Today — sit it out.
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.
Leave your email — and the moment a window opens at Looe, we'll send the go / no-go verdict. Email is all we need.
What's missing? Tell us what you'd like to see — new spots, species, data or features. We read everything.
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 mapWalk in over the sand between the reefs and explore east or west to about 12 m; wreckage of the iron sailing ship Gipsy lies about 90 m west of the slipway in about 7 m. Watch for boats launching at the slipway.
Google MapsWalk in from East Looe's second beach onto rocky seashore next to eelgrass beds used as a cuttlefish nursery. Stay well clear of the river and harbour mouth because of boat traffic.
Google MapsEnter from the rocky shore at Hannafore in West Looe onto reef and kelp. Check tides, avoid the river and harbour mouth because of boats, and tow a high-visibility buoy.
Google MapsReached from Hannafore by experienced snorkellers only, over rocky reef, kelp and eelgrass. Voluntary marine reserve — divers are asked to take nothing. Keep clear of the harbour mouth and tow a visible buoy.
Google MapsRocky reef, shore entry. Coords approx.
Google MapsRocky point, shore or boat. Coords approx.
Google MapsSwim straight out from the main beach through gullies to about 10 m; the boiler of the trawler Marguerite lies to the west and shows at low tide. Few hazards, but watch for swell.
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.
Recreational spearfishing in the sea is legal in the UK without a licence — breath-hold only is the norm. Never spear salmon, sea trout or eels (Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975). Bass: catch-and-release only 1 Feb–31 Mar (rod and line), then 3 a day, 42 cm min. Check the local IFCA/Marine Scotland/DAERA rules — in Cornwall no spearfishing dusk to dawn or with scuba. No-take zones (Lundy, Lamlash Bay, Flamborough) are closed.
Looe has rock entry points such as Looe Island (St George's), Hannafore Point and Talland Bay. South-east Cornwall fishing town facing Looe Island. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.
May–October; autumn and winter bring Atlantic swell and gales — best on calm summer neap tides.
9–10 °C in March, 16–18 °C in August — 7 mm in winter, 5 mm in summer.
Granite reefs, kelp and tidal streams off the headlands; Atlantic swell on the north coast. No licence; bass is catch-and-release 1 Feb–31 Mar; Cornwall IFCA bans spearfishing from dusk to dawn and with scuba.
Looe: Recreational spearfishing in the sea is legal in the UK without a licence — breath-hold only is the norm. Never spear salmon, sea trout or eels (Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975). Bass: catch-and-release only 1 Feb–31 Mar (rod and line), then 3 a day, 42 cm min. Check the local IFCA/Marine Scotland/DAERA rules — in Cornwall no spearfishing dusk to dawn or with scuba. No-take zones (Lundy, Lamlash Bay, Flamborough) are closed.
transparency ~8 m · satellite, 2 days agosatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore
