Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and visibility.
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 mapA 40 m concrete barge wreck at 7–12 m off Surendorf, about 600 m from the beach; usually reached by boat. Heavily overgrown with brown algae and anemones on a fine-sand and seagrass bottom. Busy with boats and surfers — buoy mandatory; respect the nearby military area markers. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
Google MapsEnter over the dike and beach at Falckenstein bathing beach, then wade 50–70 m across a sandbank before descending beyond the buoys. Mostly sand with seagrass, silty deeper down; turn back at about 12 m. The shipping lane runs close — stay away from the lighthouse and ferry pier, and use a buoy. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
Google MapsPark a few steps from the water and swim 15–20 m to an overgrown, silted concrete barge, often partly above the surface. Most interest is between the wreck and the bridge at 1.5–6 m. Sport boats cross the bay — tow a buoy. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
Google MapsEnter from the beach by Mönkeberg yacht harbour or from the wooden jetty. Growth-covered shallows drop fairly quickly to a silty bottom at about 10 m, where visibility falls. Ferry pier nearby and anglers — use a buoy. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
Google MapsSmall beach at the end of Falklandstraße in Friedrichsort, entered by stairs or a slipway. Sand and stony patches with algae down to 11–12 m. A ferry runs every 15–20 minutes and turns across the site — stay close in and use a buoy. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
Google MapsBeach entry between the Kiel Yacht Club in Strande and Schilksee Olympic harbour. Sand with seagrass and mussels slopes gently, reaching about 10 m further out. Heavy yacht traffic — tow a buoy; do not enter the tunnel under the mole. Spearfishing not permitted here — check local rules.
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.
Spearfishing is banned in German coastal waters: Schleswig-Holstein (Küstenfischereiverordnung 2018, § 9(1)), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (KüFVO M-V, § 16(1)) and Lower Saxony (Fisheries Act, § 44(1) no. 5) prohibit spears and harpoons for any fishing, at any hour. The Helgoland rock-base reserve and the Jasmund National Park strip are closed to all fishing. Forecasts here are for freediving and snorkelling; leave the speargun at home.
Kiel has rock entry points such as Falckenstein, Kitzeberg and Betonschute Schwedeneck. State capital on the Kiel Fjord. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.
May–September; the water warms by July and summer algal blooms are possible; sea level follows the wind (setup), not the tide.
2–4 °C in February, 17–20 °C in August — a drysuit or 7 mm in winter, 5–7 mm in summer.
Boulder flats, eelgrass and wrecks; Kiel Fjord and Lübeck Bay carry heavy shipping. Spearfishing is banned (KüFVO SH § 9) — freediving and snorkelling only.
Kiel: Spearfishing is banned in German coastal waters: Schleswig-Holstein (Küstenfischereiverordnung 2018, § 9(1)), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (KüFVO M-V, § 16(1)) and Lower Saxony (Fisheries Act, § 44(1) no. 5) prohibit spears and harpoons for any fishing, at any hour. The Helgoland rock-base reserve and the Jasmund National Park strip are closed to all fishing. Forecasts here are for freediving and snorkelling; leave the speargun at home.
