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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Sitges - Dramatic Seascapes - Spanish Coast & Islands

Sitges, Catalonia, Spain

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 10% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
4%
Wave Height0.2m
Swell Height0.2m
Wind Speed1.4m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover93%

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Times shown in Europe/Madrid

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Spain's coastline encompasses extraordinary diversity—from the wild Atlantic Basque coast with its jagged cliffs and powerful swells to the volcanic Canary Islands' otherworldly black sand beaches. Each region offers distinct coastal drama shaped by geology and ocean forces.

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe in the Basque Country features a dramatic hermitage perched on a rocky islet connected by a winding stone bridge—a location made famous globally but timelessly photogenic during Atlantic storms. The Canary Islands' volcanic origins create stark black lava formations meeting turquoise waters, particularly spectacular along Lanzarote's Los Hervideros coastline and Tenerife's northern shores.

What makes Spanish coastal drama exceptional:

  • Basque cliff formations - Flysch rock layers create dramatic striped patterns along the coast
  • Volcanic meets ocean - Canary Islands' recent lava flows create stark black formations against Atlantic blue
  • Mediterranean sea caves - Costa Brava hidden coves and Mallorca's cathedral-like caves
  • Tidal range variation - Atlantic coast massive tidal swings reveal hidden rock formations

Best conditions vary by region: Basque coast storms peak October-February with dramatic wave action. Canary Islands offer year-round coastal drama with reliable conditions. Mediterranean coast provides summer clarity but winter storm opportunities. Always check tide times for foreground rock access.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

