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Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Raudisandur, Iceland Coast

Patreksfjordur, Westfjords, Iceland

Rauðisandur’s broad red-gold shell-sand flats curve beneath dark Westfjords cliffs, exposing channels and reflective patterns as the tide falls.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
9%
Wave Height0.4m
Swell Height0.2m
Wind Speed0.4m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts1.2m/s
Cloud Cover14%
Visibility24135 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (92-hour forecast)

  • Coastal Drama Score100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 36% average confidence
Last 90 days
3
recorded matching windows · 55% average confidence
Last 365 days
27
recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 3 of 27 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

January, with 11 of 27 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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92-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 92-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 92 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 45.0%
Sat, Jul 25
05:007.8%
06:0012%
07:0012%
08:0010%
09:009.7%
10:007.6%
11:0011%
12:009.5%
13:007.7%
14:008.1%
15:005.5%
16:0011%
17:007.2%
18:008.5%
19:0011%
20:0012%
21:0012%
22:007.8%
23:008.2%
Sun, Jul 26
24:006.5%
01:007.8%
02:009.2%
03:0013%
04:0013%
05:0016%
06:0014%
07:0011%
08:005.5%
09:006.5%
10:006.5%
11:006.5%
12:007.8%
13:007.8%
14:008.5%
15:0011%
16:009.4%
17:0010%
18:0012%
19:008.3%
20:008.8%
21:009.8%
22:004.3%
23:004.3%
Mon, Jul 27
24:004.3%
01:004.3%
02:005.5%
03:005.5%
04:005.5%
05:007.9%
06:006.2%
07:007.9%
08:007.4%
09:007.5%
10:006.1%
11:003.5%
12:003.4%
13:003.4%
14:004.3%
15:004.3%
16:004.4%
17:005.8%
18:007%
19:009.3%
20:008.2%
21:006.8%
22:008.2%
23:006.8%
Tue, Jul 28
24:0011%
01:005.5%
02:005.5%
03:004.5%
04:004.5%
05:004.4%
06:004.4%
07:006.3%
08:006.4%
09:009.2%
10:006.5%
11:007.6%
12:005.8%
13:005.7%
14:009.7%
15:004.4%
16:009.6%
17:008.2%
18:008.3%
19:0010%
20:007.5%
21:004.3%
22:005%
23:007.7%
Wed, Jul 29
24:0010%
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
Atlantic/Reykjavik
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Primary Swell Height
m
Primary Wave Direction
°
Significant Wave Height
m
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Direction
°
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wind Wave Height
m
Wind Wave Period
s
Sun, Jul 26 Sunrise 04:04 Sunset 23:17
02:00 ☾
