Today — sit it out — 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
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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.
⛔ Banned here
Open the seafloor map⛔ Spearfishing is BANNED here — the Lervily cantonnement, where spearfishing is explicitly banned (DDTM 29 synthesis, 2025). The spot stays on the map to mark the closure: find a legal stretch on the no-take map.
Google MapsCameras, 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».
transparency nearby ~4 m · satellite, yesterdaysatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore
⛔ Spearfishing is BANNED here — the closed area covering the Audierne approaches (Sainte-Évette cove). The spot stays on the map to mark the closure: find a legal stretch on the no-take map.
The full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appPors-Poulhan cliffs (Plouhinec), 0–10 m, shore entry; bass, mullet, bream. ⚠️ calm conditions only, strong current at high tidal coefficient.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appRock headland, rock and kelp 4–17 m, shore; bass, pollack, sea bream. Slack water only. Strong current. Swell exposed.
Google MapsRocky point, rock and kelp 4–17 m, shore; pollack. ⚠️ The Lervily cantonnement boundary runs right alongside — re-read the act before you shoot, nothing marks it at sea.
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.
Rules change. Exact distances from beaches/ports and seasonal closures are set by the local préfecture maritime — check its arrêté and the DIRM/OFB zone map before heading out.
Spearfishing in Audierne is not about chasing the most dramatic headland. The Raz de Sein is close, west-facing points accelerate with tide, and a modest Atlantic swell can make exits awkward. Lervily gives rock, bass, pollack and conger; Sainte-Évette is the sheltered learning cove; Pors-Poulhan is a calm-day cliff option. For any sea forecast Audierne, combine west swell, wind and slack time before choosing the entry.
The common rule is slack water. These places are shore entries, but they are not all beginner water.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe de Lervily | Rocky point | 2 to 12 m | Intermediate | Shore entry | West of the port, with bass, pollack and conger. Dive around slack only. |
| Sainte-Évette | Sheltered cove | 2 to 8 m | Learning zone | Shore entry | Rock and sand near the port, better for a short freediving Audierne session. |
| Falaises de Pors-Poulhan | Cliffs and ledges | 0 to 10 m | Intermediate | Shore entry | Calm weather only; current strengthens on big tidal coefficients. |
Slack is the key condition. The area is mesotidal and exposed to Atlantic west swell, so visibility and exit quality change quickly. Legally, France requires no spearfishing licence or declaration since 2009, but civil-liability insurance is mandatory. Hunt in daylight, breath-hold only, keep away from ports, bathing zones, reserves and fishing vessels, and check local prefectural rules before entering.
No, but you must carry insurance covering spearfishing.
It is the most forgiving listed option, especially for a short supervised session.
Around slack water, with a manageable coefficient and low swell.
No. Night spearfishing is banned in France.
Bass, pollack, conger, mullet and bream.
