More Dramatic Seascapes in Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for West Bay, Dorset & Jurassic Coast

Bridport, England, United Kingdom

Tall, vertically layered sandstone cliffs rise directly behind a shingle beach and harbour, glowing orange in low-angle light.

20 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Coastal Drama Score

19%

Wave Height0.6m

Swell Height0.5m

Wind Speed1.7m/s

Wind Gusts2.8m/s

Cloud Cover74%

Visibility5540

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

First upcoming window

Moderate Seascape

West Bay

Thu, Oct 8 · 01:00–03:00 · 2h window

Low confidence

24%

🌊Coastal Drama Score45.2-46.9%

Wave Height: 2.3m

Swell Height: 0.3m

Wind Speed: 3.2m/s (calm conditions)

Wind Gusts: 6.1m/s

Moderate Seascape at Dawn

West Bay

Thu, Oct 8 · 06:00–07:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:50.6%

Low

Moderate Seascape

West Bay

Thu, Oct 8 · 10:00–14:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:46.3-48%

Low

Moderate Seascape at Sunset

West Bay

Thu, Oct 8 · 17:00–19:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.2-51.4%

Low

Moderate Seascape at Dusk

West Bay

Thu, Oct 8 · 19:00–20:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.5%

Low

Moderate Seascape at Sunset

West Bay

Fri, Oct 9 · 18:00–19:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:49.5%

Low

Moderate Seascape

West Bay

Sat, Oct 10 · 05:00–07:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.9-48%

Low

+13 more windows in the next 14 days

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-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 Score86% of hours

10matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/London	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 45.0%
Tue, Oct 6
Rule fails. 07:00	Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00	Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00	Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00	Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00	Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Coastal Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00	Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00	Coastal Drama Score: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00	Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Coastal Drama Score: 28%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Coastal Drama Score: 23%. Misses requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00	Coastal Drama Score: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00	Coastal Drama Score: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00	Coastal Drama Score: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00	Coastal Drama Score: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Coastal Drama Score: 17%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Coastal Drama Score: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Coastal Drama Score: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00	Coastal Drama Score: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00	Coastal Drama Score: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00	Coastal Drama Score: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Coastal Drama Score: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Coastal Drama Score: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Coastal Drama Score: 29%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Coastal Drama Score: 37%. Misses requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00	Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 01:00	Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 02:00	Coastal Drama Score: 47%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Coastal Drama Score: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Coastal Drama Score: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Coastal Drama Score: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 06:00	Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00	Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Coastal Drama Score: 36%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 10:00	Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 11:00	Coastal Drama Score: 48%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 12:00	Coastal Drama Score: 47%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 13:00	Coastal Drama Score: 47%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 17:00	Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 18:00	Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 19:00	Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Coastal Drama Score: 39%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00	Coastal Drama Score: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00	Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00	Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Coastal Drama Score: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00	Coastal Drama Score: 36%. 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
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise 07:19 · Sunset 18:37
07:00 Night	0%	70%	0%	0.5m	172°	0.63m	74%	28°	2.8m/s	1.7m/s	0.24m	10s
08:00	0%	32%	0%	0.5m	173°	0.63m	32%	34°	2.2m/s	1.3m/s	0.19m	10s
09:00	0%	0%	0%	0.51m	174°	0.63m	0%	30°	2.1m/s	0.9m/s	0.15m	10s
10:00	0%	2%	6%	0.51m	175°	0.63m	8%	50°	3.1m/s	1.5m/s	0.1m	10s
11:00	41%	74%	41%	0.51m	177°	0.62m	91%	100°	3.8m/s	1.8m/s	0.15m	9.8s
12:00	0%	58%	34%	0.5m	178°	0.62m	72%	116°	4.7m/s	2.1m/s	0.21m	9.6s
13:00	0%	35%	39%	0.5m	179°	0.61m	63%	126°	4.8m/s	1.9m/s	0.26m	9.4s
14:00	0%	73%	3%	0.48m	179°	0.59m	74%	172°	5.1m/s	2.6m/s	0.2m	9.3s
15:00	0%	57%	37%	0.46m	179°	0.58m	72%	196°	5.1m/s	2.6m/s	0.14m	9.3s
16:00	0%	3%	0%	0.44m	179°	0.56m	3%	208°	4.4m/s	2.3m/s	0.08m	9.2s
17:00	0%	3%	71%	0.53m	181°	0.64m	73%	206°	2.6m/s	1.3m/s	0.1m	9.2s
18:00	0%	0%	0%	0.62m	183°	0.71m	0%	266°	2.1m/s	0.9m/s	0.13m	9.2s
19:00 Night	0%	0%	13%	0.71m	184°	0.79m	20%	308°	3.4m/s	1.8m/s	0.15m	9.2s
20:00 Night	8%	1%	56%	0.69m	185°	0.78m	59%	322°	2.6m/s	1.4m/s	0.18m	9.1s
21:00 Night	43%	0%	38%	0.68m	185°	0.77m	70%	4°	2.9m/s	1.4m/s	0.21m	9s
22:00 Night	100%	1%	20%	0.66m	185°	0.76m	100%	358°	3.7m/s	1.7m/s	0.24m	9s
23:00 Night	53%	50%	86%	0.65m	185°	0.75m	97%	4°	4.6m/s	2.2m/s	0.18m	8.9s
