | 2.8m/s | 0.2m/s | 0.22m | 8.6s | |
| 0% | 77% | 0% | 0.93m | 170° | 0.94m | 77% | 230° | 4.4m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.24m | 8.5s | |
| 0% | 50% | 0% | 0.89m | 170° | 0.92m | 50% | 244° | 5.8m/s | 2.8m/s | 0.24m | 8.5s | |
| 0% | 34% | 0% | 0.84m | 170° | 0.9m | 34% | 238° | 6.4m/s | 3.1m/s | 0.24m | 8.4s | |
| 0% | 6% | 0% | 0.8m | 169° | 0.88m | 6% | 236° | 6.9m/s | 3.5m/s | 0.24m | 8.4s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.77m | 170° | 0.87m | 0% | 242° | 6.5m/s | 3.4m/s | 0.22m | 8.4s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.73m | 170° | 0.86m | 0% | 244° | 5.2m/s | 2.7m/s | 0.2m | 8.3s | |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.7m | 170° | 0.85m | 0% | 250° | 4.1m/s | 2.3m/s | 0.18m | 8.3s |
| Night | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0.7m | 170° | 0.84m | 2% | 256° | 3.9m/s | 2.3m/s | 0.17m | 8.3s |
| Night | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0.69m | 170° | 0.84m | 2% | 274° | 3.3m/s | 2.1m/s | 0.17m | 8.3s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.69m | 171° | 0.83m | 0% | 252° | 3.3m/s | 2.1m/s | 0.16m | 8.2s |
| Night | 0% | 41% | 0% | 0.66m | 170° | 0.83m | 41% | 252° | 2.8m/s | 1.9m/s | 0.15m | 8.2s |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0.63m | 169° | 0.84m | 1% | 258° | 2.6m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.14m | 8.2s |
| Night | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0.6m | 168° | 0.84m | 4% | 266° | 2.6m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.13m | 8.1s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.63m | 168° | 0.85m | 36% | 264° | 2.6m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.16m | 8.8s |
| Night | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0.67m | 168° | 0.85m | 98% | 262° | 2.8m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.18m | 9.6s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.7m | 168° | 0.86m | 100% | 270° | 2.4m/s | 1.5m/s | 0.21m | 10s |
| Night | 0% | 58% | 0% | 0.73m | 169° | 0.87m | 100% | 272° | 2.3m/s | 1.1m/s | 0.21m | 10s |
| Night | 0% | 82% | 0% | 0.76m | 171° | 0.87m | 100% | 278° | 2.3m/s | 1.2m/s | 0.21m | 10s |
| Night | 0% | 91% | 0% | 0.79m | 172° | 0.88m | 100% | 288° | 2.5m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.21m | 10s |
| 0% | 80% | 0% | 0.77m | 173° | 0.87m | 100% | 312° | 1.9m/s | 0.9m/s | 0.2m | 10s | |
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0.76m | 174° | 0.85m | 100% | 332° | 2.2m/s | 1m/s | 0.2m | 9.9s | |
| 0% | 83% | 0% | 0.74m | 175° | 0.84m | 97% | 14° | 1.6m/s | 0.4m/s | 0.19m | 9.8s | |
| 0% | 5% | 0% | 0.72m | 175° | 0.82m | 5% | 14° | 2.3m/s | 0.8m/s | 0.2m | 9.7s | |
| 0% | 14% | 0% | 0.69m | 176° | 0.79m | 14% | 62° | 3.1m/s | 1.2m/s | 0.21m | 9.6s | |
| 0% | 2% | 0% | 0.67m | 176° | 0.77m | 2% | 88° | 3.7m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.22m | 9.6s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.64m | 176° | 0.75m | 0% | 94° | 3.7m/s | 1.4m/s | 0.21m | 9.5s | |
| 0% | 0% | 2% | 0.61m | 176° | 0.72m | 2% | 116° | 3.6m/s | 1.5m/s | 0.21m | 9.5s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.58m | 176° | 0.7m | 0% | 122° | 3.2m/s | 1.5m/s | 0.2m | 9.4s | |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.57m | 177° | 0.68m | 0% | 136° | 3m/s | 1.5m/s | 0.18m | 9.4s | |
| 0% | 13% | 50% | 0.56m | 177° | 0.65m | 63% | 148° | 2.7m/s | 1.4m/s | 0.17m | 9.3s | |
| Night | 0% | 13% | 12% | 0.55m | 178° | 0.63m | 23% | 154° | 1.8m/s | 1.2m/s | 0.15m | 9.2s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 2% | 0.56m | 178° | 0.62m | 100% | 256° | 1.9m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.15m | 9.1s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 98% | 0.58m | 179° | 0.6m | 98% | 262° | 2.3m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.16m | 9s |
| Night | 28% | 0% | 95% | 0.59m | 179° | 0.59m | 96% | 290° | 2.5m/s | 1.7m/s | 0.16m | 8.9s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.57m | 179° | 0.58m | 100% | 244° | 1.9m/s | 1.6m/s | 0.16m | 8.8s |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 100% | 51% | 100% | 0.54m | 179° | 0.58m | 100% | 262° | 2.4m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.15m | 8.7s |
