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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Borgarfjordur Eystri, Iceland Coast

Egilsstaðir, East, Iceland

Borgarfjörður Eystri combines sheltered coves, rhyolite mountains, small fishing structures, and close summer views of nesting Atlantic puffins.

20 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Sep 20, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Wave Height1.5m
Swell Height1.5m
Wind Speed0.7m/s
Wind Gusts2.5m/s
Cloud Cover100%
Visibility3620

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
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First upcoming window
Moderate Seascape at Sunrise
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Sun, Sep 20 · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
53%
🌊Coastal Drama Score49.9%
Wave Height: 2.0m
Swell Height: 2.0m
Wind Speed: 0.9m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts: 2.2m/s
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Dramatic Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Sun, Sep 20 · 11:00–14:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:46.5-62.5%
Low
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Moderate Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Sun, Sep 20 · 15:00–16:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:53.2%
Medium
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Moderate Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Sun, Sep 20 · 17:00–18:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:45%
Low
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Moderate Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Sun, Sep 20 · 22:00–24:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:46.3-48%
Low
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Moderate Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Mon, Sep 21 · 01:00–02:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:46%
Low
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Moderate Seascape
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Mon, Sep 21 · 04:00–05:00
🌊Coastal Drama Score:47.6%
Low
+13 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 Atlantic/Reykjavik.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Coastal Drama Score36% of hours
46matching hours in the displayed 71-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 45.0%
Sun, Sep 20
Rule fails. 05:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 06:00Coastal Drama Score: 50%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Coastal Drama Score: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Coastal Drama Score: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 11:00Coastal Drama Score: 47%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 12:00Coastal Drama Score: 63%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 13:00Coastal Drama Score: 50%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 15:00Coastal Drama Score: 53%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Coastal Drama Score: 36%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Coastal Drama Score: 35%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Coastal Drama Score: 34%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Coastal Drama Score: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 22:00Coastal Drama Score: 48%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 23:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Mon, Sep 21
Rule fails. 24:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 01:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Coastal Drama Score: 39%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Coastal Drama Score: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 04:00Coastal Drama Score: 48%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 05:00Coastal Drama Score: 60%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 06:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 07:00Coastal Drama Score: 49%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 08:00Coastal Drama Score: 53%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 09:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 10:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 11:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 12:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 13:00Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 14:00Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 15:00Coastal Drama Score: 52%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Coastal Drama Score: 52%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 18:00Coastal Drama Score: 50%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 19:00Coastal Drama Score: 59%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 20:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 21:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 22:00Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 23:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Tue, Sep 22
