Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and surge pounding.
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
Leave your email — and the moment a window opens at Anakao, we'll send the go / no-go verdict. Email is all we need.
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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.
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 mapLagoon reef off the village beach, entry from the beach. Skip it when the ocean is rough. Next to Nosy Ve–Androka National Park; boundary not verified — treat as no-take. Point placed on the water off the shore the source names; approx.
Google MapsListed dive site, typical depth 20 m, max 25 m, access not described. Deeper than a shore freedive; a boat site. Next to Nosy Ve–Androka National Park; boundary not verified — treat as no-take. Coords from a dive-site database, approx.
Google MapsCameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Madagascar: recreational and sport fishing require a protocol and a licence from the Fisheries Ministry (Loi 2015-053 art. 41–42; Décret 2016-1492 art. 27). Rules on spearfishing with scuba and at night are not confirmed. Marine national parks such as Nosy Tanikely and Nosy Hara ban all fishing, spearfishing included. Check locally before diving.
Listed dive site, typical depth 7 m, max 12 m, boat access. No hunting — inside Nosy Ve–Androka National Park. Coords from a dive-site database, approx.
Google MapsSOLO 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.
Anakao has rock entry points such as Nosy Ve south point, Nosy Satrana and Anakao lagoon reef. Anakao is a Vezo fishing village south of Toliara, about an hour away by boat. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.
Dry May–October is clearest; SW swell April–August on the outer reefs; cyclones possible November–March.
Sheltered lagoons behind barrier reefs; a river plume south of Toliara.
Easy inside the lagoons, harder on the outer reef.
Anakao: Madagascar: recreational and sport fishing require a protocol and a licence from the Fisheries Ministry (Loi 2015-053 art. 41–42; Décret 2016-1492 art. 27). Rules on spearfishing with scuba and at night are not confirmed. Marine national parks such as Nosy Tanikely and Nosy Hara ban all fishing, spearfishing included. Check locally before diving.
