Msambweni spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras
Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and surge pounding.
Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus — high confidence · data 05:22
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.
- 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.
- Wind & gusts
- Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
- Tide phase
- Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
- Water temperature
- Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
- Currents & outflow
- Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
- Rain runoff & air clarity
- Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
- 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.
Where to get in, where to hunt
Surface
Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.
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.
- current 0.31 m/s
- ebb — weaker inshore
The water column
Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.
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.
Now live: 3016 spots across 406 stretches of coast — mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.
See all spotsThe seabed
Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.
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.
No verified spots here yet
The forecast is calculated for the shore next to the town.
Kenya limits recreational fishing to angling and fly fishing (LN 127/2024, reg. 15); spearfishing is not a listed method and a 2001 speargun ban is reported. Diani-Chale Marine National Reserve is a regulated-use reserve. Boundaries approx. Night rules: unverified.
Surfacing
Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Live cameras, map & reference
What's in season,
what the law says.
- no targets this month
Kenya: recreational fishing is limited to angling and fly fishing (Fisheries Management and Development (Recreational Fisheries) Regulations 2024, LN 127/2024, reg. 15); a 2001 speargun ban (Gazette Notice 7565) is reported. Spearfishing is not a permitted recreational method. Check with the Kenya Fisheries Service before you dive.
- 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 Msambweni
Where can I spearfish in Msambweni?
Msambweni is a quiet stretch of the south coast about 25 km below Diani, with reef flats that dry far out at low water. Check today's forecast above and pick a calm-sea day, always with a marker buoy.
When is the best season in Msambweni?
The NE monsoon (Kaskazi, about Nov–Mar) is calmest with the best visibility; the SE monsoon (Kusi, about Jun–Sep) brings bigger swell on the outer reef; long rains Apr–Jun, short rains Oct–Nov.
How cold is the water in Msambweni?
About 25–29 °C (forecast SST supersedes).
Is Msambweni good for a beginner?
Macro-tides (spring ≈3.5 m) lock shore entries to the tide; Kisite–Mpunguti channel currents; most sites are boat-only.
Do I need a licence in Msambweni?
Msambweni: Kenya: recreational fishing is limited to angling and fly fishing (Fisheries Management and Development (Recreational Fisheries) Regulations 2024, LN 127/2024, reg. 15); a 2001 speargun ban (Gazette Notice 7565) is reported. Spearfishing is not a permitted recreational method. Check with the Kenya Fisheries Service before you dive.
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