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/Madrid
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 75.0%
Significant Wave Height
≥ 1.5m
Visibility
≥ 5000.0m
Wind Gusts
≤ 22.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 30.0%
Wed, Apr 8
03:003%0.43m24135m3.2m/s0%
04:003.5%0.43m24134m3.3m/s0%
05:003.5%0.43m24135m2.9m/s0%
06:003%0.36m24134m2.8m/s0%
07:0013%0.36m24134m3.3m/s0%
08:0013%0.41m24135m3.2m/s0%
09:0011%0.41m24135m3.3m/s0%
10:008.4%0.4m24134m4m/s0%
11:007.1%0.4m24135m4.2m/s0%
12:006.4%0.39m24134m4.4m/s0%
13:005.2%0.38m24135m4.2m/s0%
14:005.2%0.32m24134m4.2m/s0%
15:005.2%0.31m24134m3.9m/s0%
16:006.4%0.3m24134m3.6m/s0%
17:006.4%0.29m24135m3.3m/s0%
18:006.6%0.28m24135m3m/s0%
19:007.5%0.27m24134m2.5m/s0%
20:008.6%0.2m24135m1.9m/s0%
21:008.6%0.24m24135m1.5m/s0%
22:003.5%0.24m24134m1.3m/s0%
23:003%0.23m24134m0.91m/s0%
Thu, Apr 9
24:003%0.21m24135m0.9m/s0%
01:003.5%0.22m24135m1m/s0%
02:004%0.22m24135m0.8m/s0%
03:004.3%0.21m24134m1m/s0%
04:004.3%0.21m24135m1.3m/s0%
05:004%0.2m24135m1.1m/s0%
06:004%0.2m24135m1.3m/s0%
07:0011%0.2m24134m1m/s0%
08:0010%0.2m24134m1m/s0%
09:009%0.19m24134m1.3m/s0%
10:007.5%0.19m24135m1.2m/s0%
11:005.6%0.18m24134m0.9m/s0%
12:007.1%0.19m24135m2.2m/s0%
13:007.5%0.19m24135m2.3m/s0%
14:007.5%0.2m24135m2.6m/s0%
15:008.3%0.27m24135m3.3m/s0%
16:007.3%0.33m24134m4.3m/s0%
17:005.7%0.4m24135m4.4m/s0%
18:007.6%0.42m24134m5m/s0%
19:008.6%0.43m24134m5.2m/s0%
20:0011%0.45m24135m3.8m/s0%
21:009.9%0.48m24135m2.3m/s0%
22:002.7%0.51m24134m2.8m/s0%
23:004.5%0.54m24134m3m/s0%
Fri, Apr 10
24:004.3%0.57m24135m2.5m/s0%
01:002.9%0.59m24134m2.1m/s0%
02:002.9%0.62m24135m2m/s0%
03:003.3%0.63m24134m1.9m/s0%
04:003.3%0.63m24134m1.8m/s0%
05:003.3%0.64m24135m1.6m/s0%
06:003.3%0.72m24134m1.8m/s0%
07:009.5%0.81m24134m1.8m/s0%
08:009.9%0.89m24135m1.2m/s0%
09:008.2%0.83m24134m1.1m/s0%
10:009.4%0.78m24134m1.5m/s0%
11:009.1%0.72m24135m1.6m/s0%
12:008%0.6m24135m1.6m/s0%
13:005.4%0.49m24134m1.9m/s0%
14:005.4%0.37m24134m2.5m/s0%
15:004.3%0.35m24134m3.4m/s0%
16:005.2%0.33m24134m4.6m/s0%
17:004.5%0.31m24134m5.8m/s0%
18:005.2%0.35m24134m6.6m/s0%
19:005.8%0.38m24135m6.7m/s0%
20:008.8%0.42m24135m6.5m/s0%
21:007.8%0.41m24135m6.9m/s0%
22:002.7%0.39m24134m6.6m/s0%
23:002.8%0.38m24135m5m/s0%
Sat, Apr 11
24:003%0.39m24134m2.2m/s0%
01:003.4%0.4m24135m1.7m/s0%
02:003.4%0.41m24134m1.4m/s0%
03:002.4%0.42m24134m1.8m/s0%
04:003.3%0.43m24134m1.9m/s0%
05:003.7%0.44m24135m1.8m/s0%
06:004.9%0.45m24135m1.7m/s0%
07:009.2%0.45m24135m1.5m/s0%
08:008.5%0.46m24135m1.4m/s0%
09:0011%0.47m24135m3.5m/s0%
10:0010%0.47m24135m5.6m/s0%
11:004.5%0.48m24135m7.6m/s0%
12:005.7%0.45m24135m9.8m/s0%
13:005.1%0.43m24135m12m/s0%
14:005.6%0.4m24135m14m/s0%
15:005.6%0.42m24135m16m/s5%
16:007.9%0.44m24135m18m/s10%
17:007.6%0.46m24135m20m/s15%
18:007.8%0.53m24135m18m/s43%
