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◈Guarujá · Brazil
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Today — sit it out — thunder, wave and wind.

Sources: INMET · buoys · Open-Meteo · Copernicus — high confidence · data 16:56

Sources & confidence

Sources
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Method
spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness
Re-read every hour, per coast

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The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.

How we score the water

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.

01
Swell & wave memory
Height, period and direction of the swell, plus the wake of recent storms — an old storm still stirs the water, and the engine remembers.
02
Wind & gusts
Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
03
Tide phase
Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
04
Water temperature
Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
05
Currents & outflow
Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
06
Rain runoff & air clarity
Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
07
Coast shape & exposure
How the coast faces the swell — a sheltered cove keeps the water clean; an exposed, head-on point takes a penalty.

Safety gates

  • Thunderstorm forecast — an instant red, no exceptions.
  • An official warning (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — yellow, or red for the higher ranks.
  • Missing input data — a would-be green is capped to yellow rather than overstated.
  • Strong disagreement between forecast models — a green day is pulled back to yellow.
  • Night hours — where night spearfishing is banned by law the window is forced red; where it is legal (Australia outside NSW, New Zealand, South Africa) it is capped at yellow, never green.

It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.

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Guarujá — solo, off the rocks
DON'T GO
don't go · wave 0.9 m + swell period 5 s
thunderwave 0.9 mwind 10, gusts 40 km/hnoticeable surge
today, best window 06:00–09:00
fish · Visibility 1 m · Water 23.5°C
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Sunday · today2026-10-25
05:23–18:15 · full moon
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Day's trends
Tide0.39 m
Wave1.64 m
Wind18 km/h
Water23 °C
fish activity: moon overhead 00:00 · high · moonset 04:38 · moderate · moon underfoot 11:10 · high · moonrise 17:55 · moderate
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Hs 0.94 m · roughperiod 4.9 swind 10→40surge 1.7viz 1 mthunder
0.94 mrough · up to ~1.88 · 105° at an angle
4.9 sswell moderate
10→40gusts 40 km/h
1.7noticeable surge
0.36m/s
1 mrecent swell
23.5°C5 mm + hood
▲14:00tide turn near
Atmosphere2 kmovercast
lowoff the lunar peaks
  • wave 0.9 m + swell period 5 s
  • wind-wave — choppy surface
  • first hours of the flood — fish moving in
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Entry points

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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.

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🔒 Costão da Praia do TomboGuarujá
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Costão do Mar Casado / Ilha do Mar CasadoGuarujá
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Rocky faces of the Mar Casado islet, 8–18 m; groupers among the rocks. Marine APA: breath-hold only.

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🔒 Ilha da MoelaGuarujá
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Ilha das Cabras (Guarujá)Guarujá
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Islet off Ponta de Santo Amaro, 10–25 m, by boat — one of the most productive spots in Guarujá. Do not confuse it with Ilhabela's Ilha das Cabras, which is no-take.

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Praia das Astúrias costãoGuarujá
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Rocky corners of a sheltered cove, 0–10 m, from shore; enter only in calm sea and avoid heavy-swell days. Coords approx.

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Praia de Pernambuco costãoGuarujá
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Rocky shore of a sheltered, calm-water beach, 0–12 m, from shore, opposite Ilha do Mar Casado. Coords approx.

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Guarujá (SP) — Praia das Pitangueiras, câmera de rua ao vivoYouTube live — Guarujá (SP) — Praia das Pitangueiras, câmera de rua ao vivo. The camera looks at the beach and the surf line. Embeddable under YouTube's terms (the owner left embedding on). Read the water before you go.camera: youtube ↗
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Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

