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 mapWide bay on the west coast, depth not stated, shore or boat. Boat traffic — use a float. Inside the Baía da Murdeira marine reserve (DL 3/2003, approx. boundary) — treat it as no hunting. Cabo Verde: breath-hold only, with a Licença de Pesca Recreativa e Desportiva, sunrise to sunset; 3 demersal fish a day, no selling (DL 54/2005). Coords approx.
Google MapsCameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Spearfishing in Cabo Verde is allowed only on breath-hold, with a Licença de Pesca Recreativa e Desportiva, from sunrise to sunset, at least 200 m from bathing beaches and outside ports; max 3 demersal fish a day, no selling. Scuba spearfishing is banned. Marine reserves (Santa Luzia, Baía da Murdeira, the Boa Vista and Rombo islets) are closed. Source: Decreto-Lei 54/2005. Check locally.
Shallow sandy bay, depth ~4 m, shore entry. Lemon sharks gather here to be watched; spearing fish among them is a safety risk. Cabo Verde: breath-hold only, with a Licença de Pesca Recreativa e Desportiva, sunrise to sunset; 3 demersal fish a day, no selling (DL 54/2005). Coords approx.
SOLO 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.
Espargos has rock entry points such as Baía da Murdeira and Shark Bay (Baía da Parda). Espargos is Sal's capital and airport town, inland in the middle of the island. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.
NE trade winds blow October–June, strongest December–April; N–NW ground swell hits the north and west coasts November–March. The south and south-west lee coasts (Santa Maria, Tarrafal de Monte Trigo) are the shore-diving side; the calmest months are June–November.
About 22–23 °C in February–April, up to 27–28 °C in September–October. Dive centres report 15–30 m visibility; sandy beaches are less clear.
Intermediate: open Atlantic islands with trade-wind chop; the near-shore beaches and piers are bathing or port areas (200 m rule), the reef points are mostly boat trips.
Espargos: Spearfishing in Cabo Verde is allowed only on breath-hold, with a Licença de Pesca Recreativa e Desportiva, from sunrise to sunset, at least 200 m from bathing beaches and outside ports; max 3 demersal fish a day, no selling. Scuba spearfishing is banned. Marine reserves (Santa Luzia, Baía da Murdeira, the Boa Vista and Rombo islets) are closed. Source: Decreto-Lei 54/2005. Check locally.
