Palma spearfishing forecast — Spain

Palma · Spain

5.4

wave 0.8 m

visibility5m

Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and visibility.

Sources: IPMA · buoys · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 12:51

Sources & confidence

Sources: IPMA · NDBC & IH buoys · Copernicus Marine · Sentinel-2
Method: spearo sea-state engine: 6-model consensus + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness: Re-read every hour, per coast

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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.

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Cala Gamba / PortitxolPalma

borderline

exposed head-on to the swell today (city-level)

window: Go at dawn, before the boats leave Cala Gamba and Portitxol and before the embat. Important legal note: the Badia de Palma marine reserve is one of only two places on Mallorca where spearfishing may be permitted, with individual authorisation and only on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and two weekdays fixed by resolution. Check whether your entry falls inside.
tide: Astronomical tide here is token, a couple of fingers of range, and it neither uncovers nor covers anything on the quay steps. What you do notice is the water sloshing inside the Portitxol basin when pressure changes or a southerly sets in, plus a level push during storms. The swell rules here; the tide does not.
shelter: You are on the north shore of the bay, looking south-south-west with the city and the airport at your back: under Tramuntana or Mestral the water stands still, almost swimming-pool calm. The bad sector is 150–260°: the 220 Llebeig raises a short chop inside the bay itself, and the breakwater edge fills with foam.
conditions: This is city water: over the sand and the posidonia patches you see reasonably well in calm, but never like on an open cape. What clouds it is rain with urban runoff, silt stirred by propellers around the moorings, and short south-west chop. After two days of Tramuntana and no recent rain the bottom reads comfortably.

What's in season,
what the law says.

Minimum sizes by caladero (in the table below). Season depends on the species and place.

In season now

European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax · Mediterranean · UE 2019/1241
gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata · Mediterranean · UE 2019/1241
white seabream
Diplodus sargus · Mediterranean · UE 2019/1241
two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris · Mediterranean · UE 2019/1241
sharpsnout seabream
Diplodus puntazzo · Mediterranean · UE 2019/1241
salema / saupe
Sarpa salpa · Mediterranean · RD 560/1995 Anexo II
⚠️ Do NOT eat the head/guts (ichthyosarcotoxism).
bogue
Boops boops · Mediterranean · RD 560/1995 Anexo II

Cap Andritxol (Camp de Mar)Palma

borderline

exposed head-on to the swell today (city-level)

window: Dawn, no argument: until the embat starts the sea is glassy and the point is comfortable to work; with the midday breeze the ripple and glare spoil the hunting. Good season from May to October, though in August Camp de Mar and Cala Fornells fill up with swimmers and jet skis. Daylight only, between sunrise and sunset.
tide: Tidal range is effectively nil, barely a hand's width at springs, so do not plan the session around a table. It is the wind that changes the level: a sustained Llebeig heaps water into the Camp de Mar bay and lifts the sea a few centimetres, and out on the point what you feel is wave surge, not any tidal flow.
shelter: Andritxol point, with its old watchtower on top, splits Camp de Mar from Cala Fornells and gives you two faces: under north and north-east wind the sierra shields it and both sides work. Under Llebeig or Migjorn, 200 to 240 degrees, the south-west face takes it full on and you retreat inside Camp de Mar.
conditions: This is one of the clearer corners of the south-west: on a quiet day you see a long way over rock and meadow, and the water only goes milky with heavy rain, when the Andratx and Peguera torrents dump silt. After a south-westerly blow it takes its time to settle. Light 200–240 wind is still fine; from force four up, forget it.
hazard: This corner of the island is ringed by closed water: the Santa Ponça bay ZPP and the Illes del Ponent reserve lie about five kilometres away, sa Dragonera about six and a half. If you move along the coast by fin or by boat, know exactly where you are. Sizes: grouper 45 cm (50 in reserves), with a cut in the lower tail lobe, dentex 35, scorpionfish 30.
access: Easiest is to leave the car at Camp de Mar and take the coast path climbing toward the Andritxol tower, then drop onto the rock on whichever side is in the lee. You can also start from Cala Fornells when it blows south-west. The swim to the point is short but along open coast, and getting out over smooth rock gets awkward with half a metre of sea.

Rocky cape between Camp de Mar and Cala Fornells, outside the Ponent reserve; drop-offs and caves, sea bream and dentex, exposed to the SW.

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Spearfishing in Palma: spots, seasons and rules

Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

Palma mixes a sheltered urban bay with exposed rocky capes. Cala Gamba / Portitxol is the easiest entry; Cap de Cala Figuera, Cap Andritxol and Cap Blanc need cleaner south to southwest conditions. The legal split is Balearic plus Mediterranean: Govern licence, freediving only, reserve rules checked carefully, and special Balearic marking or size notes for grouper, dentex, corb and scorpionfish.

Best legal spearfishing spots near Palma

These shore-entry zones should only be used with settled sea, a visible buoy and confirmed local limits.

Spot	Type	Depth	Level	Access	Notes
Cala Gamba / Portitxol	Urban rocky ground in the bay	Shore rock in shallow water	Careful beginner	Easy shore entry	Sheltered urban rock and easy entry. Best when the bay is clear. Avoid bathers and port limits.
Cap de Cala Figuera	Cape rocky ground west of the bay	Rock ledges and drop-offs	Intermediate	Shore entry with a clear exit route	Rocky cape with ledges and caves. Avoid SW swell. Balearic licence required.
Cap Andritxol	Rocky cape between Camp de Mar and Cala Fornells, outside the Ponent reserve	Rock ledges and drop-offs	Intermediate	Shore entry with a clear exit route	Ledges and caves outside the Ponent reserve boundary. Clean southwest forecast. Confirm reserve boundaries.
Cap Blanc	Cliff and rocky shore	Deep rocky ledges	Advanced	Demanding cliff and rock access	Deep cliff ledges with grouper and dentex. Advanced, exposed to south. Natura 2000 caveat, check local rules.

Conditions and season essentials

The city setup changes across short distances. Cala Gamba / Portitxol is sheltered urban rock and the beginner check. Cap de Cala Figuera / Portals Vells has caves and ledges but takes southwest swell. Cap Andritxol is listed outside the Ponent reserve, with ledges and caves, yet it still needs a boundary check before entry. Cap Blanc is advanced: cliffs, deeper ledges, grouper and dentex, very exposed to south sea. The bad sector runs from southeast to west-southwest, with southwest worst. Use the Marina Port de Mallorca and Platja de Palma webcams before committing.

FAQ

What is the easiest Palma entry?

Cala Gamba / Portitxol, because it is sheltered and has easy access.

What conditions are worst?

South and southwest swell, with southwest the worst local direction.

Do Balearic reserves ban spearfishing?

Generally yes, with named exceptions such as Badia de Palma where licence and current conditions still matter.

What is the grouper rule?

Balearic rules set 45 cm in interior waters, 50 cm in reserves, plus mandatory marking.

Can you use scuba?

No. Recreational spearfishing is freediving only.

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