Today — right on the edge.
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.
Open the seafloor mapPacific side, ~7 km west of Land's End, 5–20 m, by boat. It falls outside the western limit of the Cabo San Lucas protected area (109°54' W = −109.900), where all fishing is banned — check your position before you shoot.
Google MapsPacific point by the Faro Viejo lighthouse, 5–20 m; the pin sits on the dune, you enter over rocks and the shorebreak is heavy. Legal grey zone: 5.5 km outside the protected-area polygon, but enforcement is reported as far as Cabeza de Ballena.
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».
transparency nearby ~27 m · satellite, 2 days agosatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore
Surf beach north of Cabo on the Pacific side, 5–18 m off the points; the shorebreak lands hard and local guides warn against swimming there. The pin now sits off Migriño village itself. 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.
Rules change. Before heading out, check with CONAPESCA/SADER (E5CINCO permit), CONANP (no-take marine ANPs) and NOM-059; apnea only.
Spearfishing in Cabo San Lucas needs a hard separation between tourism, park water and legal reef. The useful options are Pacific-side reefs outside the Marine Park: the outer Pacific reefs, El Faro Viejo/Pacific point after a zoning check, and Migriño north of Cabo. These are intermediate boat dives with real exposure, current and pickup planning. Carry the CONAPESCA/SADER permit, hunt on breath-hold only, and skip any ANP core, coral area or uncertain boundary.
Do not treat the Arch or tourist core as a hunting area. The practical pattern is Pacific rock, boat support and a clear protected-area check before entering.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Pacific reefs | Ocean-facing rock reef | 5-20 m | Intermediate; boat dive | By boat, outside the Marine Park | Best only when the position is clearly outside closed subzones. Check current and pickup first. |
| El Faro Viejo / Pacific point | Rocky point reef | 5-20 m | Intermediate with ANP check | Boat access; verify zoning | Potential protected-area buffer. If the boundary is not clear, do not hunt here. |
| Migriño | Rock reef north of Cabo | 5-18 m | Intermediate in settled sea | Boat or checked shore logistics | Farther from the tourist core and listed outside reserves. Skip it with swell or an uncertain exit. |
Use the Pacific side only when sea, wind and pickup are controlled. Early starts help because boat traffic rises quickly. Warm months suit cabrilla, snapper and reef fish, but dorado, roosterfish, marlin, sailfish, swordfish and tarpon are treated as rod-and-reel sport species, not speargun targets. The national baseline remains: CONAPESCA/SADER permit, apnea only, one band or pneumatic speargun, five fish per day, 250 m from swimmers or commercial gear, and no shooting in reserves, coral areas or unclear polygons.
Use confirmed Pacific-side reefs outside the Marine Park, such as outer reefs, El Faro Viejo after zoning checks and Migriño.
No. This guide keeps fishing away from the tourist and park core.
Yes. The individual recreational-sport fishing permit is required.
No. Treat them as reserved for rod-and-reel sport fishing.
No. Spearfishing is apnea only.