| Night | 75% | 0% | 100% | 0.52m | 179° | 0.57m | 100% | 288° | 2.1m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.15m | 8.5s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.51m | 179° | 0.56m | 100% | 318° | 3m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.15m | 8.4s |
| Night | 100% | 58% | 100% | 0.51m | 179° | 0.56m | 100% | 342° | 2.4m/s | 1.4m/s | 0.16m | 8.3s |
| Night | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.5m | 179° | 0.55m | 100% | 306° | 2.3m/s | 1.3m/s | 0.16m | 8.2s |
| Night | 100% | 12% | 100% | 0.49m | 178° | 0.54m | 100% | 263° | 3m/s | 1.8m/s | 0.17m | 8.1s |
| Night | 100% | 19% | 100% | 0.49m | 178° | 0.54m | 100% | 4° | 3.4m/s | 1.9m/s | 0.18m | 8.1s |
| Night | 100% | 20% | 100% | 0.48m | 178° | 0.53m | 100% | 5° | 3.6m/s | 2m/s | 0.19m | 8s |
| 100% | 92% | 99% | 0.48m | 178° | 0.52m | 100% | 350° | 6.9m/s | 3.8m/s | 0.19m | 8s | |
| 100% | 98% | 99% | 0.47m | 179° | 0.52m | 100% | 350° | 7.9m/s | 4.4m/s | 0.18m | 7.9s | |
| 100% | 100% | 98% | 0.47m | 179° | 0.51m | 100% | 351° | 8.8m/s | 4.9m/s | 0.18m | 7.9s | |
| 100% | 95% | 98% | 0.47m | 179° | 0.5m | 100% | 352° | 9.7m/s | 5.4m/s | 0.18m | 7.8s | |
| 100% | 86% | 99% | 0.46m | 180° | 0.5m | 100% | 354° | 11m/s | 5.9m/s | 0.19m | 7.8s | |
| 100% | 81% | 98% | 0.46m | 180° | 0.49m | 100% | 355° | 11m/s | 6.3m/s | 0.19m | 7.8s | |
| 78% | 86% | 98% | 0.45m | 180° | 0.49m | 100% | 356° | 12m/s | 6.5m/s | 0.2m | 7.8s | |
| 48% | 95% | 98% | 0.45m | 180° | 0.5m | 100% | 356° | 12m/s | 6.6m/s | 0.21m | 7.7s | |
| 23% | 100% | 89% | 0.44m | 180° | 0.5m | 100% | 357° | 12m/s | 6.6m/s | 0.22m | 7.7s | |
| 10% | 98% | 64% | 0.43m | 180° | 0.51m | 97% | 353° | 11m/s | 6.4m/s | 0.22m | 7.6s | |
| 4% | 93% | 30% | 0.43m | 180° | 0.51m | 92% | 348° | 11m/s | 6.1m/s | 0.22m | 7.6s | |
| Night | 0% | 84% | 5% | 0.42m | 179° | 0.52m | 84% | 344° | 10m/s | 5.9m/s | 0.22m | 7.5s |
| Night | 0% | 71% | 0% | 0.45m | 175° | 0.57m | 71% | 342° | 10m/s | 5.8m/s | 0.22m | 7.5s |
| Night | 0% | 55% | 0% | 0.49m | 171° | 0.61m | 55% | 341° | 10m/s | 5.8m/s | 0.21m | 7.4s |
| Night | 0% | 39% | 0% | 0.52m | 167° | 0.66m | 39% | 339° | 10m/s | 5.6m/s | 0.21m | 7.3s |
| Night | 0% | 24% | 0% | 0.56m | 163° | 0.69m | 24% | 335° | 9.4m/s | 5.2m/s | 0.18m | 7.2s |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||||
| Night | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0.61m | 159° | 0.71m | 10% | 331° | 8.7m/s | 4.8m/s | 0.16m | 7.2s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.65m | 155° | 0.74m | 0% | 327° | 8.1m/s | 4.4m/s | 0.13m | 7.1s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.72m | 143° | 0.79m | 0% | 326° | 7.8m/s | 4.2m/s | 0.15m | 7.1s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.78m | 131° | 0.84m | 0% | 324° | 7.7m/s | 4.2m/s | 0.17m | 7s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.85m | 119° | 0.89m | 0% | 323° | 7.5m/s | 4.1m/s | 0.19m | 7s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.97m | 114° | 1m | 0% | 318° | 7m/s | 3.8m/s | 0.21m | 7.5s |
| Night | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.1m | 108° | 1.1m | 0% | 314° | 6.5m/s | 3.5m/s | 0.23m | 7.9s |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Dorset & Jurassic Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Old Harry Rocks.
Explore Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Dorset & Jurassic Coast →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Old Harry Rocks during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
48
recorded matching windows · 50% average confidence
Last 90 days
101
recorded matching windows · 51% average confidence
Last 365 days
132
recorded matching windows · 54% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour
06:00 local time, shared by 15 of 132 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
Most represented month
September, with 49 of 132 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
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