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◈Karaburun · Turkey
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Dive today — wave, wind and visibility.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 09:29

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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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wave 0.1 mwind 7 km/hvisibility ~5 mwindow 15:00–21:00
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fish · Visibility 5 m · Water 21.5°C
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Sunday · today2026-10-25
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Tide-0.43 m
Wave0.06 m
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Water21 °C
fish activity: moonset 06:35 · moderate · moon underfoot 12:10 · high · moonrise 17:40 · moderate · moon overhead 00:00 · high
Conditions window15:00–18:00
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Hs 0.08 m · calmperiod 2.6 swind 7→17surge 0viz 5 m
0.08 mcalm · up to ~0.16 · 327° at an angle
2.6 sswell moderate
7→17gusts 17 km/h
0weak surge
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21.5°C5 mm + hood
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🔒 Ardıç Plajı kayalıklarıKaraburun
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BüyükadaKaraburun
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exposed head-on to the swell today
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Island 5–30 m, swim-out/boat; dentex, sea bream, pandora, good rocky structure, current present. Coords approx.

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  • European seabass
    Dicentrarchus labrax · 0–15 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • gilthead seabream
    Sparus aurata · 2–20 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • common dentex
    Dentex dentex · 12–40 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • white seabream
    Diplodus sargus · 0–12 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • two-banded seabream
    Diplodus vulgaris · 1–15 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • common pandora
    Pagellus erythrinus · 10–40 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • meagre
    Argyrosomus regius · 5–30 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • leerfish
    Lichia amia · 2–20 m · tebliğ 6/2
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    DenizgirenKaraburun
    borderline
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
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    West-shore rocks, 0–18 m, shore/boat; clear but meltemi-exposed. Coords approx.

    Google Maps
    🔒 Kuyucak PlajıKaraburun
    borderline
    Pro · subscribers
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
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    The full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.

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    Küçük AdaKaraburun
    borderline
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —

    Islet 8–30 m, swim-out/boat; dentex, pandora, octopus, good rocky structure, current present. Coords approx.

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    Mordoğan (leeward)Karaburun
    borderline
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
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    Leeward east shore, rock/sand 0–15 m, shore; a refuge in the meltemi, the safest option. Coords approx.

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    Sarpıncık FeneriKaraburun
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    ⛔ Banned here
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
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    NW lighthouse point, rock/deep edge 0–25 m, shore/boat; WARNING: meltemi-exposed, hits hard, calm days only. Verified coord. ⛔ The mark lies INSIDE diving-ban area E10 (annex to BKK 2016/8743; Tebliğ 2024/21 md. 17(3)) — on the CONSERVATIVE boundary: the seaward edge is the act's own coordinates, the shore-side edge is our chord (Türkiye publishes no official coastline), so the mark may be inside the act or only inside our chord. Check with the local liman başkanlığı before you go.

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    🔒 Tuzla BurnuKaraburun
    borderline
    Ultra · subscribers
    exposed head-on to the swell today
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    —

    The full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.

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    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.