Rule fails. 24:00Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 03:00Coastal Drama Score: 51%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 05:00Coastal Drama Score: 49%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 06:00Coastal Drama Score: 49%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 07:00Coastal Drama Score: 48%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Coastal Drama Score: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Coastal Drama Score: 44%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 10:00Coastal Drama Score: 54%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 11:00Coastal Drama Score: 56%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Coastal Drama Score: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule passes. 14:00Coastal Drama Score: 54%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 15:00Coastal Drama Score: 58%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 16:00Coastal Drama Score: 58%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Coastal Drama Score: 60%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 18:00Coastal Drama Score: 49%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 19:00Coastal Drama Score: 52%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 20:00Coastal Drama Score: 52%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 21:00Coastal Drama Score: 52%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 22:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 23:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Wed, Sep 23
Rule passes. 24:00Coastal Drama Score: 50%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 01:00Coastal Drama Score: 46%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Coastal Drama Score: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Coastal Drama Score: 34%. 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 (Atlantic/Reykjavik)High CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsPrimary Swell HeightPrimary Wave DirectionSignificant Wave HeightTotal Cloud CoverageWind DirectionWind GustsWind SpeedWind Wave HeightWind Wave Period
Sun, Sep 20, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night40%100%0%1.5m60°1.5m100%123°2.5m/s0.7m/s1.5m9.3s
Night13%86%1%1.6m60°1.6m88%2.2m/s0.9m/s2.1m9.4s
4%100%0%1.8m60°1.9m100%111°1.9m/s1.2m/s2.3m9.5s
15%100%0%2m60°2m100%93°3m/s1.4m/s2.5m9.6s
48%100%0%2.2m60°2.2m100%72°3m/s1.1m/s2.7m9.7s
0%100%0%2.3m60°2.3m100%112°2.8m/s1.6m/s2.8m9.8s
0%100%0%2.4m60°2.5m100%109°3m/s1.4m/s3m10s
0%35%0%2.5m60°2.5m35%95°2.9m/s0.6m/s3.1m10s
0%1%0%1.8m60°2.7m1%146°3.2m/s0.6m/s3.1m10s
0%2%0%1m60°2.9m2%164°3.6m/s0.9m/s3.1m10s
0%20%0%0.24m60°3.1m20%235°4m/s1m/s3.1m10s
0%100%100%0.24m59°3m100%180°5.2m/s2.4m/s3m10s
0%31%88%0.24m58°3m92%155°8.6m/s3.5m/s3m10s
100%100%0%0.24m57°3m100%343°7m/s1.7m/s3m10s
99%4%0%0.24m57°2.8m99%348°3.1m/s1m/s2.8m9.9s
Night90%0%5%0.25m58°2.7m90%317°2m/s1m/s2.7m9.7s
Night61%0%12%0.25m58°2.6m66%170°5.6m/s2.7m/s2.6m9.4s
Night30%0%52%0.24m59°2.6m67%169°7.6m/s3.9m/s2.6m9.2s
Night0%1%30%0.24m60°2.6m30%194°7.1m/s2.3m/s2.6m9.1s
Mon, Sep 21, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night100%0%5%0.23m61°2.7m100%205°4.2m/s2m/s2.7m8.9s
Night100%0%11%0.2m62°2.8m100%233°3.5m/s1.4m/s2.8m8.9s
Night100%0%0%0.18m62°2.9m100%232°3.4m/s1.7m/s2.9m9s
Night100%0%48%0.15m63°3m100%239°4.2m/s2m/s3m9s
Night100%0%100%1.1m64°3m100%193°6.5m/s3.2m/s2.2m9.2s
Night100%25%100%2m64°3m100%223°6.7m/s2.6m/s1.3m9.4s
Night100%100%100%3m65°3m100%215°7.1m/s3.1m/s0.41m9.6s
100%100%100%3m66°3m100%158°14m/s6.1m/s0.54m9.8s
100%100%100%3m66°3.1m100%137°20m/s10m/s0.66m10s
100%100%100%3m67°3.1m100%148°22m/s9.8m/s0.79m10s
100%100%100%3.1m66°3.2m100%147°20m/s9.7m/s0.72m10s
100%100%100%3.2m66°3.3m100%134°20m/s9.1m/s0.64m10s
100%100%100%3.3m66°3.4m100%129°18m/s8.3m/s0.57m11s
100%100%99%3.4m67°3.4m100%131°17m/s7.9m/s0.58m11s
100%99%100%3.4m69°3.5m100%129°16m/s7.3m/s0.58m11s
100%1%5%3.5m70°3.6m100%146°14m/s3m/s0.59m11s
100%0%0%3.5m71°3.5m100%319°5.6m/s2.4m/s0.43m11s
100%0%0%3.5m71°3.5m100%252°4.3m/s0.6m/s0.27m11s
5%0%0%3.5m71°3.5m5%200°11m/s5.3m/s0.11m11s
36%0%0%3.3m71°3.3m36%185°10m/s5.5m/s0.25m11s
Night0%0%0%3m71°3.2m0%176°11m/s5.6m/s0.4m11s
Night0%0%0%2.8m70°3m0%185°12m/s6.5m/s0.54m11s
Night8%0%0%2.8m70°3m8%188°13m/s6.6m/s0.56m11s
Night0%2%0%2.7m71°3m2%182°13m/s3.4m/s0.57m11s
Tue, Sep 22, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0%0%0%2.7m71°2.9m0%137°6.5m/s3.1m/s0.59m11s
Night0%0%0%2.9m68°3.1m0%176°8.9m/s4.2m/s0.42m12s
Night0%0%0%3.1m66°3.3m0%175°7.4m/s4m/s0.25m12s
Night0%0%0%3.3m64°3.5m0%182°8.1m/s4.1m/s0.08m12s
Night0%0%0%3.3m64°3.5m0%174°9.6m/s5m/s0.08m12s
Night0%0%0%3.3m65°3.5m0%182°12m/s6.2m/s0.08m12s
Night0%0%0%3.2m66°3.5m0%192°15m/s5.9m/s0.08m12s
0%0%0%3.1m68°3.3m0%185°11m/s3.1m/s0.1m12s
0%3%0%2.9m71°3.2m3%173°6.6m/s3.6m/s0.13m11s
0%6%7%2.8m73°3.1m10%188°14m/s6.9m/s0.15m11s
18%10%70%2.6m81°3m74%186°14m/s6m/s0.18m11s
3%4%42%2.5m90°2.9m43%184°13m/s6m/s0.2m11s
1%3%0%2.4m98°2.9m5%182°13m/s5.7m/s0.23m12s
2%1%5%2.3m99°2.8m8%188°13m/s5.9m/s0.25m11s
5%14%12%2.2m99°2.7m22%198°14m/s5.9m/s0.28m11s
30%6%6%2.1m100°2.6m36%203°13m/s5.8m/s0.3m11s
36%7%9%2m100°2.5m44%206°13m/s5.9m/s0.33m11s
23%9%17%1.9m100°2.4m36%203°14m/s5.7m/s0.35m11s
3%17%10%1.8m100°2.3m24%193°13m/s5.1m/s0.38m11s
Night2%18%20%1.8m98°2.2m35%182°12m/s4.7m/s0.35m11s
Night2%11%37%1.7m96°2.1m43%181°12m/s4.8m/s0.32m11s
Night3%21%26%1.7m94°2m40%183°12m/s4.2m/s0.29m11s
Night1%24%6%1.6m90°1.9m29%192°10m/s3.7m/s0.34m11s
Night1%13%1%1.6m86°1.9m14%215°11m/s4.1m/s0.39m11s
Wed, Sep 23, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0%20%0%1.5m83°1.8m20%212°11m/s3.4m/s0.44m11s
Night0%14%0%1.5m80°1.7m15%198°9.2m/s3.1m/s0.31m11s
Night0%16%0%1.5m78°1.7m16%183°8.6m/s3m/s0.18m10s
Night0%10%0%1.5m75°1.6m10%174°8.2m/s3.2m/s0.05m10s
Night0%9%0%1.4m74°1.6m9%170°8.1m/s2.9m/s0.07m10s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Iceland Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Borgarfjordur Eystri.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
24
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 90 days
43
recorded matching windows · 53% average confidence
Last 365 days
73
recorded matching windows · 57% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 9 of 73 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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