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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: 1391 spots across 205 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 mapThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appEnclosed cove with rocky sides and calm water, 0–10 m, from shore; heavy taxi-boat traffic in summer. SC: breath-hold only, buoy required, nothing within 50 m of the beach. Coords approx.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appRocky headlands at the ends of a small tucked-away beach, 0–8 m, from shore; no dedicated dive source. SC: breath-hold only, buoy required, nothing within 50 m of the beach. Coords 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.
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».
MERO TOTAL MORATORIUM comes first: do not shoot goliath grouper in Balneário Camboriú. This is not an urban-beach spearfishing setup. The useful water is south of the central front, around the rocky beaches such as Laranjeiras and Praia do Pinho, away from the turbid city strip. The stated conditions are 18 to 24 °C water and 6 to 12 m visibility, usually better in summer. Boat traffic in season is a real planning factor. Use the gov.br recreational licence route and dive apnea only.
Keep the plan on the southern granite, with a visible float and a clean exit. No no-take polygon is marked on the listed spots, but any posted local restriction should close the dive until checked.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praia de Laranjeiras | Rocky beach corner | Shallow to moderate | Intermediate on small-sea days | Beach entry away from swimmers and boats | A better option than the turbid central front when the southern water is clear. |
| Praia do Pinho | Granite and rocky corner | Shallow, no local number confirmed | Intermediate and swell-sensitive | Beach entry with the exit chosen first | Use it only with small east or south sea. If the corner is foaming, skip it. |
Summer gives the better chance of the stated 6 to 12 m visibility, especially away from the central urban front. Rain, east or south sea, and boat traffic can close the practical window fast. The Barra Sul camera helps with a broad read, but the dive decision should be made at the actual rocky beach. Nationally, Brazil requires the recreational licence through gov.br, apnea-only spearfishing, no stale fee amounts, and species checks for closed seasons and minimum sizes. Goliath grouper remains fully banned.
Rules change and vary by state. Before heading out, check on gov.br (recreational licence, MPA) and the state closed seasons/sizes; apnea only, goliath grouper is banned.
Yes. Use the gov.br recreational fishing licence service, with category B noted for spearfishing.
No. The listed spearfishing pattern is the southern rocky beaches, away from the urban front.
The stated range is 6 to 12 m, usually better in summer.
No. Use apnea only.
No. It is under total moratorium in Brazil.
transparency ~3 m · satellite, 2 days agosatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore