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Sources & confidence
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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.
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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: 1391 spots across 205 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.
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Open in the appRocky faces of the Mar Casado islet, 8–18 m; groupers among the rocks. Marine APA: breath-hold only.
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Open in the appIslet 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.
Google MapsRocky corners of a sheltered cove, 0–10 m, from shore; enter only in calm sea and avoid heavy-swell days. Coords approx.
Google MapsRocky shore of a sheltered, calm-water beach, 0–12 m, from shore, opposite Ilha do Mar Casado. Coords approx.
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.
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».
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.
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.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
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| Praia das Astúrias headland | Urban granite headland | Shallow to moderate, no tighter local number | Intermediate | Shore entry with exit chosen before entering | Use it only when the water looks clean on the outer point. Swimmers, small craft and urban runoff all reduce the margin. |
| Praia de Pernambuco headland | Outer seaward point | Shallow to moderate | Intermediate | Shore entry in small-sea windows | Better aligned with cleaner water than the port side. South or southwest swell should cancel the rock exit. |
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.
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.
Yes. Use the gov.br recreational fishing licence service. Its fee is waived only for accompanied under-18s and for men 65+/women 60+.
The stated local range is 4 to 12 m, with dirty water more likely near the Santos port influence.
No. It is a no-take marine state park and should not be treated as a hunting spot.
No. Goliath grouper, called mero in Brazil, is under total moratorium.
Not as a first outing. Rock exits, boat traffic and variable water all demand conservative judgment.