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Dramatic Seascapes
Cape Cod - Dramatic Seascapes - New England, USA
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
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
Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.
Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Coastal Drama Score 100% failing
Significant Wave Height 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 43% failing
Currently
Real-time conditionsWave Height0.8m
Swell Height0.8m
Wind Speed4.3m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover12%
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in America/New_York
No opportunities in the next 10 days
See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast tracks the dramatic conditions that make the Maine coast and Cape Cod world-class seascape photography destinations. We combine wave height, wind patterns, and storm systems to predict when the rocky New England shoreline will come alive with crashing waves and moody atmosphere.
New England's coastline—especially Maine's rocky shores—creates some of North America's most dramatic seascapes. Cold North Atlantic waters meet granite cliffs, creating powerful wave action. Historic lighthouses perched on headlands add iconic human elements to wild natural drama.
What makes New England coastal photography exceptional:
- Acadia granite coast - Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs, and Schoodic Point where waves explode against pink granite
- Lighthouse drama - Portland Head Light, Nubble Light, and dozens more frame seascapes with maritime history
- Nor'easter storms - Autumn and winter storms bring massive waves and dramatic skies to the entire coastline
- Cape Cod exposure - The Cape juts far into the Atlantic, catching dramatic weather from all directions
Best conditions occur during and after nor'easter storms, typically October through March. These powerful low-pressure systems bring huge waves, dramatic skies, and often spectacular light during clearing phases. Safety is critical—rogue waves can sweep exposed rocks. Our forecast helps you time visits for drama without excessive danger.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hour0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/New_York | Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0% | Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m | Visibility ≥ 5000.0m | Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s | Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, May 17 | |||||
| 10:00 | 24% | 1.6m | 24135m | 5.2m/s | 0% |
| 11:00 | 19% | 1.6m | 24135m | 5.9m/s | 0% |
| 12:00 | 19% | 1.6m | 21334m | 6.2m/s | 0% |
| 13:00 | 20% | 1.5m | 21325m | 7.3m/s | 0% |
| 14:00 | 18% | 1.5m | 21336m | 8.5m/s | 0% |
| 15:00 | 18% | 1.4m | 22648m | 9.7m/s | 0% |
| 16:00 | 32% | 1.4m | 24135m | 9.9m/s | 0% |
| 17:00 | 24% | 1.3m | 24134m | 13m/s | 0% |
| 18:00 | 30% | 1.2m | 24135m | 11m/s | 0% |
| 19:00 | 34% | 1.2m | 24135m | 10m/s | 0% |