19:008.4%0.6m24135m15m/s72%
20:0010%0.67m24135m13m/s100%
21:0013%0.78m24135m10m/s76%
22:005.3%0.89m24135m6.8m/s51%
23:005.1%1m24135m3.6m/s27%
Sun, Apr 12
24:005.7%1.1m24135m3.5m/s31%
01:005.7%1.3m24135m3.5m/s34%
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/Madrid
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
Thu, Apr 9 Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 20:26
04:00 ☾
93% 0% 0% 0.21m 152° 0.006 -33° 93% 347° 1.4m/s 0.07m 4.3s
05:00 ☾
100% 0% 5% 0.2m 152° 0.006 -25° 100% 330° 1.2m/s 0.07m 4.3s
06:00 ☾
100% 0% 6% 0.19m 151° 0.007 -16° 100% 349° 1.3m/s 0.07m 4.3s
07:00 ☾
100% 0% 30% 0.19m 150° 0.007 -5° 100% 344° 1m/s 0.08m 4.3s
08:00
100% 0% 85% 0.18m 150° 0.008 6.2° 100% 1° 1m/s 0.08m 4.3s
09:00
95% 0% 74% 0.17m 149° 0.009 17° 95% 34° 1.3m/s 0.08m 4.3s
10:00
100% 0% 5% 0.17m 149° 0.009 28° 100% 76° 1.2m/s 0.07m 4.3s
11:00
4% 0% 5% 0.16m 148° 0.008 39° 5% 151° 1.3m/s 0.07m 4.3s
12:00
14% 0% 5% 0.15m 148° 0.007 48° 14% 187° 2.8m/s 0.11m 4.2s
13:00
22% 0% 2% 0.15m 147° 0.006 54° 22% 193° 2.9m/s 0.16m 4.2s
14:00
20% 0% 0% 0.14m 147° 0.006 56° 20% 201° 2.9m/s 0.2m 4.2s
15:00
52% 0% 4% 0.13m 161° 0.006 53° 52% 201° 3.4m/s 0.27m 3.7s
16:00
83% 0% 5% 0.12m 174° 0.006 46° 83% 204° 4m/s 0.33m 3.2s
17:00
97% 0% 0% 0.11m 188° 0.006 37° 97% 211° 3.6m/s 0.4m 2.7s
18:00
88% 0% 0% 0.18m 189° 0.005 26° 88% 217° 3.8m/s 0.36m 2.8s
19:00
89% 0% 0% 0.26m 189° 0.006 15° 89% 225° 3.8m/s 0.31m 3s
20:00
95% 0% 0% 0.33m 190° 0.006 4.2° 95% 247° 2.8m/s 0.27m 3.2s
21:00 ☾
89% 0% 0% 0.31m 205° 0.007 -6.9° 89% 259° 1.9m/s 0.33m 3.2s
22:00 ☾
99% 1% 0% 0.29m 220° 0.007 -17° 99% 249° 2.3m/s 0.4m 3.2s
23:00 ☾
38% 3% 0% 0.27m 235° 0.006 -27° 38% 257° 2.6m/s 0.46m 3.2s
Fri, Apr 10 Sunrise 07:23 Sunset 20:26
24:00 ☾
68% 3% 0% 0.24m 245° 0.006 -34° 68% 271° 2.3m/s 0.5m 3.2s
01:00 ☾
5% 3% 0% 0.22m 254° 0.005 -39° 5% 281° 2.1m/s 0.55m 3.3s
02:00 ☾
5% 3% 0% 0.19m 264° 0.005 -41° 5% 293° 1.9m/s 0.59m 3.3s
03:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.17m 268° 0.005 -39° 5% 306° 1.9m/s 0.6m 3.4s
04:00 ☾
2% 0% 0% 0.14m 273° 0.004 -33° 2% 313° 1.7m/s 0.62m 3.4s
05:00 ☾
2% 0% 0% 0.12m 277° 0.004 -25° 2% 329° 1.6m/s 0.63m 3.5s
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 277° 0.004 -15° 0% 335° 1.9m/s 0.72m 3.6s
07:00 ☾
1% 0% 0% 0.09m 277° 0.004 -4.7° 1% 348° 1.9m/s 0.8m 3.8s
08:00
1% 0% 0% 0.07m 278° 0.004 6.5° 1% 353° 1.2m/s 0.89m 4s
09:00
1% 0% 0% 0.06m 278° 0.004 18° 1% 8° 0.89m/s 0.83m 3.9s
10:00
1% 0% 0% 0.06m 278° 0.004 29° 1% 53° 1.3m/s 0.78m 3.9s
11:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 278° 0.003 39° 0% 104° 1.7m/s 0.72m 3.8s
12:00
0% 0% 0% 0.11m 277° 0.003 48° 0% 136° 2.3m/s 0.6m 3.6s
13:00
0% 0% 0% 0.18m 275° 0.003 55° 0% 161° 2.9m/s 0.49m 3.5s
14:00
0% 0% 0% 0.24m 273° 0.003 57° 0% 172° 3.3m/s 0.37m 3.3s
