Killybegs spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras

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◈Killybegs · Ireland
2.5
wave 1.9 m head-on
visibility~1m

Nottoday

Today — sit it out — wave, wind and surge pounding.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus — high confidence · data 15:56

Sources & confidence

Sources
Open-Meteo · Copernicus
Method
spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness
Re-read every hour, per coast

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.

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.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

Entry pointsNo-take zones

Where to get in, where to hunt

Entry points with coordinates
Seabed relief — promising ground

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Surface

Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.

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updated 15:56
Killybegs — solo, off the rocks
DON'T GO
don't go · wave 1.9 m (occasionally up to ~3.9 m)
wave 1.9 m head-onwind 34, gusts 52 km/hsurge pounding the rocksvisibility ~1 m
today, best window 06:00–09:00
fish · Visibility 1 m · Water 14.5°C
confidence low · verdict for the selected day
Whole week — tap a day. is driving swell right now.
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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.

Tuesday · today2026-10-13
07:58–18:40 · waxing crescent
▼ 01:00▲ 07:00▼ 13:00▲ 20:00 · 3.1 m
Hours (06→20)
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Day's trends
Tide-0.69 m
Wave2.20 m
Wind20 km/h
Water14 °C
fish activity: moon underfoot 03:10 · high · moonrise 11:52 · moderate · moon overhead 15:20 · high · moonset 18:57 · moderate
Conditions window06:00–09:00
don't go fish
Hs 1.94 m · roughperiod 7.5 s head-onwind 34→52surge 4.2viz 1 m
1.94 mrough · up to ~3.88 · 267° head-on
7.5 sswell moderate
34→52gusts 52 km/h
4.2pounding the rocks
0.17m/s
1 mrecent swell
14.5°Cthicker suit + hood
▼13:00tide turn near
Atmosphere35 kmovercast
lowoff the lunar peaks
  • wave 1.9 m (occasionally up to ~3.9 m)
  • steep wind-wave — choppy surface, careful on entry
  • just after high water
confidence lowtwilight
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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.

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The 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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FintraKillybegs
no data
window
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Rocky reef, from shore. Coords approx.

Google Maps
Malin BegKillybegs
no data
window
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Rocky reef, from shore. Exposed to swell — calm days only. Coords approx.

Google Maps
Muckross HeadKillybegs
no data
window
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Wall under a cliff, from shore. Coords approx.

Google Maps
Rathlin O'BirneKillybegs
no data
window
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Island with reefs around it, by boat. Offshore site, well away from the coast. Strong tidal streams — dive the slack. Coords approx.

Google Maps
St John's PointKillybegs
no data
window
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Rocky reef, from shore. Strong tidal streams — dive the slack. Coords approx.

Google Maps
Teelin pierKillybegs
no data
window
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Harbour wall or pier with rock armour, from shore. Coords approx.

Google Maps

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.

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Surfacing

Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.

Live cameras, map & reference
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Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

In season now
  • no targets this month
Law

    Ireland: breath-hold spearfishing is legal and needs no licence. Sea bass: minimum size 42 cm, catch-and-release only 1 February–31 March, otherwise a bag limit of 2 fish per 24 h (Inland Fisheries Ireland rules). Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve is closed to all taking. Check current rules locally.

    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.

    FAQ — spearfishing in Killybegs

    Where can I spearfish in Killybegs?

    Killybegs has rock entry points such as St John's Point, Muckross Head and Fintra. Killybegs: a south-facing stretch of the Donegal Bay — rocky reef and kelp forest. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.

    When is the best season in Killybegs?

    June–September.

    How cold is the water in Killybegs?

    9–10 °C in February, 14–16 °C in August — 7 mm; visibility 5–12 m.

    Is Killybegs good for a beginner?

    Hard: open Atlantic swell, strong currents at Malin Head, few sheltered spots.

    Do I need a licence in Killybegs?

    Killybegs: Ireland: breath-hold spearfishing is legal and needs no licence. Sea bass: minimum size 42 cm, catch-and-release only 1 February–31 March, otherwise a bag limit of 2 fish per 24 h (Inland Fisheries Ireland rules). Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve is closed to all taking. Check current rules locally.

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