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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal

Albufeira, Faro, Portugal

Albufeira's whitewashed old town rises above a sandy bay, with ochre cliffs, sea stacks, and nearby coves offering elevated coastal layers.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

20%

Wave Height0.9m

Swell Height0.9m

Wind Speed4.4m/s (calm conditions)

Wind Gusts7.0m/s

Cloud Cover0%

Visibility24135 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Lisbon

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

Coastal Drama Score100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Algarve, Portugal. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Albufeira.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 53% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 61% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 64% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 13 of 47 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

February, with 25 of 47 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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-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 95 hours

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Lisbon	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 45.0%
Wed, Jul 15
02:00	24%
03:00	22%
04:00	28%
05:00	32%
06:00	18%
07:00	22%
08:00	22%
09:00	18%
10:00	9.2%
11:00	16%
12:00	17%
13:00	8.3%
14:00	23%
15:00	12%
16:00	32%
17:00	36%
18:00	38%
19:00	28%
20:00	30%
21:00	32%
22:00	45%
23:00	32%
Thu, Jul 16
24:00	32%
01:00	21%
02:00	20%
03:00	20%
04:00	20%
05:00	20%
06:00	20%
07:00	20%
08:00	19%
09:00	19%
10:00	14%
11:00	13%
12:00	12%
13:00	12%
14:00	12%
15:00	12%
16:00	12%
17:00	14%
18:00	14%
19:00	15%
20:00	15%
21:00	16%
22:00	17%
23:00	16%
Fri, Jul 17
24:00	15%
01:00	15%
02:00	15%
03:00	15%
04:00	15%
05:00	15%
06:00	15%
07:00	20%
08:00	20%
09:00	19%
10:00	21%
11:00	21%
12:00	18%
13:00	16%
14:00	13%
15:00	14%
16:00	13%
17:00	15%
18:00	17%
19:00	15%
20:00	19%
21:00	20%
22:00	20%
23:00	20%
Sat, Jul 18
24:00	20%
01:00	20%
02:00	19%
03:00	19%
04:00	19%
05:00	19%
06:00	19%
07:00	19%
08:00	19%
09:00	20%
10:00	19%
11:00	18%
12:00	21%
13:00	21%
14:00	21%
15:00	21%
16:00	20%
17:00	18%
18:00	17%
19:00	17%
20:00	17%
21:00	17%
22:00	17%
23:00	26%
Sun, Jul 19
24:00	27%

