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Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Faro, Faro, Portugal

Faro pairs a walled old town, cathedral tower, and tiled facades with Ria Formosa salt marshes, tidal channels, and low barrier islands.

Currently

Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

53%

Wave Height2.4m

Swell Height1.9m

Wind Speed6.5m/s (moderate winds)

Wind Gusts8.7m/s

Cloud Cover0%

Visibility24134 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Lisbon

Next opportunity

Moderate Seascape at Sunset

Faro

Today · 19:00–21:00 · 2h window

Medium confidence

40%

🌊Coastal Drama Score53.3-53.4%

Wave Height: 2.4m

Swell Height: 1.9m

Wind Speed: 6.5m/s (moderate winds)

Wind Gusts: 8.7m/s

Moderate Seascape

Faro

Today · 21:00–05:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:45.3-50.2%

Low

Dramatic Seascape

Faro

Tomorrow · 09:00–19:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:48.3-66.5%

Medium

Dramatic Seascape at Sunset

Faro

Tomorrow · 19:00–21:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:58.5-66.5%

Medium

Dramatic Seascape

Faro

Tomorrow · 21:00–06:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:50.6-68.8%

Low

Moderate Seascape at Sunrise

Faro

Mon, Aug 24 · 06:00–08:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:50.6%

Low

Dramatic Seascape

Faro

Mon, Aug 24 · 08:00–19:00

🌊Coastal Drama Score:46.3-63.6%

Low

+8 more windows in the next 14 days

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 Faro.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 45% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 49% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 61% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 10 of 53 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

February, with 22 of 53 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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85-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 85-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

63matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Lisbon	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 45.0%
Sat, Aug 22
06:00	46%
07:00	43%
08:00	28%
09:00	14%
10:00	11%
11:00	32%
12:00	18%
13:00	32%
14:00	21%
15:00	29%
16:00	13%
17:00	27%
18:00	49%
19:00	53%
20:00	53%
21:00	48%
22:00	46%
23:00	45%
Sun, Aug 23
24:00	45%
01:00	49%
02:00	48%
03:00	50%
04:00	50%
05:00	44%
06:00	40%
07:00	40%
08:00	45%
09:00	54%
10:00	58%
11:00	57%
12:00	63%
13:00	48%
14:00	53%
15:00	55%
16:00	67%
17:00	57%
18:00	55%
19:00	59%
20:00	67%
21:00	69%
22:00	64%
23:00	51%
Mon, Aug 24
24:00	58%
01:00	62%
02:00	51%
03:00	51%
04:00	51%
05:00	51%
06:00	51%
07:00	51%
08:00	51%
09:00	51%
10:00	54%
11:00	51%
12:00	48%
13:00	64%
14:00	56%
15:00	51%
16:00	64%
17:00	46%
18:00	46%
19:00	39%
20:00	49%
21:00	52%
22:00	54%
23:00	48%
Tue, Aug 25
24:00	48%
01:00	49%
02:00	53%
03:00	49%
04:00	44%
05:00	40%
06:00	40%
07:00	44%
08:00	46%
09:00	46%
10:00	46%
11:00	46%
12:00	46%
13:00	48%
14:00	53%
15:00	55%
16:00	47%
17:00	45%
18:00	45%

