Today — sit it out — wave, wind and surge pounding. 🌫 Murky all week after the storm — the water isn't settling
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
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: 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 mapNearshore rock reef in 12 m, part of a marked county reef trail. A good warm-up before running out to the deep ledge; snapper and hogfish sit over the rock.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appFamous natural ledge dived on the drift, 18–27 m, with the Gulf Stream pushing. Mutton snapper and hogfish; WARNING: goliath grouper is fully protected in Florida — do not shoot.
Google MapsFreighter sunk intact with about 10 m of relief in 17 m. Structure fish plus passing pelagics; it is a drift dive, so the boat must follow the float.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appSOLO 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».
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.
Spearfishing Jupiter is famous because the structure is natural, clear and alive, but it is not lazy reef swimming. Jupiter Ledge runs in roughly 18 to 27 m and is normally hunted as a drift, with mutton snapper, hogfish and amberjack-style opportunities depending on season and rule checks. The M/V Zion Train gives taller wreck relief, while Andrew Harris Reef Trail 1a is the shallow nearshore rock option. For Jupiter water visibility, read the inlet cam, current, swell direction and NOAA station 41068 before leaving the dock.
These dives are boat-based unless conditions are exceptionally gentle nearshore. The important distinction is movement: a Jupiter plan should assume drift, current and quick pickup rather than a static anchor-and-drop routine.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Ledge | Natural drift ledge | About 18 to 27 m | Advanced drift crew | Boat with surface pickup | The signature spot for mutton snapper and hogfish. Current can make a short drop travel farther than expected. |
| M/V Zion Train | Freighter wreck | Deep wreck profile | Advanced boat dive | Boat only | Tall relief around the wreck attracts fish and divers. Confirm current and legal species before the first drop. |
| Andrew Harris Reef Trail 1a | Nearshore rock reef | Shallow compared with the main ledges | Intermediate in calm water |
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| Boat, with conservative weather screening |
| The softer option when the deeper ledge is too much. East swell can still shut it down. |
The best Jupiter window usually comes after the Atlantic swell settles and the wind is light enough that the surface is not shearing against the current. The coast faces the open ocean, so swell from the northeast through southeast can load the ledge with surge and haze. NOAA station 41068, Fort Pierce, is north of Jupiter but useful for regional sea state. Pair it with a local inlet or lighthouse camera because a good buoy number does not tell you how the current is behaving over the reef.
Mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, hogfish, sheepshead, cobia under current rules, and flounder all belong in the Florida-legal conversation. Grouper demand extra caution: gag and red grouper are season-controlled and must be checked on the day of the trip. Do not spear snook, red drum, spotted seatrout, tarpon, bonefish, pompano, goliath or Nassau grouper, billfish, sharks, rays or ornamental reef fishes. Lobster and stone crab are not spear quarry.
Carry a Florida saltwater license unless exempt, and add the free State Reef Fish Angler designation if reef fish rules require it. Florida also blocks recreational powerheads and rebreathers for spearfishing. The 100-yard restriction around public swimming beaches, public or commercial fishing piers and bridges where fishing is allowed still matters when planning nearshore alternatives. Jupiter is not inside the Monroe County spearfishing ban, but federal or state protected areas should be treated as closed unless you have confirmed the boundary.
No. It is a drift ledge with current, depth and boat-pickup requirements.
NOAA NDBC station 41068, Fort Pierce, is the listed offshore reference.
No. Goliath and Nassau grouper are on Florida's no-spear list.
Usually, because it is shallower, but swell and current still need a conservative boat plan.
Current. Treat Jupiter as a drift system and plan pickup before anyone enters.
Sargassum: in seasonsargassum drifting in the regionAFAI satellite, 2026-10-24 · NOAA/USF