| 20:00 | 43% | 1.1m | 24134m | 8.2m/s | 0% |
| 21:00 | 18% | 0.77m | 24134m | 7.2m/s | 0% |
| 22:00 | 14% | 1.1m | 24135m | 5.9m/s | 0% |
| 23:00 | 8.2% | 1m | 24134m | 4.7m/s | 0% |
| Mon, May 18 | |||||
| 24:00 | 8.4% | 0.67m | 24135m | 4m/s | 0% |
| 01:00 | 7.8% | 0.64m | 24134m | 8.3m/s | 0% |
| 02:00 | 8.8% | 0.62m | 24135m | 9m/s | 0% |
| 03:00 | 7.2% | 0.61m | 24135m | 9.3m/s | 0% |
| 04:00 | 6.2% | 0.8m | 24135m | 8.5m/s | 0% |
| 05:00 | 20% | 0.79m | 24135m | 8m/s | 0% |
| 06:00 | 29% | 0.77m | 24134m | 8.3m/s | 0% |
| 07:00 | 17% | 0.77m | 24135m | 7.9m/s | 0% |
| 08:00 | 16% | 0.78m | 24134m | 7.2m/s | 0% |
| 09:00 | 17% | 0.77m | 24134m | 7m/s | 0% |
| 10:00 | 12% | 0.77m | 24134m | 7.1m/s | 0% |
| 11:00 | 15% | 0.76m | 24134m | 8.4m/s | 0% |
| 12:00 | 12% | 0.76m | 24134m | 7m/s | 0% |
| 13:00 | 13% | 0.75m | 24134m | 5.9m/s | 0% |
| 14:00 | 16% | 0.75m | 24135m | 9.6m/s | 0% |
| 15:00 | 11% | 0.74m | 24135m | 9m/s | 3.1% |
| 16:00 | 12% | 0.74m | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 6.2% |
| 17:00 | 17% | 0.73m | 24135m | 6.7m/s | 9.3% |
| 18:00 | 19% | 0.72m | 24134m | 6.4m/s | 40% |
| 19:00 | 21% | 0.71m | 24134m | 8.1m/s | 70% |
| 20:00 | 27% | 0.7m | 24134m | 9.9m/s | 100% |
| 21:00 | 17% | 0.7m | 24134m | 11m/s | 71% |
| 22:00 | 5.4% | 0.71m | 16045m | 12m/s | 42% |
| 23:00 | 6.1% | 0.71m | 24134m | 12m/s | 13% |
| Tue, May 19 | |||||
| 24:00 | 6.2% | 0.71m | 24134m | 11m/s | 18% |
| 01:00 | 6.2% | 0.7m | 24134m | 12m/s | 23% |
| 02:00 | 6.2% | 0.7m | 24134m | 14m/s | 28% |
| 03:00 | 6.2% | 0.71m | 24134m | 14m/s | 23% |
| 04:00 | 6.9% | 0.71m | 24135m | 12m/s | 17% |
| 05:00 | 23% | 0.72m | 24135m | 12m/s | 12% |
| 06:00 | 21% | 0.72m | 24135m | 12m/s | 7.7% |
| 07:00 | 16% | 0.71m | 24134m | 11m/s | 3.9% |
| 08:00 | 17% | 0.71m | 24134m | 11m/s | 0% |
| 09:00 | 12% | 0.7m | 22669m | 12m/s | 0% |
| 10:00 | 12% | 0.68m | 22652m | 12m/s | 0% |
| 11:00 | 14% | 0.67m | 22644m | 13m/s | 0% |
| 12:00 | 5.3% | 0.67m | 22649m | 12m/s | 0% |
| 13:00 | 8.7% | 0.68m | 22646m | 13m/s | 0% |
| 14:00 | 9.1% | 0.68m | 22643m | 13m/s | 0% |
| 15:00 | 6.6% | 0.72m | 22646m | 14m/s | 17% |
| 16:00 | 7.3% | 0.75m | 22646m | 14m/s | 33% |
| 17:00 | 7.3% | 0.79m | 22653m | 15m/s | 50% |
| 18:00 | 9.4% | 0.84m | 22821m | 15m/s | 43% |
| 19:00 | 12% | 0.89m | 24134m | 17m/s | 37% |
| 20:00 | 12% | 0.94m | 24134m | 20m/s | 30% |
| 21:00 | 12% | 0.99m | 24135m | 20m/s | 29% |
| 22:00 | 7% | 1m | 24135m | 15m/s | 27% |
| 23:00 | 12% | 1.1m | 24135m | 15m/s | 26% |
| Wed, May 20 | |||||
| 24:00 | 13% | 1.1m | 24135m | 13m/s | 26% |
| 01:00 | 14% | 1.2m | 24135m | 13m/s | 26% |
| 02:00 | 15% | 1.2m | 24134m | 14m/s | 26% |
| 03:00 | 11% | 1.3m | 24134m | 17m/s | 17% |
| 04:00 | 11% | 1.3m | 24134m | 14m/s | 8.7% |
| 05:00 | 39% | 1.3m | 24135m | 14m/s | 0% |
| 06:00 | 23% | 1.3m | 24135m | 14m/s | 0% |
| 07:00 | 16% | 1.3m | 24135m | 14m/s | 0% |
| 08:00 | 16% | 1.3m | 24134m | 12m/s | 0% |
| 09:00 | 19% | 1.3m | 24135m | 12m/s | 18% |
| 10:00 | 11% | 1.2m | 24135m | 12m/s | 37% |
| 11:00 | 11% | 1.2m | 22735m | 11m/s | 55% |
