Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and noticeable surge.
Sources & confidence
Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine · How it works →
The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.
Our own model
Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.
Safety gates
It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.
A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.
Where to get in, where to hunt
Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.
The day is picked above, in the hero. Here are that day's windows, the hour-by-hour map and the trends. Tap a window to break down the conditions.
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Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.
spearo.app folds wind, wave, swell period, visibility, tides, water temperature and risk into a single verdict — go to the spot or not. It computes 7 days ahead from open marine models (Open-Meteo, IPMA), with no sign-up and no accounts. Built for solo spearfishing off the rocks, where any mistake costs dearly.
Now live: 3016 spots across 406 stretches of coast — mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.
See all spotsRelief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.
The models set the window. Whether you go in is read only at the water: count the sets, watch the surge on the entry. If in doubt, you don't get in.
Scouted entries, coloured by today. The colour is the sea state at the spot, not a guarantee: the wash and a slippery entry you judge on site.
Open the seafloor mapFringing reef off the main beach's south end; 3–8 m, sweetlip, snapper, coral trout. Southernmost easy reef of the GBR coast.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appHeadland reef at Seventeen Seventy; ledges 3–8 m, snapper, mackerel. Enter off the rocks, watch the current.
Google MapsRock and reef at the south headland of Workmans; boulders 2–6 m, sweetlip, bream. Sheltered on SE wind. At spring low the headland reef all but dries: go in on the flood or at high water.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appSOLO is the biggest risk: underwater you can black out from lack of oxygen silently and fatally, with no one around. Solo is never truly «safe». Below are the best weather windows; carry a buoy, tell someone your plan and exit time, and any doubt — don't go.
Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Check the cam BEFORE you leave. Foam, brown/green murk, or waves washing the entry rocks = No-go. At night/in fog the cam is useless — treat it as «unknown», NOT «green».
Rules as of now — 25.10.2026 14:38 (Australia/Brisbane)
Spearfishing in Agnes Water is a small-window reef plan. The coast faces east, the dirty sector runs from north-east to south-east, and the worst sea sits around 110 degrees. Springs reef gives the straightforward fringing-reef option near the main beach. Workmans Beach has boulders and some shelter on south-east wind. Round Hill Head at Seventeen Seventy can hold better fish but adds current. The Reef Authority zoning map still rules the dive at each of these entries.
These are compact reef and headland dives rather than bluewater drifts. Confirm zone colour first, then check surge on the rocks.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Water - Springs reef | Fringing reef off the south end of the main beach | 3-8 m | Intermediate, best on small swell | Beach approach to the southern reef | Sweetlip, snapper and coral trout are listed. It is the southern easy reef option in this area. |
| Workmans Beach | Boulder reef near the southern headland | 2-6 m | Moderate shore dive | Walk down to the beach and use the headland only with a calm exit | Sweetlip and bream are listed. South-east wind gives shelter, but boulder surge still matters. |
| Round Hill Head (1770) | Headland ledges at Seventeen Seventy | 3-8 m | Experienced shore entry | Rock entry with current awareness | Snapper and mackerel are listed. The warning is current, so avoid big tidal movement. |
Rules change and vary BY STATE. Before heading out, check with your state's fisheries (NSW DPI, Fisheries QLD, VFA, DPIRD WA, PIRSA, NRE Tas, NT Fisheries) and the marine-park zoning map.
A low easterly swell and weak wind are the main filters. Fresh swell from 30 to 160 degrees pushes colour over the reef and makes rock exits poor. There is no webcam or buoy entry for this city, so live weather and a beach inspection carry more weight than optimism.
Only where the current zoning allows it. Green and pink zones are no-take for fishing, including spearfishing. If a headland boundary is hard to read on the map, fail closed. A short swim into the wrong colour is still a closed-water problem.
These reefs can hold sweetlip, snapper, coral trout, bream and mackerel. Protected fish such as potato cod, Queensland giant groper, humphead Maori wrasse and barramundi cod are no-take. Do not use a spear shot as an identification test.
Queensland is not licence-first for ordinary recreational spearfishing, unlike NSW and Victoria. It is still strict on gear, species and closed waters. Australian state-by-state rules also say Queensland bans taking fish on scuba. Inland waters and rock lobster by spear are out.
Australian state-by-state rules say Queensland has no general recreational licence for ordinary spearfishing, but DAF rules still apply.
Only after checking current Great Barrier Reef zoning. Closed colours mean no take.
Workmans Beach is the noted sheltered option on south-east wind.
No. Queensland expressly bans taking fish on scuba under Australian state-by-state rules.
Check live weather and the beach. East-sector swell is the main visibility risk.