  • bluefish
    Pomatomus saltatrix · 0–20 m · tebliğ 6/2
    Min 18 cm (lüfer <14 cm = «çinekop» — separate rule).
  • red mullet
    Mullus barbatus · 3–30 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • tub gurnard
    Chelidonichthys lucerna · 5–30 m · tebliğ 6/2
  • white grouper
    Epinephelus aeneus · 15–45 m · ⚠️ 1/day
    ⚠️ Lagos: min 50 cm, with a speargun max 1/day, closed season 1 Jun–31 Aug (Çizelge 7). A vulnerable, slow-growing species — do NOT take it. Its cousin orfoz is FULLY BANNED.
  • dusky grouper
    Epinephelus marginatus · 8–35 m · 🚫 BANNED (Çizelge 1)
    🚫 Orfoz is FULLY BANNED (Çizelge 1, RG 11.08.2024 №32629) — not a legal target. Size is irrelevant: do not take it, release it.
  • pufferfish
    Lagocephalus spp. · 2–40 m · invasive
    ☠️ DO NOT EAT: deadly TTX toxin (not destroyed by cooking, no antidote). Amateur rule: kill it and throw it back to open sea — bringing it ashore/into a harbour is BANNED (3,770 TL fine). No bounty for amateurs (commercial SUBİS boats only).
  • lionfish
    Pterois miles · 5–40 m · invasive
    Invasive (venomous spines!). There is NO official amateur permit/reward for culling — never grab bare-handed, treat a sting with hot water (>45 °C). Flesh is edible.
  • rabbitfish
    Siganus spp. · 2–20 m · invasive
    Invasive (Eastern Med). Apparently no dedicated size/count/season limit (not confirmed against the current tebliğ — verify). Venomous spines — remove carefully.
    • Law
    • ✓Since 1 Jan 2026 amateur spearfishing requires an Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi marked for the diving method (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 16(4)(ç); the document itself is issued under md. 4(1), via e-Devlet, valid 5 years) — the old citizen exemption no longer applies to spearguns. A FOREIGN TOURIST is still NOT automatically entitled to spearfish solo (md. 5): the documented route is a licensed av-turizmi boat/guide OR a permit (pusula) from the district agriculture directorate. Get the belge, then the permit or a guide.
    • ✓Breath-hold + snorkel only — scuba/hookah/spare-air are banned (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 16(4)(b)). Night prohibited — sunset to sunrise (md. 16(4)(a)). A buoy showing your position is MANDATORY (md. 16(4)(c)). Spearfishing is banned inside buoyed swimming areas (1 Apr–15 Nov, ≤200 m from shore — md. 16(5)) and in ports, fishing shelters and slipways (md. 17(4)).
    • ✓Invasives: the lionfish (aslan balığı) — invasive, ⚠️ venomous spines; there is NO official amateur permit/reward for taking it. The pufferfish (balon balığı) ☠️ NEVER EAT — tetrodotoxin, no antidote; kill it and return it to the open sea, BRINGING IT ASHORE/TO PORT IS BANNED. Exact sizes and zones — in the species card and the guide.
    • ✓The speargun is lawful amateur gear AT SEA (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 16(2)(a)). In INLAND waters — lakes, reservoirs, rivers — the speargun and the hand harpoon are banned outright (md. 13(2)).
    • ✓Selling an amateur catch, moving it alive or releasing it into other waters is prohibited (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 8(1)). The weight limit is 5 kg per person per outing, one species or mixed; a single fish over 5 kg is legal in itself, but the rest without it must fit in 4 kg (md. 15(4)). For species limited by count, no more than 3 fish in total per person per outing, however many days it lasts (md. 15(5)).
    • ✓Minimum sizes and per-species counts come from the tebliğ's Çizelge 7: keeping fish below the stated length or above the stated number is prohibited (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 15(1)); on lengths there is a 5 % downward tolerance (note 2 to the same table).
    • ✓Totally protected species — Çizelge 1 (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 6(1)): the DUSKY GROUPER (Epinephelus marginatus), most sharks and rays, the monk seal, sea turtles, Pinna nobilis, red coral, Posidonia oceanica, the European eel, the seahorse, Maja squinado, Tonna galea and cetaceans. They may be taken neither at sea nor in inland waters.
    • ✓Light as a fishing method is banned in amateur fishing; lighting up to 50 W for safety on board or ashore does not count (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 8(8)). Fishing closer than 100 m to the boundaries of sea cages, or 200 m to shore-based facilities, is prohibited (md. 8(5)).
    • ✓Closed places you have to recognise on sight (Tebliğ 2024/21, md. 17(2), md. 17(5) and md. 17(3)): in the monk seal's coastal caves everything is banned — light, diving by any means, swimming in, waiting at the entrance, anchoring and fishing; in naval prohibited areas fishing is banned; in the declared diving-ban areas taking fish by diving is banned. The coordinates of the diving-ban areas (Aegean E1–E49, Black Sea K1–K7) are published in a decision of their own (BKK 2016/8743, md. 1), but they have been updated four times since: the Black Sea annex by presidential decision 435 of 09.12.2018, the Aegean one by 2339 of 01.04.2020, 2802 of 27.07.2020 and 5068 of 05.01.2022. The tebliğ points precisely at the UPDATED and announced coordinates, so it is the consolidated list that binds, not the 2016 text. The cave and naval boundaries are published nowhere — they are obeyed on sight.
    • ⛔ Sturgeon (Acipenseridae, mersin) — total ban (Çizelge 1, whole country).
    • ⛔ Sea trout (Salmo, deniz alası) — take prohibited.
    • ⛔ Orfoz / dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) — TOTAL ban (Çizelge 1, RG 11.08.2024 №32629). Lagos (E. aeneus) is allowed with a limit (50 cm, 1/day, closed 1 Jun–31 Aug).
    • ⛔ Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) — strictly protected; in its shelter caves any diving/hunting/anchoring is banned (m.17/2).
    • ⛔ Sea turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas) — protected, taking/disturbing prohibited.

