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.
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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.
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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.
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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 mapAbout 2.8 km from Corpus Christi, Cole Park is reached on foot from the shore. The pin sits at 27.776 N / 97.391 W on the chart. The deepest water here is close to 2.0 m. Open water shows only over a narrow sector, to the north-east.
Google MapsCameras, 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».
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buoy Port Aransas, TX: 25.5° · wave 1.3 m/6 s · 1 h ago
Shore access point Corpus Christi Beach - South B, roughly 2.2 km from Corpus Christi. Marker position: 27.819° N, 97.388° W. The deepest water here is close to 4 m. NOAA soundings step from about 0.8 m at 50 m off the marker to 4 m at 200 m.
Corpus Christi Marina: you go in from the shore, some 0.7 km from Corpus Christi. Texas GLO lists the site as a pier. Marker position: 27.794° N, 97.390° W. The deepest water here is close to 3 m.
Google MapsMcGee Beach gives shore access 1.8 km from Corpus Christi. Texas GLO lists the site as a beach. Marker position: 27.784° N, 97.393° W. Expect no more than about 4 m of water. Open water shows only over a narrow sector, to the east.
Google MapsRock jetties at Packery Channel dropping to bedrock in 7 m. Sheepshead and flounder; WARNING: tarpon and snook are Texas gamefish and are off-limits to the spear.
Google MapsReefed platforms plus a ship about 41 km offshore in 29 m. Red snapper and amberjack on the jacket legs; a scuba dive and a full day at sea.
Google MapsDeep Texas-programme reef about 77 km offshore on a bottom of roughly 76 m. WARNING: technical teams with a decompression plan only; blue water is guaranteed.
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.
US spearfishing law is state-by-state. License, spearable species, powerhead rules and distances vary; federal sanctuaries (Gray's Reef, the Keys, Flower Garden Banks) ban spearfishing. Always confirm with the state agency and local ordinances.
Corpus Christi spearfishing starts with the rulebook before the reef list. Texas is stated plainly: spear nongame only, with sheepshead and flounder as examples, while gamefish such as red drum, seatrout and cobia are pole-and-line only. The local choices range from Packery Channel Jetties to MU-775 around 41 km out and MU-A-16 about 77 km out in roughly 76 m. That last mark is an advanced boat dive, not a casual second stop.
The three marks move from jetty rock to offshore reefed platforms and a deep Mustang Island Area reef. Because Texas species rules are narrow for spearguns, site choice and target choice cannot be separated.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packery Channel Jetties | Rock jetty to bedrock | Jetty and bedrock; no numeric depth is stated | Intermediate, current-aware | Jetty access; confirm local entry and exclusion rules | Packery is the inshore rock option. It still needs clean water, low current and strict target discipline under Texas nongame-only spear rules. |
| MU-775 Corpus Christi Reef | Reefed platforms and ship | Offshore structure; exact depth not stated | Intermediate to advanced boat dive | Boat access; listed about 41 km offshore | MU-775 is the practical offshore reef in the city list. Treat the platform and ship structure as a boat-traffic and depth-management dive. |
| MU-A-16 Offshore Reef | Deep offshore reef | About 76 m is listed | Advanced boat dive | Boat access; listed about 77 km out in the Mustang Island Area | MU-A-16 is deep and far. It belongs to experienced crews with clear weather, not to marginal visibility days. |
Texas allows spear for nongame only, naming sheepshead and flounder. Red drum, seatrout and cobia are gamefish and pole-and-line only. That means a Corpus Christi diver must identify before aiming, especially around jetties where mixed species move through.
The aspect is 120 degrees, and the poor sector is 80 to 170 degrees. Southeast and east energy can make Packery rough and offshore structure uncomfortable. Buoy 42092 is listed 41.3 km away, and two Ozolio beach cameras help with surface checks.
Red snapper is flagged as state-set, while federal reef waters have separate language: spear and powerhead outside the stressed area, plus a descending-device requirement. Texas state water also has its own powerhead warning, so do not blend jurisdictions casually.
Gulf rules bar Goliath and Nassau grouper, Gulf sturgeon, sawfish, sea turtles, marine mammals and many sharks. In Texas, the safer approach is to hunt the narrow nongame list and let unfamiliar fish pass.
No. Texas rules here make gamefish such as red drum and seatrout pole-and-line only.
The legal text names nongame examples such as sheepshead and flounder.
It is listed about 77 km out in roughly 76 m of water.
The poor sector is 80 to 170 degrees, with 120 degrees as the main aspect.
Texas license plus saltwater endorsement is listed for this Gulf plan.