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 Europe/Lisbon	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
Thu, Jul 16 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 20:52
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.89m	146°	0.91m	0%	346°	7m/s	4.4m/s	0.47m	8.5s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.89m	147°	0.9m	0%	349°	6.6m/s	4m/s	0.39m	8.4s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.89m	148°	0.9m	0%	343°	6.1m/s	3.9m/s	0.31m	8.3s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.88m	147°	0.89m	0%	335°	6.5m/s	4.4m/s	0.24m	8.2s
06:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.88m	147°	0.89m	0%	330°	7.1m/s	5m/s	0.16m	8.2s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.87m	147°	0.88m	0%	333°	7.8m/s	5.4m/s	0.08m	8.1s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.84m	147°	0.85m	0%	339°	6.8m/s	5m/s	0.08m	8.1s
09:00	0%	0%	0%	0.81m	147°	0.82m	0%	337°	5.5m/s	4.3m/s	0.09m	8s
10:00	0%	0%	0%	0.78m	147°	0.79m	0%	318°	4.2m/s	3.6m/s	0.09m	8s
11:00	0%	0%	0%	0.75m	147°	0.77m	0%	289°	4.3m/s	3.8m/s	0.11m	7.9s
12:00	0%	0%	0%	0.72m	148°	0.74m	0%	264°	4.7m/s	4.4m/s	0.12m	7.9s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.69m	149°	0.72m	0%	246°	5.7m/s	5.5m/s	0.14m	7.8s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.69m	150°	0.71m	0%	248°	6.7m/s	6.1m/s	0.15m	7.8s
15:00	0%	0%	0%	0.68m	151°	0.7m	0%	254°	8.2m/s	7.1m/s	0.17m	7.7s
16:00	0%	0%	0%	0.68m	152°	0.69m	0%	262°	9.7m/s	8.2m/s	0.18m	7.6s
17:00	0%	0%	0%	0.67m	152°	0.69m	0%	273°	11m/s	9.1m/s	0.14m	7.6s
18:00	0%	0%	0%	0.67m	152°	0.68m	0%	288°	11m/s	9.2m/s	0.1m	7.5s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.66m	152°	0.68m	0%	304°	10m/s	8.4m/s	0.06m	7.5s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.66m	152°	0.68m	0%	322°	10m/s	7.8m/s	0.47m	7.4s
21:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.65m	152°	0.68m	0%	329°	11m/s	7.9m/s	0.87m	7.4s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.65m	152°	0.68m	0%	331°	11m/s	7.2m/s	1.3m	7.3s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.65m	153°	0.67m	0%	333°	12m/s	6.9m/s	0.87m	7.3s
Fri, Jul 17 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 20:52
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.64m	154°	0.67m	0%	333°	11m/s	6.3m/s	0.47m	7.3s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.64m	155°	0.66m	0%	333°	11m/s	5.9m/s	0.06m	7.3s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.64m	155°	0.66m	0%	336°	10m/s	5.9m/s	0.06m	7.3s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.65m	156°	0.67m	0%	340°	10m/s	6m/s	0.06m	7.3s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.65m	156°	0.67m	0%	345°	10m/s	5.9m/s	0.06m	7.3s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.64m	156°	0.67m	0%	344°	9.6m/s	5.6m/s	0.06m	7.5s
06:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.64m	155°	0.66m	0%	342°	9.1m/s	5.3m/s	0.07m	7.8s
07:00	0%	0%	0%	0.63m	155°	0.66m	0%	344°	8.8m/s	5.2m/s	0.07m	8.1s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.62m	153°	0.65m	0%	346°	8.1m/s	5.5m/s	0.08m	9.5s
09:00	0%	0%	0%	0.6m	152°	0.63m	0%	340°	8.2m/s	6.3m/s	0.08m	11s
10:00	0%	0%	0%	0.59m	150°	0.62m	0%	336°	6.7m/s	5.6m/s	0.08m	12s
11:00	0%	0%	0%	0.57m	150°	0.6m	0%	316°	4.2m/s	4m/s	0.09m	13s
12:00	0%	0%	0%	0.54m	149°	0.58m	0%	279°	4.5m/s	4.2m/s	0.09m	14s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.52m	149°	0.56m	0%	253°	5.8m/s	5.4m/s	0.1m	16s
14:00	0%	0%	0%	0.5m	149°	0.54m	0%	243°	6.4m/s	5.9m/s	0.1m	15s
15:00	0%	0%	0%	0.47m	149°	0.52m	0%	243°	7.6m/s	6.5m/s	0.1m	15s
16:00	0%	0%	0%	0.45m	149°	0.5m	0%	252°	9m/s	7.3m/s	0.11m	15s
17:00	0%	0%	0%	0.44m	149°	0.49m	0%	263°	10m/s	8.3m/s	0.11m	15s
18:00	0%	0%	0%	0.42m	149°	0.47m	0%	282°	9.9m/s	8.3m/s	0.12m	15s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.41m	149°	0.46m	0%	301°	9.4m/s	7.7m/s	0.12m	15s
20:00	0%	0%	0%	0.4m	150°	0.45m	0%	328°	9.8m/s	7.4m/s	0.12m	15s
21:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.38m	151°	0.44m	0%	336°	12m/s	8m/s	0.13m	15s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.37m	152°	0.43m	0%	334°	13m/s	7.7m/s	0.13m	15s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.36m	152°	0.43m	0%	336°	13m/s	7.1m/s	0.14m	15s
Sat, Jul 18 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 20:51
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.36m	152°	0.42m	0%	343°	13m/s	7.4m/s	0.15m	15s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.35m	151°	0.42m	0%	344°	12m/s	7m/s	0.15m	15s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.35m	151°	0.42m	0%	337°	11m/s	6.4m/s	0.16m	15s
03:00 ☾	2%	0%	0%	0.35m	151°	0.42m	2%	345°	12m/s	7.4m/s	0.16m	15s
04:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	0.35m	151°	0.42m	5%	349°	12m/s	7.2m/s	0.17m	15s
05:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	0.35m	151°	0.42m	4%	347°	12m/s	7.3m/s	0.17m	15s
06:00 ☾	5%	0%	4%	0.36m	151°	0.43m	5%	344°	11m/s	7.1m/s	0.18m	15s
07:00	5%	0%	8%	0.36m	151°	0.43m	8%	351°	11m/s	6.8m/s	0.18m	15s
08:00	5%	0%	9%	0.37m	151°	0.43m	9%	331°	11m/s	7.6m/s	0.14m	15s
09:00	5%	0%	10%	0.38m	151°	0.44m	10%	311°	11m/s	8.4m/s	0.09m	14s
10:00	5%	0%	11%	0.39m	150°	0.44m	11%	292°	11m/s	9.2m/s	0.05m	14s
11:00	3%	0%	7%	0.4m	150°	0.44m	7%	299°	12m/s	9.6m/s	0.28m	14s
12:00	2%	0%	4%	0.4m	150°	0.45m	4%	305°	12m/s	10m/s	0.51m	14s
13:00	0%	0%	0%	0.41m	150°	0.45m	0%	312°	13m/s	11m/s	0.74m	14s
14:00	2%	0%	0%	0.42m	150°	0.46m	2%	318°	12m/s	9.3m/s	0.8m	14s
15:00	3%	0%	0%	0.42m	150°	0.47m	3%	324°	10m/s	8.1m/s	0.85m	14s
16:00	5%	0%	0%	0.43m	150°	0.48m	5%	330°	8.9m/s	6.8m/s	0.91m	14s
17:00	3%	0%	0%	0.42m	151°	0.48m	3%	330°	8.3m/s	6.4m/s	0.63m	14s
18:00	2%	0%	0%	0.42m	152°	0.47m	2%	331°	7.7m/s	5.9m/s	0.35m	14s
19:00	0%	0%	0%	0.41m	153°	0.47m	0%	332°	7m/s	5.4m/s	0.07m	14s
20:00	2%	0%	0%	0.4m	153°	0.46m	2%	333°	6.7m/s	5.2m/s	0.07m	14s
21:00 ☾	3%	0%	1%	0.39m	153°	0.46m	3%	334°	6.3m/s	5m/s	0.07m	14s
22:00 ☾	5%	0%	1%	0.38m	153°	0.45m	5%	335°	5.9m/s	4.9m/s	0.07m	14s
23:00 ☾	32%	0%	7%	0.37m	152°	0.44m	32%	337°	6m/s	4.9m/s	0.07m	14s
Sun, Jul 19 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 20:50
24:00 ☾	58%	0%	12%	0.36m	152°	0.44m	58%	338°	6.1m/s	5m/s	0.08m	14s
01:00 ☾	85%	0%	18%	0.35m	152°	0.43m	85%	340°	6.1m/s	5m/s	0.08m	14s

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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Forecast generated

Jul 16, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC

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