Auke Bay / Point LouisaJuneau
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Rocky and kelp shoreline with easy Auke Rec access; rockfish.
Google MapsJuneau spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras
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wave 0 m
visibility7m
Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and visibility.
Sources: IPMA · NDBC · Copernicus — high confidence · data 15:24
Sources & confidence
- Sources
- IPMA · NDBC buoys · Copernicus Marine
- Method
- Model consensus, read per window
- Freshness
- Re-read every hour, per coast
Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine
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.
- 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.
- Wind & gusts
- Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
- Tide phase
- Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
- Water temperature
- Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
- Currents & outflow
- Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
- Rain runoff & air clarity
- Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
- 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 — forced red; the window is closed after dark.
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
Entry points with coordinates
Seabed relief — promising ground
Surface
Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.
spearo.app
calmupdated 15:24
Juneau — solo, off the rocks
caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site · northerly wind picks up after midday
wave 0 mwind 6, gusts 30 km/hvisibility ~11 mwindow 15:00–21:00
today, best window 18:00–21:00
fish · Visibility 11 m · Water —
confidence high · verdict for the selected day
Whole week — tap a day. is driving swell right now.
Solo risk: carry a float · tell someone your plan and exit time · doubt = don't go. A model-based planner; the call is made on site.
Selected day
Windows, hours
and the day's trends.
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.
Wednesday · today2026-07-22
04:30–21:37 · first quarter
Hours (06→20)
15
18
Day's trends
Tide0.00 m
Wave0.00 m
Wind2 km/h
Water0 °C
fish activity: moon underfoot 07:40 · high · moonrise 16:34 · moderate · moon overhead 19:50 · high · moonset 23:08 · moderate
Conditions window15:00–18:00
caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site fish
Hs 0.00 mperiod 0 swind 12→38surge 0viz 7 m
0.00 mup to ~0.00
0 sswell moderate
12→38gusts 38 km/h
0weak surge
—m/s
7 moffshore wind — blows the murk out, clearer
—no data
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Atmosphere10 kmovercast
moderatemoonrise
- strong wind 12 km/h, gusts 38 — caution
- northerly wind picks up after midday
- visibility ~7 m
confidence highday
The water column
Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.
What it is
A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.
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 spotsThe seabed
Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.
On the rock
The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.
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.
Entry points
Where to get in
off the rocks.
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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Outer Point (Douglas Island)Juneau
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- tide
- shelter
- hazard
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Flagship Juneau shore dive; kelp and rock wall with rockfish, greenling and wolf eel.
Google MapsTee HarborJuneau
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- tide
- shelter
- hazard
- access
Rocky Sound shoreline north of town; rockfish and the occasional lingcod.
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.
Surfacing
Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Live cameras, map & reference
Cameras · live
Look at the water
right now.
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».
Reference
What's in season,
what the law says.
In season now
- rockfish
- lingcodLingcod: in SE Alaska spear/diving-gear closed in certain periods (e.g. from Dec 1).
- Pacific halibut
Law
- ✓ADF&G sport fishing licence. Spear/speargun (no explosive charge) — legal gear for halibut/rockfish/lingcod.
- ✓Lingcod: in SE Alaska spear/diving-gear closed in certain periods (e.g. from Dec 1).
- ✓In-season Emergency Orders override the printed regs — check the regional summary. Cold, low-viz water: expert level.
- ⛔ 🚫 Sea turtles and mammals, closed waters, refuges and seasonal closures (in-season Emergency Orders override print) — check the regional summary.
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.
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.
Spearfishing in Juneau: spots, seasons and rules
Spearfishing Juneau is a cold-water shore-diving problem built around rock walls, kelp and big tidal exchange. Outer Point on Douglas Island is the standout local entry because it has structure, access and fishy habitat in one place. Auke Bay/Point Louisa and Tee Harbor add rocky shoreline north of town, but none of them removes the need for conservative timing. Juneau water visibility can change with wind, tide and rain, and NOAA station 46083 is far offshore, so pair it with a direct shore check before any freediving Juneau plan.
TL;DR
- Juneau spearfishing is cold, tidal and kelp-lined. Outer Point on Douglas Island is the lead shore dive, with Auke Bay and Tee Harbor as sheltered rock options.
- This is not a swell-tourist coast: hyper tides, poor light, cold exposure and boat separation matter more than postcard calm.
- Targets are Alaska groundfish such as rockfish and halibut; lingcod must be checked carefully because Southeast closures can affect spear and diving gear.
- Use ADF&G sport rules and current Emergency Orders before going, and use NOAA station 46083 only as a distant Gulf reference, not a dockside guarantee.
Best spearfishing spots in Juneau
These entries are cold, kelpy and tide-sensitive. The listed spots carry moderate solo severity in the source records, but the practical standard should be buddy diving, surface support when possible, and a hard turn time before the tidal exchange strengthens.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Point (Douglas Island) | Kelp and rock wall shore dive | Shallow edge to wall water | Advanced cold-water shore dive | Shore access on Douglas Island | The flagship Juneau option, with rockfish, greenling habitat and occasional wolf eel encounters. Cold exposure is the limiting factor. |
| Auke Bay / Point Louisa | Rocky and kelp shoreline | Shallow to moderate | Intermediate to advanced | Auke Recreation area shoreline | Easier access than many Southeast Alaska entries. It still needs slack planning and a clean exit route. |
| Tee Harbor | Rocky Sound shoreline | Shallow to moderate along rocks | Intermediate to advanced | Shore north of town | Rockfish and occasional lingcod habitat. Lingcod retention must be checked against current Southeast Alaska rules. |
When is Juneau diveable?
The tidal range is the main clock. A calm-looking inlet can become a conveyor belt once the exchange builds, and kelp makes that change harder to manage on the surface. Pick short windows around slack, keep the dive plan inside easy swimming distance, and avoid testing new entries in poor light. The coast is sheltered compared with open Gulf water, but Southeast weather still changes quickly. NOAA 46083 helps with the outer pattern; the final answer comes from the shoreline itself.
What can you target in Juneau?
Rockfish are the most realistic reef target, with greenling habitat on the same broken bottom. Pacific halibut are legal sport fish under Alaska rules, though they are usually a deeper and more demanding objective than a quick shore swim. Lingcod can be present around Tee Harbor and rock walls, but ADF&G notes Southeast Alaska closures for spear or diving gear in certain periods, including winter timing. Marine mammals are protected, and wolf eels should be treated as wildlife to watch, not a casual target.
What Alaska rules should be checked?
ADF&G sport fishing rules allow spear or speargun gear without explosive charge for halibut, rockfish and lingcod, but Alaska regulations are regional and Emergency Orders override the printed summary. Hold the required sport fishing license, check the Southeast page for the day, and confirm bag, size and closed-water details before entering. If a refuge, closure or emergency notice is unclear, do not hunt there. The water is cold enough that legal and survival checks belong in the same pre-dive routine.
FAQ
Is Juneau good for beginner spearfishing?
No. Cold water, kelp and large tides make it a cold-water intermediate or advanced destination.
Which NOAA station is listed for Juneau?
NOAA NDBC station 46083 is the listed reference, but it is a distant offshore station.
Can you spear lingcod in Juneau?
Only if the current Southeast Alaska rules allow it. Check ADF&G closures before targeting lingcod.
Is Outer Point the main local shore dive?
Yes. Outer Point on Douglas Island is the strongest listed Juneau shore option.
What is the biggest safety issue?
Tide strength and cold exposure. Plan around slack and keep exits short and visible.
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