In season now
  • fat snook
    Centropomus parallelus · 0–15 m · legal
    State closed seasons: BA 15 May–31 Jul; ES 1 May–30 Jun; PR 1 Nov–31 Dec; SP — none.
  • common snook
    Centropomus undecimalis · 0–15 m · legal
    State closed seasons: BA 15 May–31 Jul; ES 1 May–30 Jun; PR 1 Nov–31 Dec; SP — none.
  • dusky grouper
    Epinephelus marginatus · 8–40 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    ⚠️ Closed season 1 Nov–28 Feb (national, Port. Interm. 41/2018). Slot 47–73 cm — a minimum AND a maximum (art. 3º). Vulnerable — go easy.
  • gag grouper
    Mycteroperca microlepis · 5–40 m · legal
  • black grouper
    Mycteroperca bonaci · 5–40 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 On the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by 1.666/2026, art. 3º: taking, transporting, keeping and selling are prohibited. Do not shoot.
  • comb grouper
    Mycteroperca acutirostris · 3–30 m · legal
    ⏳ A legal target today; from 25.10.2026 it is fully protected (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026, art. 3º; the 180-day term of art. 12).
  • snowy grouper
    Hyporthodus niveatus · 20–60 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 On the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by 1.666/2026, art. 3º: taking, transporting, keeping and selling are prohibited. Do not shoot.
  • yellowedge grouper
    Hyporthodus flavolimbatus · 30–80 m · legal
    ⏳ A legal target today; from 25.10.2026 it is fully protected (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026, art. 3º; the 180-day term of art. 12).
  • greenbeak parrotfish
    Scarus trispinosus · 2–25 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 On the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by 1.666/2026, art. 3º: taking, transporting, keeping and selling are prohibited. Do not shoot.
  • Brazilian agile parrotfish
    Sparisoma amplum · 2–25 m · legal
    ⏳ A legal target today; from 25.10.2026 it is fully protected (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026, art. 3º; the 180-day term of art. 12).
  • cubera snapper
    Lutjanus cyanopterus · 5–40 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 On the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by 1.666/2026, art. 3º: taking, transporting, keeping and selling are prohibited. Do not shoot.
  • grey triggerfish
    Balistes capriscus · 5–40 m · legal
    ⏳ A legal target today; from 25.10.2026 it is fully protected (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026, art. 3º; the 180-day term of art. 12).
  • bluefish
    Pomatomus saltatrix · 0–20 m · legal
  • whitemouth croaker
    Micropogonias furnieri · 2–25 m · legal
  • black drum
    Pogonias courbina · 2–25 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 On the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by 1.666/2026, art. 3º: taking, transporting, keeping and selling are prohibited. Do not shoot.
  • lebranche mullet
    Mugil liza · 0–12 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    Managed by annual quotas/seasons. Min 35 cm; estuary bars may be restricted in season.
  • king mackerel
    Scomberomorus cavalla · 2–30 m · legal
  • serra Spanish mackerel
    Scomberomorus brasiliensis · 1–25 m · legal
  • mahi-mahi
    Coryphaena hippurus · 0–30 m · legal
  • greater amberjack
    Seriola dumerili · 5–40 m · legal
  • crevalle jack
    Caranx hippos · 0–25 m · legal
  • silver porgy
    Diplodus argenteus · 0–15 m · legal
  • lionfish
    Pterois volitans · 3–40 m · invasive — target
    Invasive, spreading in NE Brazil. Culling encouraged. Venomous spines — careful; flesh edible.
  • Atlantic goliath grouper
    Epinephelus itajara · 1–30 m · 🚫 no-take
    🚫 CR on the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) — integrally protected by art. 3º of Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026; moratorium since 2002, indefinite. Do not take, release it. Fine R$700–100,000 + gear seizure.
Law
  • ✓A is REQUIRED, issued on gov.br by the . There are exactly two sub-categories and what chooses between them is WHETHER YOU USE A BOAT: from the shore — Desembarcada, R$ 20/year; from a boat — Embarcada, R$ 60/year. There is no «Subaquática» sub-category (Decreto 8.425/2015, art. 3º § 1º II). Exempt: under-18 accompanied, men 65+ and women 60+.
  • ✓Apnea only: «Fica proibido o uso de aparelhos de respiração artificial durante a prática da pesca subaquática» (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022, art. 4º § 3º). The vessel supporting the fishing may not even CARRY cylinders, a compressor or any underwater breathing apparatus — except where the maritime authority requires it (§ 4º).
  • ✓Goliath grouper (mero, Epinephelus itajara): CR on the 2026 national list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026) and integrally protected by art. 3º of Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026; the moratorium dates from 2002 and is renewed. Never a legal target — capture, transport or sale is an environmental offence.
  • ✓Closed seasons: true grouper 1 Nov–28 Feb nationwide (slot 47–73 cm); sirigado/badejo/caranha 1 Aug–30 Sep; bluefish in the S/SE 1 Dec–31 Mar; robalo — ES 1 May–30 Jun, BA 15 May–31 Jul; lobster 1 Nov–30 Apr, BUT WHILE DIVING IT IS CLOSED ALL YEAR (Portaria SAP/MAPA 221/2021, art. 6º III). Mind minimum sizes.
  • ✓The speargun and the arbalete are expressly permitted amateur gear: «espingarda de mergulho ou arbalete com qualquer tipo de propulsão e qualquer tipo de seta» (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022, art. 4º IV). The act sets NO limit on power, length, tip or reel.
  • ✓Selling the catch is prohibited: «É vedada a comercialização do recurso pesqueiro capturado» (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022, art. 6º). Nor may you store or carry the fish in a way that hinders inspection — in steaks, fillets or headless (art. 12).
  • ✓The amateur sea limit is 15 kg plus one specimen (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022, art. 8º); in inland and estuarine waters, 10 kg plus one (art. 7º). THIS IS THE FEDERAL FLOOR: inside a protected unit that unit's own regime applies. In the RESEX Marinha do Arraial do Cabo it is 10 kg plus one and no more than 100 kg per boat per day, amateur spearfishing is open only to «Beneficiários C» on an ICMBio authorisation, twelve named places are closed and you must stay 300 m off them (Portaria ICMBio 895/2020, items 63, 65 and 69).
  • ✓Licence and reporting: carry personal ID and a valid Licença de Pescador Amador ou Esportivo under the RGP, and it does NOT displace state and municipal rules (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022, art. 17). Every fishing day is reported on the
Safety protocol
  • 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.
Local guide · Guarujá