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
Sat, Aug 22 Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 20:14
20:00	0%	0%	0%	1.9m	98°	2.4m	0%	264°	8.7m/s	6.5m/s	1.5m	8.3s
21:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.9m	94°	2.4m	0%	270°	8.1m/s	5.8m/s	0.87m	8.4s
22:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	2m	90°	2.4m	0%	277°	7.6m/s	5.5m/s	0.23m	8.5s
23:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.9m	90°	2.4m	0%	286°	6.8m/s	4.8m/s	0.54m	8.6s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 20:14
24:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.9m	90°	2.4m	0%	290°	5.5m/s	3.9m/s	0.85m	8.6s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.8m	90°	2.5m	0%	290°	3.9m/s	2.9m/s	1.2m	8.7s
02:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.7m	93°	2.5m	0%	290°	2.6m/s	2.1m/s	1.5m	8.7s
03:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	1.7m	97°	2.6m	0%	291°	1.6m/s	1.4m/s	1.8m	8.7s
04:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	1.6m	101°	2.7m	5%	281°	1.1m/s	0.83m/s	2.1m	8.7s
05:00 ☾	1%	0%	0%	1.6m	105°	2.7m	1%	230°	0.92m/s	0.5m/s	2m	8.7s
06:00 ☾	0%	1%	0%	1.6m	109°	2.7m	1%	192°	1.1m/s	0.83m/s	1.8m	8.8s
07:00	0%	7%	0%	1.6m	114°	2.7m	7%	165°	1.6m/s	1.4m/s	1.6m	8.8s
08:00	0%	17%	0%	1.7m	100°	2.8m	17%	156°	2.5m/s	2.2m/s	1.7m	9s
09:00	0%	41%	0%	1.9m	86°	2.8m	41%	162°	4.2m/s	3.6m/s	1.8m	9.2s
10:00	0%	46%	0%	2m	73°	2.8m	46%	169°	4.9m/s	4.4m/s	1.9m	9.4s
11:00	0%	37%	0%	1.9m	62°	3.1m	37%	163°	5.8m/s	5.1m/s	2.3m	10s
12:00	27%	27%	0%	1.7m	51°	3.3m	32%	170°	6m/s	5.2m/s	2.7m	11s
13:00	100%	74%	0%	1.5m	40°	3.5m	100%	179°	5.7m/s	4.7m/s	3.2m	12s
14:00	17%	78%	12%	1.4m	40°	3.7m	82%	188°	5m/s	4.3m/s	3.4m	12s
15:00	0%	84%	31%	1.4m	39°	3.9m	89%	202°	5.6m/s	5.1m/s	3.6m	12s
16:00	0%	69%	0%	1.3m	39°	4m	69%	206°	6.2m/s	5.3m/s	3.8m	12s
17:00	0%	12%	0%	1.2m	39°	4.3m	12%	208°	6.5m/s	5.2m/s	4.2m	12s
18:00	0%	7%	0%	1.2m	38°	4.7m	7%	210°	5.9m/s	4.4m/s	4.5m	12s
19:00	0%	12%	0%	1.1m	38°	5m	12%	201°	5.6m/s	4.3m/s	4.9m	12s
20:00	0%	54%	0%	1.1m	38°	4.9m	54%	195°	6.4m/s	4.4m/s	4.7m	12s
21:00 ☾	0%	55%	0%	1m	39°	4.7m	55%	196°	7.5m/s	4.9m/s	4.6m	12s
22:00 ☾	0%	29%	0%	1m	40°	4.6m	29%	198°	7.9m/s	5m/s	4.4m	12s
23:00 ☾	0%	6%	3%	0.98m	41°	4.6m	9%	206°	9.1m/s	5.4m/s	4.5m	12s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 20:12
24:00 ☾	0%	30%	0%	0.96m	41°	4.6m	30%	210°	9.5m/s	5.1m/s	4.5m	11s
01:00 ☾	0%	60%	0%	0.93m	41°	4.6m	60%	219°	9.2m/s	4.9m/s	4.5m	11s
02:00 ☾	0%	7%	0%	0.9m	42°	4.6m	7%	227°	8.2m/s	4.3m/s	4.5m	11s
03:00 ☾	0%	3%	0%	0.88m	43°	4.6m	3%	226°	8.9m/s	4.5m/s	4.5m	11s
04:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.85m	44°	4.6m	0%	223°	9.4m/s	5.2m/s	4.6m	11s
05:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	0.82m	45°	4.6m	0%	223°	9.5m/s	5.3m/s	4.5m	11s
06:00 ☾	0%	2%	0%	0.79m	45°	4.6m	2%	225°	9.7m/s	5.7m/s	4.5m	10s
07:00	0%	6%	0%	0.76m	46°	4.5m	6%	216°	9.3m/s	5.6m/s	4.4m	10s
08:00	0%	0%	0%	0.73m	47°	4.4m	0%	221°	9.2m/s	5.8m/s	4.3m	10s
09:00	1%	0%	0%	0.7m	49°	4.3m	1%	228°	9.3m/s	6.2m/s	4.2m	10s
10:00	90%	0%	0%	0.67m	50°	4.2m	90%	222°	9m/s	6m/s	4.1m	10s
11:00	100%	2%	0%	0.65m	51°	4.1m	100%	219°	9.1m/s	6.1m/s	4m	9.9s
12:00	100%	4%	2%	0.62m	51°	4m	100%	223°	9.2m/s	6.4m/s	3.9m	9.8s
13:00	38%	3%	7%	0.6m	52°	3.8m	38%	227°	8.9m/s	6.1m/s	3.8m	9.6s
14:00	75%	1%	0%	0.57m	54°	3.7m	75%	229°	8.6m/s	6.2m/s	3.6m	9.5s
15:00	18%	1%	0%	0.55m	55°	3.5m	18%	232°	8.6m/s	6.2m/s	3.5m	9.4s
16:00	57%	1%	5%	0.52m	56°	3.3m	57%	235°	8.4m/s	6.3m/s	3.3m	9.4s
17:00	99%	4%	5%	0.51m	57°	3.2m	99%	241°	8.2m/s	6.3m/s	3.1m	9.3s
18:00	2%	9%	5%	0.5m	58°	3.1m	12%	246°	8m/s	6.2m/s	3m	9.2s
19:00	5%	1%	0%	0.49m	59°	2.9m	5%	243°	7.5m/s	5.9m/s	2.8m	9.1s
20:00	5%	0%	0%	1m	60°	2.8m	5%	242°	7.8m/s	5.7m/s	2.7m	9.1s
21:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	1.5m	60°	2.6m	5%	256°	7.3m/s	5.2m/s	2.6m	9s
22:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	2m	61°	2.5m	5%	268°	6.5m/s	4.5m/s	2.4m	8.9s
23:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	2m	62°	2.4m	4%	276°	5.7m/s	4.2m/s	2.4m	8.8s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 20:11
24:00 ☾	4%	0%	0%	2.1m	63°	2.3m	4%	285°	5m/s	3.8m/s	2.3m	8.8s
01:00 ☾	0%	0%	0%	2.1m	64°	2.2m	0%	290°	4.5m/s	3.8m/s	2.2m	8.7s
02:00 ☾	2%	0%	0%	2m	64°	2.1m	2%	238°	3.2m/s	2.6m/s	2.2m	8.7s
03:00 ☾	3%	0%	0%	2m	64°	2.1m	3%	186°	1.9m/s	1.5m/s	2.2m	8.6s
04:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	1.9m	65°	2m	5%	134°	0.52m/s	0.34m/s	2.1m	8.6s
05:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	1.9m	65°	2m	5%	157°	1.5m/s	1.6m/s	2.1m	8.6s
06:00 ☾	5%	0%	0%	1.9m	65°	1.9m	5%	180°	2.5m/s	2.9m/s	2.1m	8.6s
07:00	5%	0%	0%	1.8m	65°	1.9m	5%	203°	3.4m/s	4.1m/s	2m	8.6s
08:00	3%	0%	0%	1.8m	65°	1.9m	3%	217°	4.6m/s	4.9m/s	2m	8.7s
09:00	2%	0%	0%	1.8m	66°	1.9m	2%	231°	5.7m/s	5.6m/s	1.9m	8.7s
10:00	0%	0%	0%	1.8m	66°	1.9m	0%	245°	6.8m/s	6.4m/s	1.9m	8.7s
11:00	0%	0%	1%	1.8m	67°	1.9m	1%	249°	7.9m/s	7m/s	1.9m	8.8s
12:00	0%	0%	1%	1.8m	68°	1.9m	1%	254°	9m/s	7.6m/s	1.8m	8.8s
13:00	0%	0%	2%	1.8m	68°	1.9m	2%	259°	10m/s	8.3m/s	1.8m	8.9s
14:00	0%	0%	29%	1.8m	69°	1.9m	29%	271°	9.3m/s	7.4m/s	1.8m	9s
15:00	0%	0%	55%	1.8m	69°	1.9m	55%	284°	8.6m/s	6.6m/s	1.7m	9.1s
16:00	0%	0%	82%	1.8m	69°	1.9m	82%	296°	7.9m/s	5.7m/s	1.7m	9.3s
17:00	0%	0%	88%	1.8m	70°	1.9m	88%	298°	6.8m/s	5m/s	1.7m	9.4s
18:00	0%	0%	93%	1.8m	71°	1.9m	93%	300°	5.7m/s	4.4m/s	1.6m	9.5s
19:00	0%	0%	99%	1.8m	72°	1.9m	99%	302°	4.5m/s	3.7m/s	1.6m	9.6s

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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Forecast generated

Aug 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC

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