Today — sit it out — 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 mapSheltered cove and Goury slip, rock 2–10 m, shore; big bass, pollack, conger, lobster. Low-water slack ONLY — Alderney Race offshore. Coords verified.
Google MapsRocky point to the south, cliffs and boulders, shore (advanced); visibility but strong current — slack only. Coords verified.
Google MapsApproaches to Omonville-la-Rogue harbour toward Jardeheu, 2–20 m, shore entry; bass, mullet, pollack. Sheltered near the harbour; ⚠️ strong current further out, boat needed to extend to the wreck.
Google MapsRocks off Port Racine (Saint-Germain-des-Vaux), 3–15 m, shore entry; pollack, bass, wrasse, crustaceans. ⚠️ moderate to very strong current, slippery rock 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.
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 at Cap de la Hague is serious water. It sits beside the Raz Blanchard, one of Europe's strongest tidal races, with spring rates around 12 knots offshore. The realistic plan is the sheltered Anse Saint-Martin and Goury slip, only at low-water slack, exiting before the current returns. Jobourg, Houffet and Omonville are for experienced tide readers. A sea forecast Cap de la Hague check starts with coefficient and tide time, then wind.
This is not beginner shore diving. The safest listed plan is the cove, not the open race.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anse Saint-Martin / Goury slip | Sheltered rocky cove | 2 to 10 m | Expert cautious | Shore or slip | Big bass, pollack, conger and lobster. Low-water slack only. |
| Nez de Jobourg | Cliffs and boulders | Variable | Advanced expert | Committed shore access | Good visibility possible, but strong current; slack only. |
| Roches du Houffet | Nearshore rocks | 3 to 15 m | Advanced | Slippery rock entry | Pollack, bass, wrasse and crustaceans; current can be very strong. |
Tide is everything. For freediving Cap de la Hague, enter only on the planned slack, keep inside the sheltered water and exit before flow restarts. France requires no licence or declaration, but insurance is mandatory. Spearfishing is daylight and breath-hold only, with ports, bathing areas, reserves and fishing vessels off-limits. Local prefectural rules must be checked because this coast changes character fast.
No. It is expert-only tidal water.
Only at low-water slack, with an exit before current returns.
Large bass, pollack, conger, wrasse, mullet and lobster.
No, but civil-liability insurance is mandatory.
No. Spearfishing is breath-hold only.
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