| 12:00 | 11% | 1.2m | 22652m | 11m/s | 68% |
| 13:00 | 9.6% | 1.2m | 22641m | 12m/s | 81% |
| 14:00 | 12% | 1.2m | 22645m | 13m/s | 93% |
| 15:00 | 17% | 1.2m | 23142m | 12m/s | 92% |
| 16:00 | 18% | 1.2m | 23638m | 10m/s | 91% |
| 17:00 | 21% | 1.2m | 24135m | 8.4m/s | 90% |
| 18:00 | 23% | 1.2m | 24135m | 9.1m/s | 86% |
| 19:00 | 31% | 1.1m | 24135m | 9.8m/s | 82% |
| 20:00 | 32% | 1.1m | 24135m | 11m/s | 79% |
| 21:00 | 24% | 1.1m | 24135m | 11m/s | 86% |
| 22:00 | 8.3% | 1.1m | 24135m | 12m/s | 93% |
| 23:00 | 8.7% | 1.1m | 24135m | 13m/s | 100% |
| Thu, May 21 | |||||
| 24:00 | 6.7% | 1.1m | 24135m | 11m/s | 71% |
| 01:00 | 6.7% | 1m | 24135m | 9.5m/s | 43% |
| 02:00 | 6.7% | 0.98m | 24135m | 7.9m/s | 14% |
| 03:00 | 6.3% | 0.95m | 24135m | 7.6m/s | 43% |
| 04:00 | 6.3% | 0.92m | 24135m | 7.2m/s | 71% |
| 05:00 | 21% | 0.89m | 24135m | 6.8m/s | 100% |
| 06:00 | 19% | 0.87m | 24135m | 6.2m/s | 100% |
| 07:00 | 14% | 0.85m | 24135m | 5.6m/s | 100% |
| 08:00 | 14% | 0.83m | 24135m | 4.9m/s | 100% |
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 scoreThis 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 America/New_York | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, May 18
Sunrise 05:18
Sunset 19:56 | ||||||||||||
| 10:00 | 5% | 4% | 12% | 0.76m | 176° | 0.01 | 50° | 12% | 114° | 4.3m/s | 0.21m | 7.8s |
| 11:00 | 26% | 1% | 7% | 0.76m | 176° | 0.01 | 60° | 26% | 124° | 5m/s | 0.24m | 7.7s |
| 12:00 | 16% | 4% | 5% | 0.75m | 177° | 0.01 | 67° | 16% | 113° | 3.9m/s | 0.22m | 7.7s |
| 13:00 | 75% | 0% | 8% | 0.74m | 178° | 0.01 | 67° | 75% | 121° | 4m/s | 0.19m | 7.6s |
| 14:00 | 31% | 0% | 7% | 0.73m | 179° | 0.01 | 62° | 31% | 148° | 6.1m/s | 0.17m | 7.6s |
| 15:00 | 84% | 0% | 8% | 0.72m | 179° | 0.02 | 53° | 84% | 161° | 5.6m/s | 0.18m | 7.5s |
| 16:00 | 100% | 0% | 5% | 0.72m | 180° | 0.02 | 42° | 100% | 182° | 5m/s | 0.18m | 7.5s |
| 17:00 | 67% | 0% | 14% | 0.71m | 180° | 0.03 | 31° | 67% | 199° | 4.3m/s | 0.19m | 7.5s |
| 18:00 | 31% | 1% | 89% | 0.71m | 181° | 0.03 | 20° | 90% | 203° | 4.1m/s | 0.14m | 7.5s |
| 19:00 | 5% | 0% | 73% | 0.7m | 181° | 0.03 | 9° | 73% | 198° | 4.5m/s | 0.1m | 7.5s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 0% | 0% | 69% | 0.7m | 182° | 0.03 | -1.1° | 69% | 199° | 4.7m/s | 0.05m | 7.4s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0.68m | 182° | 0.03 | -11° | 5% | 208° | 5.2m/s | 0.14m | 7.4s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 2% | 0% | 4% | 0.66m | 182° | 0.03 | -19° | 4% | 212° | 5.6m/s | 0.22m | 7.4s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 2% | 2% | 5% | 0.64m | 183° | 0.03 | -25° | 6% | 218° | 5.5m/s | 0.31m | 7.3s |
| Tue, May 19
Sunrise 05:17
