Today — sit it out — wave, wind and noticeable surge. 💧 Water should clear by Saturday (~3d)
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 mapIslet in Paracas Bay; rock 3–10 m, good visibility, ideal for beginners/photo. RN Paracas (AD) — entry ticket. Coords approx.
Google MapsRock needle off the Paracas peninsula; wall 5–15 m, sea lions, schools, rays. RN Paracas Direct-Use zone — carry an entry ticket. Coords approx.
Google MapsRock reef in Paracas reserve (use zone), cabrilla and rockfish; outside the no-take cores. Coords approx.
Google MapsRock walls of San Gallán Island, ~30 min by boat; cracks, tunnels, big species — advanced. 🔴 First 100 m = RN Paracas wilderness zone, take prohibited. Coords approx.
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.
Check the cam BEFORE you leave. Foam, brown/green murk, or waves washing the entry rocks = No-go. At night/in fog the cam is useless — treat it as «unknown», NOT «green».
Rules change. Before heading out, get the DICAPI diver card/registration (Coast Guard) — spearing on scuba is banned; check the sectors of RN Mar Tropical de Grau.
Paracas is reserve-first spearfishing. A sheltered bay inside Paracas reserve: the 100 m around San Gallán and Independencia bay are no-take. Use dawn, low swell and a clean exit, then confirm the sector before any take. In Peru, spearfishing needs the DICAPI sport-diver card for adults 18 and over; spearing on scuba is banned. Avoid Paredes de San Gallán where it overlaps core, breeding-fauna or closed sectors; confirm with SERNANP in reserve water.
Small sea, buddy and legal check first. Los Viejos and La Aguja only fish well when the bay is calm and the afternoon wind holds off, so watch the two webcams. Protected or breeding-fauna water changes the plan.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Viejos (Paracas) | reef | shallow to mid-depth | Intermediate | shore entry, only in small seas | Rock reef in Paracas reserve (use zone), cabrilla and rockfish. Leave if foam builds. |
| La Aguja | mixed bottom | 5-15m | Intermediate | shore entry, only in small seas | Rock needle off the Paracas peninsula; wall 5-15 m with sea lions, schools and rays. Leave if foam builds. |
The worst sea is from NW; there is some shelter, but wind still decides; upwelling can clear and cool the water at the same time; 2 webcam links help check color and foam. Use early mornings, carry the park entry where it applies and stay in direct-use sectors. Foamy exit or rising wind means scout only. San Gallan's first 100 m and Independencia Bay are no-take; work Direct-Use zones with an entry ticket. Chita is closed in December and lorna in April. Los Viejos and La Aguja belong to the direct-use logic, not to an open invitation. La Aguja has a 5-15 m wall with sea lions, schools and rays, while El Sequion is 3-10 m rock with clearer beginner or photo water. Around San Gallan, the first 100 m are wilderness zone and no-take. The afternoon Paracas wind from S-SE can cloud the water even after a clean morning, so keep the exit and ticket rules ahead of the fish list.
Los Viejos, La Aguja and El Sequion are use-zone marks; the afternoon S-SE Paracas wind clouds the water.
No. Peru bans speargun use with scuba; stay on breath-hold.
Chita pauses in December; lorna pauses in April.
The bay offers partial shelter, but a northwest sea and the afternoon wind still decide the day; use the two webcams to read color and foam before you commit.
Avoid Paredes de San Gallán where it overlaps core, breeding-fauna or closed sectors; confirm with SERNANP in reserve water.
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