Camana spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras

• murique grouper
  Epinephelus labriformis · 3–30 m · legal
• flag cabrilla
  Epinephelus / Paralabrax · 2–25 m · legal
• Peruvian grunt
  Anisotremus scapularis · 1–20 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
  Reproductive closure in December — don't take it that month. Sale of the catch banned.
• Pacific drum
  Sciaena deliciosa · 1–20 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
  Closure in April — don't take it that month.
• Peruvian morwong
  Cheilodactylus variegatus · 2–25 m · legal
• fine flounder
  Paralichthys adspersus · 2–30 m · legal

• ✓Recreational fishing needs no PRODUCE permit, BUT spearfishing requires a DICAPI diver card/registration (Coast Guard), 18+. Spearing on scuba is banned.
• ✓RN Mar Tropical de Grau (Máncora/Tumbes/Piura) = protected area with restrictions; check the sectors before shooting.

• ⛔ 🚫 Seahorse, whale shark and manta ray — take banned. Don't shoot.
• ⛔ 🚫 RN Mar Tropical de Grau (D.S. 003-2024-MINAM), Paracas NR, San Fernando NR and RNSIIPG (guano islands/points) — no-take core zones: no hunting inside the rings.

Rules change. Before heading out, get the DICAPI diver card/registration (Coast Guard) — spearing on scuba is banned; check the sectors of RN Mar Tropical de Grau.

• Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
• Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
• Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
• Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
• Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
• Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
• UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
• Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.