15:00
0% 0% 0% 0.2m 260° - 54° 0% 181° 3.6m/s 0.35m 3s
16:00
0% 0% 0% 0.16m 246° - 47° 0% 196° 3.6m/s 0.33m 2.7s
17:00
0% 0% 0% 0.12m 233° - 37° 0% 210° 4.2m/s 0.31m 2.5s
18:00
0% 0% 0% 0.15m 222° - 27° 0% 222° 4.8m/s 0.35m 2.6s
19:00
0% 0% 0% 0.18m 211° - 16° 0% 230° 4.7m/s 0.38m 2.7s
20:00
0% 0% 0% 0.21m 199° - 4.4° 0% 236° 4.2m/s 0.42m 2.8s
21:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.26m 194° - -6.7° 0% 244° 3.7m/s 0.33m 3s
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 1% 0.3m 188° - -17° 1% 257° 3.3m/s 0.24m 3.1s
23:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.35m 183° - -26° 0% 278° 2.4m/s 0.15m 3.2s
Sat, Apr 11 Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 20:27
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 2% 0.37m 180° - -34° 2% 312° 2m/s 0.15m 3.4s
01:00 ☾
0% 2% 5% 0.39m 177° - -39° 5% 331° 1.7m/s 0.16m 3.6s
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.41m 175° - -40° 0% 337° 1.5m/s 0.16m 3.9s
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 1% 0.4m 175° - -38° 1% 272° 1.8m/s 0.19m 4s
04:00 ☾
0% 0% 3% 0.39m 175° - -33° 3% 335° 1.9m/s 0.21m 4.1s
05:00 ☾
5% 0% 13% 0.38m 175° - -25° 15% 336° 1.9m/s 0.24m 4.2s
06:00 ☾
47% 0% 13% 0.36m 175° - -15° 47% 316° 1.8m/s 0.27m 4.2s
07:00 ☾
80% 0% 5% 0.33m 176° - -4.4° 80% 308° 1.6m/s 0.3m 4.2s
08:00
5% 0% 5% 0.31m 176° - 6.8° 5% 313° 1.4m/s 0.33m 4.2s
09:00
37% 0% 33% 0.29m 142° - 18° 37% 232° 3m/s 0.36m 3.8s
10:00
68% 0% 62% 0.27m 108° - 29° 68% 150° 4.6m/s 0.38m 3.5s
11:00
100% 0% 90% 0.25m 75° - 40° 100% 68° 6.2m/s 0.41m 3s
12:00
100% 26% 93% 0.24m 78° - 49° 100% 71° 7.2m/s 0.39m 3s
13:00
100% 53% 97% 0.22m 80° - 55° 100% 74° 8.2m/s 0.36m 3s
14:00
100% 79% 100% 0.21m 83° - 57° 100% 77° 9.2m/s 0.34m 3s
15:00
100% 54% 100% 0.29m 94° - 54° 100% 75° 11m/s 0.41m 3.4s
16:00
100% 30% 99% 0.36m 104° - 47° 100% 73° 12m/s 0.49m 3.9s
17:00
100% 5% 98% 0.44m 114° - 38° 100% 70° 14m/s 0.56m 4.3s
18:00
100% 5% 99% 0.48m 113° - 27° 100% 68° 12m/s 0.41m 4.5s
19:00
100% 5% 100% 0.52m 111° - 16° 100% 66° 9.9m/s 0.27m 4.6s
20:00
100% 5% 100% 0.56m 109° - 4.6° 100% 65° 7.9m/s 0.12m 4.8s
21:00 ☾
100% 4% 100% 0.53m 158° - -6.5° 100% 153° 6.1m/s 0.37m 4.7s
22:00 ☾
100% 3% 100% 0.51m 207° - -17° 100% 242° 4.3m/s 0.63m 4.6s
23:00 ☾
100% 1% 100% 0.48m 256° - -26° 100% 330° 2.5m/s 0.88m 4.5s
Sun, Apr 12 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 20:28
24:00 ☾
100% 1% 100% 0.4m 263° - -34° 100% 323° 2.6m/s 1.1m 4.6s
01:00 ☾
100% 1% 100% 0.33m 270° - -39° 100% 316° 2.6m/s 1.2m 4.7s
02:00 ☾
100% 0% 100% 0.25m 277° - -40° 100% 309° 2.7m/s 1.4m 4.8s
03:00 ☾
100% 33% 100% 0.21m 282° - -38° 100% 317° 3.1m/s 1.3m 4.7s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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