Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and visibility.
Sources & confidence
Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine
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.
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: 1152 spots across 189 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 map1.8 km heritage jetty with an artificial-reef dive trail; 2–8 m, snapper, wrasse. Info — spearfishing restricted near the jetty/dive zone.
Google MapsCalm north-facing Geographe Bay cove; seagrass, whiting, the occasional snapper. Legal shore entry outside the Ngari Capes sanctuary zone — verify the current zoning locally.
Google MapsSheltered granite reef in Geographe Bay; 2–6 m, King George whiting, skippy, herring. Easy clear-water entry.
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».
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.
Spearfishing in Busselton is about using Geographe Bay shelter without ignoring WA rules. The coast is sheltered and north-facing, with two underwater observatory cameras at Busselton Jetty for a useful water-colour check. The hunting plan should not be the jetty itself: restrictions apply near the heritage jetty and dive zone. Meelup Beach reef and Eagle Bay are the practical shore entries, while Eagle Bay still needs a Ngari Capes zoning check.
Start in the bay, use the jetty cameras only as a condition clue, and keep restricted structures out of the hunting plan.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meelup Beach reef | Sheltered granite reef in Geographe Bay | 2-6 m | Accessible clear-water entry | Beach entry on settled bay conditions | King George whiting, skippy and herring are listed. It is the cleanest shore candidate in this area. |
| Eagle Bay | North-facing cove with seagrass and reef | Shallow bay reef | Intermediate with zoning check | Shore entry from the cove after checking current Ngari Capes boundaries | Whiting and occasional snapper are noted. Legal shore entry is described outside sanctuary water, so verify the line. |
The underwater observatory cameras at Busselton Jetty can show colour and movement in the bay, but they do not make the jetty a hunting spot. The jetty note mentions an artificial-reef dive trail and spearfishing restrictions near the structure. Use the cameras for a clue, then dive elsewhere.
The city is marked sheltered, but the bad sector still runs from about 290 degrees through 70 degrees, with north-east the worst direction. A protected bay can lose visibility when wind and short chop work along the shallows.
WA does not require a general recreational licence for ordinary shore fishing under Australian state-by-state rules, but boat RFBL can apply. DPIRD size and possession limits still apply. Confirm current west-coast demersal settings before taking snapper, dhufish or similar bottom fish.
Eagle Bay is described as legal outside the Ngari Capes sanctuary zone. That wording makes the boundary part of the dive plan. If DBCA or DPIRD mapping is not clear on the day, move to a better-defined legal area or leave the gun unloaded.
WA has no general recreational shore licence under Australian state-by-state rules, but RFBL, DPIRD limits and closures can apply.
Treat the jetty and dive zone as restricted. Use the cameras for visibility, not hunting.
Meelup Beach reef is the clearest listed shore candidate.
Only after checking current Ngari Capes zoning.
King George whiting, skippy, herring and occasional snapper are listed. Check DPIRD limits.
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