Sunset 19:57 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 0% | 2% | 5% | 0.66m | 183° | 0.03 | -28° | 6% | 216° | 5.1m/s | 0.34m | 7.3s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 0% | 1% | 5% | 0.68m | 183° | 0.03 | -28° | 5% | 219° | 5.3m/s | 0.36m | 7.3s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0.7m | 183° | 0.03 | -26° | 1% | 224° | 6.3m/s | 0.39m | 7.3s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.68m | 183° | 0.03 | -20° | 0% | 224° | 6.7m/s | 0.49m | 7.2s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0.65m | 182° | 0.03 | -13° | 3% | 223° | 6.4m/s | 0.6m | 7.2s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0.63m | 182° | 0.02 | -3.6° | 1% | 222° | 6.1m/s | 0.7m | 7.2s |
| 06:00 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0.65m | 183° | 0.02 | 6.5° | 4% | 224° | 5.9m/s | 0.64m | 7.1s |
| 07:00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.68m | 184° | 0.02 | 17° | 0% | 219° | 5.9m/s | 0.58m | 7s |
| 08:00 | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0.7m | 185° | 0.02 | 28° | 1% | 219° | 6.3m/s | 0.52m | 7s |
| 09:00 | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0.67m | 185° | - | 39° | 6% | 223° | 7.2m/s | 0.61m | 7s |
| 10:00 | 75% | 1% | 0% | 0.64m | 185° | - | 50° | 75% | 224° | 7.5m/s | 0.7m | 6.9s |
| 11:00 | 69% | 1% | 0% | 0.61m | 185° | - | 60° | 69% | 227° | 7.5m/s | 0.79m | 6.9s |
| 12:00 | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0.47m | 185° | - | 67° | 6% | 227° | 7.6m/s | 0.74m | 6.8s |
| 13:00 | 37% | 1% | 0% | 0.34m | 185° | - | 68° | 38% | 226° | 8m/s | 0.69m | 6.8s |
| 14:00 | 58% | 1% | 5% | 0.2m | 185° | - | 62° | 59% | 224° | 8.2m/s | 0.64m | 6.7s |
| 15:00 | 6% | 1% | 12% | 0.21m | 186° | - | 53° | 12% | 224° | 8.4m/s | 0.68m | 6.6s |
| 16:00 | 5% | 1% | 5% | 0.21m | 187° | - | 42° | 6% | 222° | 8.6m/s | 0.71m | 6.5s |
| 17:00 | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0.22m | 187° | - | 31° | 6% | 225° | 8.2m/s | 0.75m | 6.4s |
| 18:00 | 5% | 17% | 5% | 0.17m | 188° | - | 20° | 18% | 226° | 8.1m/s | 0.81m | 6.2s |
| 19:00 | 7% | 22% | 5% | 0.11m | 189° | - | 9.2° | 25% | 227° | 7.9m/s | 0.88m | 6.1s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 98% | 0% | 99% | 0.06m | 190° | - | -0.89° | 99% | 228° | 8.8m/s | 0.94m | 5.9s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 70% | 0.4m | 190° | - | -10° | 100% | 230° | 9.1m/s | 1.1m | 6.1s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 97% | 8% | 95% | 0.74m | 189° | - | -18° | 100% | 239° | 7.5m/s | 1.4m | 6.3s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 100% | 11% | 95% | 1.1m | 189° | - | -24° | 100% | 233° | 6.3m/s | 1.6m | 6.5s |
| Wed, May 20
Sunrise 05:17
Sunset 19:58 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 70% | 1% | 67% | 1.1m | 189° | - | -28° | 73% | 230° | 5.1m/s | 1.4m | 6.6s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 22% | 0% | 6% | 1.1m | 188° | - | -28° | 22% | 226° | 5.6m/s | 1.3m | 6.8s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 52% | 0% | 17% | 1.2m | 188° | - | -25° | 53% | 225° | 6.6m/s | 1.2m | 6.9s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 88% | 0% | 5% | 1.2m | 188° | - | -20° | 88% | 234° | 7.3m/s | 1.3m | 7.1s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 85% | 0% | 5% | 1.2m | 188° | - | -13° | 85% | 225° | 5.8m/s | 1.3m | 7.2s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 7% | 80% | 28% | 1.2m | 188° | - | -3.5° | 80% | 225° | 6.1m/s | 1.4m | 7.3s |