5% 6% 14% 0.19m 39° 0.42m 14% 193° 1.2m/s 0.4m/s 0.42m 3s
03:00 ☾
21% 5% 10% 0.22m 40° 0.46m 21% 192° 1m/s 0.56m/s 0.46m 3.1s
04:00 ☾
64% 5% 6% 0.25m 41° 0.46m 64% 185° 0.81m/s 0.46m/s 0.46m 3.1s
05:00
58% 5% 26% 0.27m 42° 0.45m 58% 220° 0.72m/s 0.23m/s 0.45m 3.2s
06:00
48% 5% 22% 0.3m 43° 0.45m 48% 349° 0.92m/s 0.44m/s 0.45m 3.2s
07:00
33% 5% 6% 0.24m 43° 0.42m 33% 351° 1.6m/s 1.1m/s 0.42m 3.1s
08:00
5% 8% 5% 0.17m 43° 0.39m 8% 350° 1.6m/s 1.2m/s 0.39m 3s
09:00
5% 13% 5% 0.11m 42° 0.36m 13% 350° 1.9m/s 1.1m/s 0.36m 3s
10:00
0% 16% 2% 0.13m 36° 0.39m 16% 318° 2.2m/s 0.93m/s 0.39m 2.9s
11:00
3% 18% 2% 0.16m 31° 0.41m 18% 310° 2.7m/s 1.3m/s 0.41m 2.9s
12:00
2% 22% 2% 0.18m 25° 0.44m 22% 319° 3.2m/s 1.9m/s 0.44m 2.9s
13:00
0% 26% 0% 0.2m 30° 0.49m 26% 334° 3.7m/s 2.4m/s 0.49m 3.1s
14:00
0% 27% 0% 0.23m 34° 0.54m 27% 344° 3.5m/s 2.3m/s 0.54m 3.3s
15:00
5% 25% 0% 0.25m 39° 0.59m 25% 349° 3.1m/s 2.2m/s 0.59m 3.5s
16:00
5% 14% 2% 0.27m 39° 0.53m 14% 347° 3m/s 2.8m/s 0.53m 3.5s
17:00
5% 22% 2% 0.3m 40° 0.46m 22% 349° 3.2m/s 3m/s 0.46m 3.5s
18:00
5% 33% 2% 0.32m 40° 0.4m 33% 346° 3.1m/s 3.1m/s 0.4m 3.5s
19:00
5% 38% 0% 0.24m 41° 0.35m 38% 350° 3.3m/s 3.2m/s 0.35m 3.4s
20:00
17% 38% 9% 0.16m 41° 0.3m 41% 353° 3.2m/s 3.2m/s 0.3m 3.3s
21:00
70% 24% 64% 0.08m 42° 0.25m 70% 359° 3.2m/s 3.2m/s 0.25m 3.1s
22:00
100% 2% 83% 0.07m 50° 0.23m 100% 4° 3m/s 2.9m/s 0.23m 2.9s
23:00
100% 0% 100% 0.06m 57° 0.2m 100% 8° 2.8m/s 2.7m/s 0.2m 2.7s
Mon, Jul 27 Sunrise 04:08 Sunset 23:13
24:00 ☾
100% 0% 100% 0.05m 65° 0.18m 100% 15° 2.3m/s 2.3m/s 0.18m 2.4s
01:00 ☾
100% 0% 100% 0.05m 66° 0.17m 100% 14° 2.1m/s 2.1m/s 0.17m 2.4s
02:00 ☾
100% 0% 100% 0.05m 67° 0.17m 100% 12° 1.9m/s 2m/s 0.17m 2.3s
03:00 ☾
92% 0% 100% 0.05m 69° 0.16m 100% 10° 1.6m/s 1.8m/s 0.16m 2.2s
04:00 ☾
78% 2% 100% 0.06m 68° 0.15m 100% 10° 1.5m/s 1.6m/s 0.15m 2.2s
05:00
35% 18% 100% 0.08m 68° 0.15m 100% 14° 1.4m/s 1.5m/s 0.15m 2.2s
06:00
3% 46% 89% 0.09m 68° 0.14m 89% 17° 1.3m/s 1.3m/s 0.14m 2.2s
07:00
2% 22% 68% 0.09m 69° 0.13m 68% 39° 1.3m/s 1.2m/s 0.13m 2.1s
08:00
5% 5% 62% 0.1m 70° 0.12m 62% 55° 1.5m/s 1.2m/s 0.11m 2.1s
09:00
4% 1% 69% 0.1m 71° 0.11m 69% 64° 1.2m/s 0.62m/s 0.1m 2.1s
10:00
5% 0% 70% 0.09m 78° 0.1m 70% 72° 2m/s 0.74m/s 0.09m 2.1s
11:00
5% 0% 100% 0.07m 86° 0.08m 100% 75° 3.4m/s 1.9m/s 0.08m 2.2s
12:00
0% 2% 100% 0.06m 94° 0.07m 100% 71° 3.8m/s 2.4m/s 0.07m 2.3s
13:00
0% 42% 100% 0.06m 104° 0.06m 100% 74° 4.6m/s 3.1m/s 0.07m 2.4s
14:00
0% 54% 100% 0.05m 113° 0.06m 100% 50° 4.5m/s 2.8m/s 0.06m 2.5s
15:00
0% 48% 100% 0.05m 123° 0.05m 100% 33° 4.9m/s 4m/s 0.06m 2.6s