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 18:35
24:00 Night	0%	30%	46%	0.63m	186°	0.73m	64%	356°	4.6m/s	2.2m/s	0.12m	8.9s
01:00 Night	41%	21%	100%	0.62m	187°	0.72m	100%	10°	6m/s	3m/s	0.06m	8.8s
02:00 Night	0%	0%	100%	0.61m	188°	0.71m	100%	10°	6.4m/s	3.2m/s	0.2m	8.8s
03:00 Night	100%	0%	99%	0.6m	189°	0.69m	100%	6°	5.6m/s	2.8m/s	0.34m	8.8s
04:00 Night	100%	0%	100%	0.59m	190°	0.68m	100%	358°	6.2m/s	3.1m/s	0.48m	8.7s
05:00 Night	100%	0%	100%	0.58m	191°	0.67m	100%	348°	5.1m/s	2.5m/s	0.39m	8.7s
06:00 Night	100%	0%	100%	0.57m	191°	0.66m	100%	6°	4.4m/s	2.1m/s	0.31m	8.6s
07:00 Night	100%	2%	100%	0.56m	192°	0.65m	100%	8°	7m/s	3.6m/s	0.22m	8.5s
08:00	100%	92%	100%	0.55m	192°	0.65m	100%	2°	9.6m/s	4.9m/s	0.26m	8.4s
09:00	100%	59%	100%	0.55m	192°	0.66m	100%	8°	8.8m/s	4.6m/s	0.29m	8.4s
10:00	100%	68%	100%	0.54m	192°	0.66m	100%	10°	10m/s	5.3m/s	0.33m	8.3s
11:00	100%	81%	84%	0.53m	191°	0.68m	100%	2°	11m/s	6m/s	0.38m	8.2s
12:00	99%	88%	95%	0.53m	191°	0.71m	100%	356°	13m/s	6.8m/s	0.44m	8.1s
13:00	100%	93%	93%	0.52m	190°	0.73m	100%	352°	15m/s	7.9m/s	0.49m	8s
14:00	100%	59%	75%	0.51m	186°	0.75m	100%	350°	16m/s	8.1m/s	0.52m	8s
15:00	0%	73%	0%	0.5m	182°	0.76m	79%	350°	14m/s	7.5m/s	0.55m	7.9s
16:00	0%	74%	0%	0.49m	178°	0.78m	89%	352°	12m/s	6.3m/s	0.58m	7.9s
17:00	0%	35%	0%	0.48m	165°	0.86m	40%	354°	10m/s	5.2m/s	0.69m	7.9s
18:00	0%	96%	34%	0.46m	153°	0.95m	96%	332°	8.3m/s	4.1m/s	0.81m	7.9s
19:00 Night	0%	70%	0%	0.45m	140°	1m	70%	330°	11m/s	5.5m/s	0.92m	7.9s
20:00 Night	0%	2%	0%	0.43m	121°	1.2m	2%	328°	9.9m/s	5.1m/s	1.2m	7.1s
21:00 Night	0%	0%	0%	0.41m	101°	1.5m	0%	324°	9.6m/s	4.9m/s	1.4m	6.3s
22:00 Night	0%	6%	0%	0.39m	82°	1.7m	6%	324°	12m/s	6m/s	1.6m	5.4s
23:00 Night	0%	63%	0%	0.36m	81°	1.8m	63%	324°	7.3m/s	3.6m/s	1.8m	5.8s
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:33
24:00 Night	0%	0%	0%	0.32m	80°	2m	0%	326°	11m/s	5.6m/s	2m	6.2s
01:00 Night	0%	0%	67%	0.29m	79°	2.2m	67%	314°	6.8m/s	3.4m/s	2.2m	6.6s
02:00 Night	0%	40%	29%	0.26m	78°	2.3m	52%	294°	6.1m/s	3.2m/s	2.3m	6.7s
03:00 Night	0%	30%	5%	0.23m	77°	2.4m	30%	320°	6.7m/s	3.4m/s	2.4m	6.8s
04:00 Night	0%	0%	0%	0.2m	76°	2.5m	0%	324°	8m/s	4m/s	2.5m	6.9s
05:00 Night	5%	0%	62%	0.19m	75°	2.6m	66%	320°	6.7m/s	3.4m/s	2.6m	7s
06:00 Night	24%	11%	29%	0.17m	74°	2.7m	54%	312°	5.8m/s	3.1m/s	2.7m	7s
07:00 Night	50%	9%	0%	0.16m	74°	2.8m	59%	315°	5.5m/s	3m/s	2.8m	7.1s
08:00	69%	2%	1%	0.2m	74°	2.9m	72%	328°	7m/s	3.9m/s	2.8m	7.7s
09:00	63%	4%	2%	0.23m	75°	2.9m	70%	331°	8.7m/s	4.8m/s	2.9m	8.3s
10:00	58%	8%	2%	0.27m	75°	2.9m	69%	335°	9.9m/s	5.4m/s	2.9m	8.8s
11:00	59%	14%	0%	0.43m	75°	2.8m	70%	331°	10m/s	5.4m/s	2.8m	8.9s
12:00	63%	21%	0%	0.58m	76°	2.8m	72%	326°	9.5m/s	5.2m/s	2.7m	8.9s
13:00	66%	28%	0%	0.74m	76°	2.7m	75%	322°	9m/s	4.9m/s	2.6m	9s
14:00	68%	35%	9%	0.8m	83°	2.6m	81%	313°	8.5m/s	4.6m/s	2.5m	9.3s
15:00	69%	42%	23%	0.87m	90°	2.5m	89%	304°	7.9m/s	4.4m/s	2.3m	9.5s
16:00	73%	50%	39%	0.93m	97°	2.4m	95%	295°	7.4m/s	4.1m/s	2.2m	9.8s
17:00	82%	60%	60%	1m	112°	2.3m	98%	286°	6.8m/s	3.8m/s	2m	10s
18:00	92%	71%	83%	1.1m	128°	2.3m	99%	277°	6.3m/s	3.6m/s	1.9m	10s
19:00 Night	100%	78%	100%	1.2m	143°	2.2m	100%	268°	6m/s	3.5m/s	1.8m	11s
20:00 Night	100%	77%	100%	1.3m	153°	2.1m	100%	248°	6.1m/s	3.5m/s	2.2m	11s
21:00 Night	99%	71%	100%	1.4m	163°	2m	100%	229°	6.6m/s	3.7m/s	2.5m	11s
22:00 Night	98%	70%	100%	1.5m	172°	2m	100%	209°	7.4m/s	4.1m/s	2.9m	12s
23:00 Night	99%	77%	100%	1.5m	170°	1.9m	100%	215°	9m/s	5m/s	2m	11s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:31
24:00 Night	100%	89%	99%	1.5m	168°	1.9m	100%	221°	11m/s	6.1m/s	1.1m	11s
01:00 Night	100%	97%	98%	1.5m	165°	1.9m	100%	227°	12m/s	6.7m/s	0.18m	11s
02:00 Night	100%	99%	97%	1.4m	166°	1.8m	100%	235°	11m/s	6.3m/s	0.16m	11s
03:00 Night	100%	99%	95%	1.3m	167°	1.8m	100%	242°	9.6m/s	5.4m/s	0.15m	11s
04:00 Night	94%	98%	94%	1.2m	168°	1.7m	100%	250°	8.5m/s	4.8m/s	0.13m	11s
05:00 Night	64%	98%	98%	1.2m	169°	1.7m	100%	257°	8.4m/s	4.8m/s	0.13m	11s
06:00 Night	24%	98%	100%	1.3m	170°	1.6m	100%	263°	8.7m/s	5m/s	0.12m	11s

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 West Bay.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at West Bay during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 50% average confidence

Last 90 days

103

recorded matching windows · 51% average confidence

Last 365 days

143

recorded matching windows · 55% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 16 of 143 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

September, with 49 of 143 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.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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