| 06:00 | 18% | 7% | 5% | 0.83m | 189° | - | 6.6° | 18% | 223° | 6.6m/s | 1.3m | 7.3s |
| 07:00 | 6% | 2% | 6% | 0.45m | 189° | - | 17° | 7% | 227° | 6.9m/s | 1.3m | 7.4s |
| 08:00 | 5% | 100% | 100% | 0.06m | 190° | - | 28° | 100% | 227° | 7.2m/s | 1.3m | 7.4s |
| 09:00 | 3% | 2% | 47% | 0.06m | 190° | - | 40° | 47% | 225° | 6.7m/s | 1.3m | 7.4s |
| 10:00 | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0.06m | 190° | - | 50° | 5% | 234° | 6.7m/s | 1.2m | 7.3s |
| 11:00 | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0.06m | 191° | - | 60° | 2% | 230° | 6.7m/s | 1.2m | 7.3s |
| 12:00 | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0.06m | 191° | - | 67° | 3% | 222° | 7m/s | 1.2m | 7.3s |
| 13:00 | 6% | 1% | 0% | 0.07m | 191° | - | 68° | 7% | 215° | 7.4m/s | 1.2m | 7.4s |
| 14:00 | 17% | 1% | 0% | 0.07m | 191° | - | 62° | 17% | 220° | 8.2m/s | 1.2m | 7.4s |
| 15:00 | 39% | 1% | 33% | 0.52m | 191° | - | 53° | 45% | 240° | 7.6m/s | 1.2m | 7.4s |
| 16:00 | 60% | 0% | 65% | 0.97m | 191° | - | 42° | 72% | 260° | 7m/s | 1.2m | 7.4s |
| 17:00 | 82% | 0% | 98% | 1.4m | 191° | - | 31° | 100% | 280° | 6.4m/s | 1.2m | 7.4s |
| 18:00 | 88% | 0% | 86% | 1.3m | 191° | - | 20° | 100% | 299° | 6.4m/s | 0.96m | 7.3s |
| 19:00 | 94% | 0% | 75% | 1.1m | 191° | - | 9.3° | 100% | 318° | 6.5m/s | 0.71m | 7.3s |
| 20:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 63% | 1m | 191° | - | -0.69° | 100% | 337° | 6.5m/s | 0.45m | 7.3s |
| 21:00 ☾ | 100% | 33% | 74% | 0.97m | 192° | - | -10° | 100% | 342° | 7.1m/s | 0.5m | 7.2s |
| 22:00 ☾ | 100% | 66% | 86% | 0.94m | 192° | - | -18° | 100% | 348° | 7.7m/s | 0.54m | 7.2s |
| 23:00 ☾ | 100% | 99% | 97% | 0.91m | 192° | - | -24° | 100% | 354° | 8.3m/s | 0.59m | 7.2s |
| Thu, May 21
Sunrise 05:16
Sunset 19:59 | ||||||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | 100% | 66% | 98% | 0.89m | 193° | - | -28° | 100% | 243° | 7.8m/s | 0.56m | 7.1s |
| 01:00 ☾ | 100% | 33% | 99% | 0.86m | 193° | - | -28° | 100% | 132° | 7.2m/s | 0.53m | 7.1s |
| 02:00 ☾ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.84m | 193° | - | -25° | 100% | 21° | 6.7m/s | 0.5m | 7.1s |
| 03:00 ☾ | 100% | 2% | 100% | 0.83m | 193° | - | -20° | 100% | 24° | 6.8m/s | 0.45m | 7.1s |
| 04:00 ☾ | 100% | 3% | 100% | 0.83m | 193° | - | -12° | 100% | 27° | 7m/s | 0.39m | 7.1s |
| 05:00 ☾ | 99% | 5% | 100% | 0.82m | 194° | - | -3.3° | 100% | 30° | 7.1m/s | 0.34m | 7.1s |
| 06:00 | 100% | 3% | 100% | 0.8m | 194° | - | 6.8° | 100% | 38° | 6.5m/s | 0.34m | 7.1s |
| 07:00 | 100% | 2% | 100% | 0.78m | 194° | - | 17° | 100% | 47° | 6m/s | 0.33m | 7.1s |
| 08:00 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.76m | 194° | - | 28° | 100% | 55° | 5.4m/s | 0.33m | 7.1s |
| 09:00 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0.74m | 194° | - | 40° | 100% | 75° | 5m/s | 0.31m | 7s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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