16:00
0% 39% 100% 0.06m 132° 0.07m 100% 31° 4.6m/s 4m/s 0.07m 2.2s
17:00
0% 42% 100% 0.06m 142° 0.08m 100% 20° 4.6m/s 4.4m/s 0.09m 1.8s
18:00
0% 6% 99% 0.07m 152° 0.1m 99% 4° 4.8m/s 4.3m/s 0.1m 1.4s
19:00
0% 5% 12% 0.07m 150° 0.12m 12% 351° 5.3m/s 4.2m/s 0.12m 1.6s
20:00
0% 2% 1% 0.06m 148° 0.15m 2% 354° 4.9m/s 3.8m/s 0.14m 1.7s
21:00
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 146° 0.17m 1% 358° 3.4m/s 3m/s 0.16m 1.9s
22:00
1% 1% 1% 0.07m 149° 0.17m 1% 357° 2.3m/s 2.3m/s 0.16m 1.9s
23:00
8% 5% 7% 0.07m 151° 0.17m 9% 19° 1.7m/s 1.7m/s 0.17m 2s
Tue, Jul 28 Sunrise 04:12 Sunset 23:09
24:00 ☾
52% 5% 69% 0.08m 154° 0.17m 69% 52° 1.8m/s 1.8m/s 0.17m 2s
01:00 ☾
98% 5% 86% 0.08m 157° 0.15m 98% 66° 1.7m/s 1.7m/s 0.15m 2s
02:00 ☾
100% 2% 83% 0.07m 160° 0.12m 100% 67° 1.6m/s 1.6m/s 0.12m 1.9s
03:00 ☾
100% 0% 97% 0.07m 163° 0.1m 100% 70° 1.6m/s 1.6m/s 0.1m 1.8s
04:00 ☾
100% 0% 99% 0.07m 164° 0.08m 100% 51° 1.7m/s 1.6m/s 0.08m 1.9s
05:00
100% 0% 100% 0.06m 165° 0.07m 100% 45° 1.6m/s 1.6m/s 0.07m 1.9s
06:00
95% 0% 100% 0.06m 166° 0.05m 100% 52° 1.7m/s 1.6m/s 0.05m 2s
07:00
83% 3% 89% 0.07m 154° 0.06m 90% 44° 2.4m/s 1.9m/s 0.06m 1.9s
08:00
71% 7% 77% 0.08m 142° 0.06m 81% 36° 3m/s 2.3m/s 0.06m 1.8s
09:00
58% 10% 66% 0.09m 130° 0.07m 71% 28° 3.7m/s 2.6m/s 0.07m 1.7s
10:00
72% 8% 77% 0.09m 112° 0.08m 81% 21° 3.4m/s 2.4m/s 0.08m 1.7s
11:00
86% 6% 89% 0.09m 94° 0.1m 90% 15° 3m/s 2.1m/s 0.1m 1.7s
12:00
100% 4% 100% 0.09m 76° 0.11m 100% 8° 2.7m/s 1.8m/s 0.11m 1.8s
13:00
68% 5% 100% 0.08m 74° 0.11m 100% 124° 2.3m/s 1.3m/s 0.11m 1.9s
14:00
37% 5% 100% 0.08m 73° 0.12m 100% 239° 2m/s 0.77m/s 0.11m 1.9s
15:00
5% 5% 100% 0.07m 72° 0.12m 100% 355° 1.7m/s 0.27m/s 0.11m 2s
16:00
5% 3% 77% 0.07m 73° 0.11m 77% 274° 1.5m/s 0.53m/s 0.11m 2s
17:00
5% 2% 55% 0.07m 74° 0.11m 55% 192° 1.3m/s 0.79m/s 0.1m 2s
18:00
5% 0% 32% 0.07m 75° 0.1m 32% 111° 1.1m/s 1.1m/s 0.1m 2s
19:00
36% 0% 47% 0.06m 75° 0.09m 54% 113° 1.1m/s 1.1m/s 0.1m 1.9s
20:00
67% 0% 62% 0.06m 74° 0.08m 76% 116° 1.2m/s 1.2m/s 0.09m 1.9s
21:00
98% 0% 77% 0.05m 74° 0.07m 98% 118° 1.2m/s 1.3m/s 0.09m 1.8s
22:00
82% 0% 57% 0.05m 69° 0.06m 82% 82° 1.2m/s 1.1m/s 0.09m 1.8s
23:00
67% 0% 36% 0.05m 65° 0.05m 67% 47° 1.2m/s 0.98m/s 0.1m 1.8s
Wed, Jul 29 Sunrise 04:16 Sunset 23:05
24:00 ☾
52% 0% 16% 0.05m 60° 0.04m 52% 11° 1.2m/s 0.83m/s 0.1m 1.7s
01:00 ☾
68% 2% 44% 0.06m 149° 0.04m 68% 105° 1.1m/s 0.66m/s 0.08m 1.6s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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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