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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

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Coastal Drama Score 100% failing
Significant Wave Height 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Coastal Drama Score
5%
Wave Height0.1m
Swell Height0.1m
Wind Speed3.7m/s (calm conditions)
Cloud Cover0%

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Times shown in Europe/Madrid

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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%
Sat, May 23
15:007.7%0.04m24134m3.1m/s0%
16:007.7%0.05m24135m3.1m/s0%
17:009.4%0.05m24134m2.9m/s0%
18:00-0.08m24135m2.5m/s0%
19:00-0.1m24135m2.3m/s0%
20:008.1%0.16m24134m2.2m/s0%
21:0015%0.17m24135m2.1m/s0%
22:0011%0.17m24134m1.6m/s0%
23:004.1%0.18m24135m1.2m/s0%
Sun, May 24
24:004.5%0.17m24135m1.6m/s0%
01:003.7%0.15m24135m1.7m/s0%
02:003%0.13m24135m1.7m/s0%
03:003%0.12m24134m1.9m/s0%
04:003%0.12m24135m1.9m/s0%
05:003%0.11m24135m1.4m/s0%
06:008.6%0.1m24134m1.4m/s0%
07:0011%0.1m24135m1.5m/s0%
08:007.4%0.1m24134m1.2m/s0%
09:007.4%0.09m24134m0.9m/s0%
10:006.3%0.09m24134m1.3m/s0%
11:006.3%0.08m24134m2.1m/s0%
12:005.2%0.09m24135m2.8m/s0%
13:005.2%0.1m24134m3.1m/s0%
14:005.2%0.1m24135m3.1m/s0%
15:005.2%0.1m24135m3.2m/s0%
16:005.2%0.11m24135m3.2m/s0%
17:006.3%0.11m24134m3m/s0%
18:005.6%0.11m24134m2.7m/s0%
19:006.5%0.1m24134m2.3m/s0%
20:008.9%0.1m24134m2m/s0%
21:009.7%0.1m24135m1.4m/s0%
22:008.6%0.09m24134m1m/s0%
23:003.5%0.09m24135m1m/s0%
Mon, May 25
24:003.5%0.09m24134m1m/s0%
01:003.9%0.09m24135m1m/s0%
02:003.9%0.09m24135m1m/s0%
03:003.5%0.11m24135m1.1m/s0%
04:003.1%0.12m24135m1m/s0%
05:002.7%0.14m24135m1.1m/s0%
06:007.5%0.13m24134m1.5m/s0%
07:009.7%0.13m24134m1.3m/s0%
08:007.5%0.12m24134m1.7m/s0%
09:007.5%0.11m24135m2.2m/s0%
10:005.6%0.1m24134m3.2m/s0%
11:005.6%0.09m24135m4m/s0%
12:004.6%0.09m24135m4.1m/s0%
13:004.6%0.09m24134m4.4m/s0%
14:005.2%0.09m24135m4.8m/s0%
15:004.1%0.1m24134m4.6m/s0%
16:004.1%0.11m24134m4.5m/s0%
17:008.8%0.12m24134m4.2m/s0%
18:005%0.11m24134m3.7m/s0%
19:005.9%0.11m24135m3m/s0%
20:009.9%0.1m24134m2.2m/s0%
21:0011%0.09m24135m1.1m/s0%
22:008.2%0.09m24134m0.61m/s0%
23:002.4%0.08m24135m0.71m/s0%
Tue, May 26
24:002.4%0.08m24134m0.41m/s0%
01:002.4%0.07m24134m0.72m/s0%
02:002%0.07m24135m1m/s0%
03:002.4%0.07m24134m1.4m/s0%
04:002.4%0.06m24135m1.5m/s0%
05:002.8%0.06m24134m1.6m/s0%
06:009.5%0.06m24134m1.6m/s0%
07:0011%0.06m24134m1.6m/s0%
08:008.3%0.06m24135m1.5m/s0%
09:005.8%0.05m24134m1m/s0%
10:005%0.05m24135m1.2m/s0%
11:008%0.04m24134m1.9m/s0%
12:004.9%0.05m24135m2.4m/s0%
13:003.5%0.06m24134m2.6m/s0%
14:003.5%0.07m24134m3.1m/s0%
15:003.5%0.1m24134m3.1m/s0%
16:007.5%0.14m24135m2.8m/s0%
17:005.2%0.17m24135m3m/s0%
18:005.2%0.18m24134m2.9m/s0%
19:006.1%0.19m24135m3.1m/s0%
20:007.4%0.2m24134m2.6m/s0%
21:006.8%0.18m24134m2.8m/s0%
22:006.1%0.17m24135m3.1m/s0%
23:002%0.15m24135m3.3m/s0%
Wed, May 27
24:003.4%0.14m24135m3.3m/s0%
01:003.8%0.13m24135m3.4m/s0%
02:002%0.12m24135m3.4m/s0%
03:002%0.11m24135m3.5m/s0%