Spearfishing in Guarujá: spots, seasons and rules

Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

Spearfishing in Guarujá is about choosing the seaward granite headlands and avoiding dirty urban water near the Santos port channel. Astúrias, Pitangueiras, Pernambuco and Perequê are the useful names, with local visibility stated at 4 to 12 m. If south or southwest sea is running, exits over rock become a weak plan. MERO TOTAL MORATORIUM applies here: goliath grouper is not legal. You also need the gov.br recreational licence, fee-exempt only for accompanied under-18s and for men 65+/women 60+, and legal spearfishing is apnea only.

TL;DR

  • Guarujá is an outer-headland plan: Astúrias and Pernambuco make more sense than water near the Santos port channel.
  • Local visibility is modest, 4 to 12 m, and south to southwest sea is the poor setup.
  • Laje de Santos Marine State Park is no-take, so it is not a hunting destination.

Best spearfishing spots in Guarujá

Keep the plan on the outer coast and away from the port channel. Laje de Santos is a no-take marine park about 40 km offshore, so it belongs on the exclusion list, not the target list.

SpotTypeDepthLevelAccessNotes
Praia das Astúrias headlandUrban granite headlandShallow to moderate, no tighter local numberIntermediateShore entry with exit chosen before enteringUse it only when the water looks clean on the outer point. Swimmers, small craft and urban runoff all reduce the margin.
Praia de Pernambuco headlandOuter seaward pointShallow to moderateIntermediateShore entry in small-sea windowsBetter aligned with cleaner water than the port side. South or southwest swell should cancel the rock exit.

What conditions matter in Guarujá?

The local visibility band is only 4 to 12 m, so water color matters more than optimism. Look for small sea on the outer headlands and use the Enseada or Pitangueiras camera only as a first filter. National rules still control the day: gov.br licence required, apnea only, no scuba spearing, and goliath grouper under total moratorium. If any protected-area limit is uncertain, treat it as closed.

