Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and visibility.
Sources & confidence
Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine
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.
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: 1152 spots across 189 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 mapDrop-off wall, 9–40+ m — legal (outside reserves). Wahoo, mahi, grouper. Family-Island rule: stay >200 yd from any shore.
Google MapsBarrier reef, 3–12 m — legal (outside reserves). Hogfish, grouper, snapper. Family-Island rule: stay >200 yd from any shore.
Google MapsLeeward-west coastal dropoffs and The Cut, 9–40 m+ — legal (>200 yd), grouper, snapper, pelagics on the wall. Coords city-level.
Google MapsDrop-off wall, 12–61+ m — legal (outside reserves). Wahoo, mahi, tuna, billfish. Family-Island rule: stay >200 yd from any shore.
Google MapsDrop-off wall, 12–40+ m — legal (outside reserves). Mutton snapper, grouper, snapper, pelagics. Family-Island rule: stay >200 yd from any shore.
Google MapsDrop-off wall, 9–40+ m — legal (outside reserves). Mutton snapper, mahi, grouper, snapper. Family-Island rule: stay >200 yd from any shore.
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.
Rules change. Before heading out, check with the Bahamas Department of Marine Resources and the Fisheries Resources Act; spearguns are banned — sling/pole spear only.
Spearguns are prohibited nationwide in The Bahamas, which makes New Bight a sling-and-pole-spear destination only. Cat Island is quieter than Bimini or Exuma, with New Bight below Mount Alvernia's Hermitage and wall country running along the leeward west side. The practical hunting pattern is beyond the 200-yard Out-Island line on dropoffs such as Cat Island west walls / The Cut, Orange Creek / Arthur's Town W dropoff, Bennett's Harbour W dropoff, Fernandez Bay deeper wall, and Devil's Point / Hawksbill SW dropoff. The Atlantic-side barrier reef adds shallower 3-12 m reef ground. Visibility runs 20-30 m, but infrastructure is thin, there is no local webcam or buoy station, and no published safety ratings exist for the marks. Keep the plan simple: legal gear, breath-hold, clean pickup, and no take from protected species.
New Bight is a wall-and-distance plan. The west side gives leeward dropoffs and The Cut; the east side adds a shallow barrier-reef option. Every New Bight hunt here assumes Hawaiian sling or pole spear only, no scuba or compressor, and more than 200 yards from shore. Many coordinates are approximate or city-level, so confirm the mark and the return route before dropping in.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Island west walls / The Cut | Leeward-west coastal dropoffs | 9-40 m+ | No published safety rating | Access details not published; coordinates city-level | Grouper, snapper, and pelagics are the wall mix. Legal only beyond 200 yards and outside any reserve. |
| Fernandez Bay deeper wall (The Cut outer) | Dropoff wall | 12-40 m+ | No published safety rating | Access details not published; coordinates approximate | Mutton snapper, grouper, snapper, and pelagics are present in the local target mix. |
| Devil's Point / Hawksbill SW dropoff (FAD) | Bluewater-facing dropoff | 12-61 m+ | No published safety rating | Access details not published; coordinates approximate | Wahoo, mahi, tuna, and billfish pass the edge. This is advanced water by depth and exposure, with no safety grade published. |
| Cat Island Atlantic (E) barrier reef | Barrier reef | 3-12 m | No published safety rating | Access details not published; coordinates approximate | Hogfish, grouper, and snapper are listed for the reef. The 200-yard rule still applies. |
New Bight is marked as sheltered with a Bahamas-banks tidal regime, but the west-side wall still faces weather and pickup problems. The bad sector runs 210-330 degrees, with the worst direction near 280 degrees. There is no wired local buoy and no local webcam. Clear 20-30 m water does not solve logistics on a remote island; the decision should start with wind, surface current, fuel, pickup, and the 200-yard legal line.
The west wall is the main identity here. The Cut, Fernandez Bay, Bennett's Harbour, and the Orange Creek / Arthur's Town side all point to dropoff hunting rather than protected inshore ground. The Atlantic-side barrier reef is shallower, but it is still a Family-Island hunt, not shore spearing. Use a long, visible float setup, keep the boat aware of current and pickup, and do not treat city-level coordinates as precise dive-site pins.
Only Hawaiian sling or pole spear is legal, and the diver must be on breath-hold. Scuba and compressors are banned for this fishing. No spearfishing within 1 mile of New Providence, 1 mile of Freeport's south coast, or 200 yards of any Out-Island shore. Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit, or must fish from a licensed charter. Catch is for personal use only, selling is banned, spear use needs a written endorsement, and competitions are banned.
New Bight marks include mutton snapper, hogfish, grouper, snapper, wahoo, mahi, tuna, and billfish. Nassau grouper is closed from 1 Dec to 28 Feb, with a 3 lb minimum outside the closure and head, tail, and skin intact at landing. Black grouper also carries a 3 lb minimum. Lionfish can be culled year-round. Crawfish in season, 1 Aug to 31 Mar, and queen conch are hand or hook only. Turtles, sharks, and corals are no-take.
No. Spearguns are banned across The Bahamas. New Bight hunting is Hawaiian sling or pole spear only, on breath-hold.
The main terrain is the leeward west wall and The Cut, with 9-40 m+ dropoffs and deeper bluewater edges.
No local webcam or wired buoy station is available, so use forecast checks and conservative pickup planning.
Stay outside 200 yards from any Out-Island shore. The New Providence and Freeport 1-mile distance bans are part of the same national rule.
Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit or must fish from a licensed charter. Catch is for personal use only.
Do not spear crawfish or queen conch. Turtles, sharks, corals, and any no-take water are off limits.
Leave your email — and the moment a window opens at New Bight, we'll send the go / no-go verdict. Email is all we need.
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