    Rules change and the 6/2 tebliğ renews in September 2028. Before heading out, check with the district agriculture directorate (il/ilçe müdürlüğü) and the coast guard (Sahil Güvenlik); as a tourist, get the permit or go with a licensed guide.

    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 · Karaburun

    Spearfishing in Karaburun: spots, seasons and rules

    Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

    Karaburun is a wind-geometry read. The west and north faces are among the most meltemi-exposed in the Aegean; Sarpıncık Feneri gives 0-25 m rock and deep edge, but only on calm days. Mordoğan sits on the leeward east shore, a 0-15 m rock/sand refuge and the safest local option. Denizgiren is clear west-shore rock, also exposed. local notes also note two sunken ferry reefs, Alaybey and 9 Eylül, plus Büyükada/Küçükada as mostly boat-only points. First-degree military zones are not published and must be checked locally, with a Coast Guard post at Mordoğan. The legal check is separate: since 1 January 2026 the Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi must include the diving method; use apnea only and do not hunt at night.

    TL;DR

    • Karaburun splits sharply: the west/north face is heavily exposed to meltemi, while Mordoğan is the leeward refuge.
    • Sarpıncık and Denizgiren need calm weather; many island and wreck points are boat-led, with unpublished military zones requiring local verification.
    • From 1 January 2026, the diving-method permit is required; spearfishing stays breath-hold and daylight only.

    Where does Karaburun become leeward?

    Sarpıncık and Denizgiren are exposed west/north reads. Mordoğan is the leeward east-shore alternative. Because unpublished military zones are part of local notes, local verification is not optional here.

    SpotTypeDepthLevelAccessNotes
    Sarpıncık FeneriRocky point0-25mExperiencedShore or boatNW lighthouse point, 0-25 m rock/deep edge, shore or boat; strongly meltemi-exposed, calm days only.
    Mordoğan (leeward)Rock/sand shore0-15mIntermediateShoreLeeward east shore, 0-15 m rock/sand from shore; the safer refuge when the meltemi is working.
    DenizgirenRock/sand shore0-18mExperiencedShore or boatWest-shore rocks, 0-18 m, shore or boat; clear water but exposed to the same meltemi pattern.

    What decides Karaburun?

    Wind direction comes first. Sarpıncık and Denizgiren can be clean but harsh, while Mordoğan gives the leeward read. Then check unpublished military boundaries locally and avoid guessing from the beach. Protected species still stay off the list; verify grouper limits before targeting any allowed species.

    FAQ

    Is Sarpıncık a casual shore dive?

    No. local notes marks it as strongly meltemi-exposed and suitable only on calm days.

    Why choose Mordoğan?

    It is the leeward east-shore refuge and the safest option in the local notes.

    How are military zones handled?

    They are not published in ordinary text, so verify locally and with nautical-chart information.

    What document is needed?

    From 1 January 2026, the Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi must show the diving method.

    Are scuba or night hunts allowed?

    No. Breath-hold only, and no night spearfishing.

    Sources

    • Official Gazette, Amateur Fisheries Communique 6/2
    • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, amateur fishing document notice

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