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    form by the fifth working day of the following month (art. 14).
  • ✓Santa Catarina runs its own regime: spearfishing along the state's coast is permitted EXCLUSIVELY on a breath hold (IN MMA 21/2005, art. 1º); closed is the 50 m strip from the low-water line IN THE AREAS OF BEACHES, island beaches included, plus the first 50 m of the rocky costões ADJOINING those beaches (IN MMA 21/2005 art. 4º, in the IN MMA 41/2005 redaction) — a costão with no beach beside it is not closed by this article; a signalling buoy is MANDATORY (IN MMA 21/2005, art. 5º); catch and effort are reported to IBAMA/CEPSUL quarterly (art. 3º). The strip is set by the norm but has no coordinates — it is a text rule, not a zone on the map.
  • ✓In the Proteção Integral group (national park, biological reserve, ecological station and others) only INDIRECT use of the natural resources is admitted — no taking, collecting or damage (Lei 9.985/2000, art. 7º and art. 2º). Spearfishing is direct use, so it is closed there. The saving «com exceção dos casos previstos nesta Lei» is real: arts. 12 and 13 preserve private holdings in a Monumento Natural and a Refúgio de Vida Silvestre. An APA carries no fishing ban of its own (art. 15) — its managing body sets the rules.
  • •Rio de Janeiro state runs a text rule, not a zone: spearfishing — and carrying a loaded speargun past bathers — is banned within 200 m of the arrebentação (the surf break) on beaches frequented by bathers (Resolução SSP-RJ nº 0451/1981, art. 4º V). The same act EXPRESSLY PERMITS spearfishing along the state's rocky costões that bathers do not frequent (art. 2º item 5). Itaúna in Saquarema is listed by the act as a surf beach «em toda a sua extensão» (art. 2º item 3 al. f), which makes the rule very likely to apply there — but the act does NOT give Itaúna the status of a «praia freqüentada por banhistas». Neither the surf break nor the edge of a «bathing beach» has coordinates, so this is not drawn on the map — it is a text rule. There is no Itaúna-specific prohibition, state or municipal, and no state statute on spearfishing exists at all.
    • ⛔ 🚫 Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) — indefinite moratorium (CR). Not a legal target: do not take, release.
    • ⛔ Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini/zygaena) and angel sharks (Squatina spp.) — red list, take banned. Don't shoot.
    • ⛔ Sea turtles, whales/dolphins, seahorses — protected, taking/disturbing prohibited.
    • ⛔ 🚫 The 2026 list (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666 & 1.667/2026), integral protection — do not shoot, keep or sell: Mero (Epinephelus itajara), Garoupa-de-São-Tomé (Epinephelus morio), Badejo-Quadrado (Sirigado) (Mycteroperca bonaci), Badejo-Amarelo (Mycteroperca interstitialis), Cherne-Verdadeiro (Hyporthodus niveatus), Cherne-Queimado (Hyporthodus nigritus), Cherne-Poveiro (Polyprion americanus), Vermelho (Lutjanus cyanopterus), Vermelho (Lutjanus purpureus), Budião-Azul (Scarus trispinosus), Budião-Banana (budião-palhaço) (Scarus zelindae), Budião-Cinza (budião-ferrugem) (Sparisoma axillare), Budião-Cinza (budião-batata) (Sparisoma frondosum), Budião (Sparisoma rocha), Miragaia (Pogonias courbina), Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), Bagre (Genidens barbus), Batata (Lopholatilus villarii), Guaiamum (Cardisoma guanhumi), Cação, Atum-Azul (Thunnus thynnus), Agulhão-Preto (Makaira nigricans).
    • ⛔ ⏳ Badejo-Mira (Mycteroperca acutirostris), Cherne-Amarelo (Hyporthodus flavolimbatus), Budião (Sparisoma amplum), Peroá (Balistes capriscus) — a legal target until 25.10.2026; from that day, a full ban (Portaria GM/MMA 1.666/2026, art. 12 — 180 days).
    • ⛔ 🚫 Not taken with amateur diving gear (Portaria SAP/MAPA 616/2022 — the gear, not the species list): Polvo (Octopus spp.), Lagosta.

    Rules change and vary by state. Before heading out, check on gov.br (recreational licence, MPA) and the state closed seasons/sizes; apnea only, goliath grouper is banned.

    FAQ

    Do you need a licence in Guarujá?

    Yes. Use the gov.br recreational fishing licence service. Its fee is waived only for accompanied under-18s and for men 65+/women 60+.

    What visibility should you expect?

    The stated local range is 4 to 12 m, with dirty water more likely near the Santos port influence.

    Can you spearfish at Laje de Santos?

    No. It is a no-take marine state park and should not be treated as a hunting spot.

    Can you spear goliath grouper?

    No. Goliath grouper, called mero in Brazil, is under total moratorium.

    Is Guarujá a beginner solo dive?

    Not as a first outing. Rock exits, boat traffic and variable water all demand conservative judgment.

    Sources

    • gov.br, Recreational or Sport Fishing Licence
    • ICMBio, Brazilian Red Book of Threatened Fauna 2018

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