04:002%0.11m24135m3.6m/s0%
05:002%0.1m24135m3.7m/s0%
06:005.9%0.1m24135m3.8m/s0%
07:006.6%0.1m24135m3.8m/s0%
08:005.1%0.1m24135m3.8m/s0%
09:005.1%0.11m24135m4.1m/s0%
10:004.3%0.13m24135m4.4m/s0%
11:004.3%0.14m24135m4.6m/s0%
12:003.5%0.17m24135m4.6m/s0%
13:003.5%0.21m24135m4.7m/s0%
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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 21:12
15:00
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 218° 0.006 65° 0% 179° 3.7m/s 0.1m 1.9s
16:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 220° 0.006 56° 0% 179° 3.7m/s 0.1m 2s
17:00
5% 0% 0% 0.09m 223° 0.006 45° 5% 178° 3.3m/s 0.11m 2.1s
18:00
5% 0% 0% 0.09m 206° 0.006 34° 5% 181° 2.8m/s 0.11m 2.2s
19:00
5% 0% 0% 0.08m 190° 0.006 23° 5% 187° 2.3m/s 0.1m 2.3s
20:00
5% 0% 0% 0.08m 173° 0.006 12° 5% 209° 1.9m/s 0.1m 2.4s
21:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 165° 0.006 1.6° 0% 214° 1.3m/s 0.09m 2.5s
22:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 157° 0.006 -8.2° 0% 242° 1m/s 0.07m 2.6s
23:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.08m 149° 0.006 -16° 5% 292° 0.98m/s 0.06m 2.7s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 21:12
24:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 141° 0.007 -23° 0% 290° 0.91m/s 0.07m 2.7s
01:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 134° 0.007 -27° 0% 290° 0.92m/s 0.08m 2.7s
02:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 127° 0.007 -28° 0% 304° 0.88m/s 0.09m 2.7s
03:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 85° 0.007 -26° 0% 318° 1m/s 0.09m 2.3s
04:00 ☾
2% 0% 0% 0.08m 43° 0.006 -21° 2% 342° 1.1m/s 0.1m 1.9s
05:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 0.72° 0.006 -14° 0% 337° 1.2m/s 0.1m 1.5s
06:00 ☾
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 35° 0.006 -5° 0% 34° 1.4m/s 0.1m 2.5s
07:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 69° 0.006 5° 0% 26° 1.3m/s 0.09m 3.4s
08:00
0% 0% 0% 0.11m 104° 0.007 16° 0% 45° 1.4m/s 0.09m 4.3s
09:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 103° 0.008 27° 0% 72° 1.7m/s 0.09m 4.2s
10:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 102° 0.009 38° 0% 103° 2.7m/s 0.09m 4.2s
11:00
0% 0% 0% 0.09m 101° 0.01 49° 0% 115° 3.4m/s 0.09m 4.1s
12:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 119° 0.01 59° 0% 123° 3.5m/s 0.09m 3.4s
13:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 138° 0.01 67° 0% 128° 3.8m/s 0.1m 2.6s
14:00
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 156° 0.01 70° 0% 126° 4.1m/s 0.1m 1.9s
15:00
0% 0% 0% 0.07m 157° - 65° 0% 126° 3.7m/s 0.1m 2s
16:00
4% 0% 0% 0.06m 158° - 56° 4% 126° 3.5m/s 0.11m 2.3s
17:00
35% 0% 0% 0.06m 159° - 45° 35% 129° 3.3m/s 0.11m 2.5s
18:00
97% 0% 0% 0.06m 192° - 34° 97% 131° 3.1m/s 0.11m 2.2s
19:00
100% 0% 0% 0.06m 225° - 23° 100% 130° 2.6m/s 0.12m 2s
20:00
19% 0% 0% 0.06m 257° - 12° 19% 127° 1.9m/s 0.12m 1.8s
21:00
5% 0% 0% 0.06m 261° - 1.8° 5% 104° 0.9m/s 0.12m 1.9s
22:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.07m 265° - -8.1° 5% 28° 0.52m/s 0.13m 2s
23:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.07m 269° - -16° 5% 348° 0.57m/s 0.13m 2.1s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 21:13
24:00 ☾
2% 0% 0% 0.07m 270° - -23° 2% 331° 0.34m/s 0.12m 2.1s
01:00 ☾
4% 0% 0% 0.07m 272° - -27° 4% 303° 0.74m/s 0.1m 2.1s
02:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.07m 273° - -28° 5% 302° 1m/s 0.09m 2.2s
03:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.06m 245° - -26° 5% 307° 1.4m/s 0.09m 2.3s
04:00 ☾
4% 0% 0% 0.06m 216° - -21° 4% 326° 1.5m/s 0.09m 2.5s
05:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 188° - -14° 5% 335° 1.7m/s 0.09m 2.7s
06:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 187° - -4.9° 5% 348° 1.7m/s 0.08m 2.7s
07:00
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 187° - 5.1° 5% 349° 1.7m/s 0.08m 2.7s
08:00
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 186° - 16° 5% 359° 1.4m/s 0.07m 2.7s
09:00
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 187° - 27° 5% 68° 0.95m/s 0.08m 2.6s
10:00
5% 0% 0% 0.05m 187° - 38° 5% 135° 1.4m/s 0.08m 2.6s
11:00
43% 0% 0% 0.05m 187° - 49° 43% 160° 2.2m/s 0.09m 2.5s
12:00
70% 0% 0% 0.05m 181° - 59° 70% 166° 2.8m/s 0.09m 2.4s
13:00
5% 0% 0% 0.06m 174° - 67° 5% 178° 3.2m/s 0.1m 2.2s
14:00
5% 0% 0% 0.06m 167° - 70° 5% 174° 3.7m/s 0.1m 2s
15:00
5% 0% 0% 0.06m 193° - 65° 5% 179° 3.8m/s 0.12m 1.9s
16:00
33% 0% 0% 0.06m 219° - 56° 33% 187° 3.4m/s 0.15m 1.9s
17:00
100% 0% 0% 0.06m 245° - 45° 100% 185° 3.5m/s 0.17m 1.8s
18:00
100% 0% 0% 0.06m 246° - 34° 100% 193° 3.2m/s 0.18m 1.9s
19:00
100% 0% 0% 0.05m 247° - 23° 100% 206° 3m/s 0.19m 2s
20:00
100% 0% 0% 0.05m 248° - 12° 100% 210° 2.4m/s 0.2m 2.2s
21:00
100% 0% 0% 0.09m 248° - 1.9° 100% 228° 2.7m/s 0.18m 2.2s
22:00 ☾
100% 0% 0% 0.12m 249° - -7.9° 100% 246° 3m/s 0.16m 2.2s
23:00 ☾
100% 0% 0% 0.16m 250° - -16° 100% 265° 3.3m/s 0.14m 2.2s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 21:14
24:00 ☾
69% 0% 0% 0.15m 249° - -23° 69% 261° 3.3m/s 0.13m 2.2s
01:00 ☾
39% 0% 0% 0.13m 249° - -26° 39% 258° 3.4m/s 0.13m 2.2s
02:00 ☾
9% 0% 0% 0.12m 249° - -27° 9% 254° 3.4m/s 0.12m 2.2s
03:00 ☾
7% 0% 0% 0.11m 247° - -25° 7% 254° 3.5m/s 0.13m 2.2s
04:00 ☾
6% 0% 0% 0.11m 246° - -21° 6% 254° 3.6m/s 0.13m 2.2s
05:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.1m 244° - -14° 5% 254° 3.7m/s 0.14m 2.2s
06:00 ☾
5% 0% 0% 0.1m 243° - -4.7° 5% 244° 3.7m/s 0.14m 2.3s
07:00
5% 0% 0% 0.1m 241° - 5.2° 5% 235° 3.7m/s 0.14m 2.3s
08:00
5% 0% 0% 0.1m 240° - 16° 5% 226° 3.8m/s 0.14m 2.4s
09:00
5% 0% 0% 0.12m 237° - 27° 5% 225° 4m/s 0.14m 2.6s
10:00
5% 0% 0% 0.14m 235° - 38° 5% 223° 4.2m/s 0.14m 2.9s
11:00
5% 0% 0% 0.16m 232° - 49° 5% 222° 4.4m/s 0.14m 3.2s
12:00
5% 0% 0% 0.15m 230° - 59° 5% 231° 4.4m/s 0.17m 3s
13:00
5% 0% 0% 0.15m 228° - 67° 5% 239° 4.4m/s 0.21m 2.8s
14:00
5% 0% 0% 0.14m 225° - 70° 5% 247° 4.5m/s 0.24m 2.6s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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