Thasos spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility & live cameras

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◈Thasos · Greece
5.6
wave 0.1 m
visibility~7m

Marginal

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

Sources: IPMA · buoys · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 13:57

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

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.

01
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.
02
Wind & gusts
Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
03
Tide phase
Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
04
Water temperature
Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
05
Currents & outflow
Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
06
Rain runoff & air clarity
Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
07
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.

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MeteoAlarm no dataupdated 13:57
Thasos — solo, off the rocks
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caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site · current 0.44 m/s
wave 0.1 mwind 9 km/hvisibility ~7 mwindow 15:00–21:00
today, best window 18:00–21:00
fish · Visibility 7 m · Water 25.8°C
confidence medium · verdict for the selected day
Best window · next 3 days
borderlineFriday · 18:00–21:00
you can see ~8 m ahead fish

〜 tide is minor here bite times: 10:50–12:50 · 18:19–19:19

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Selected day

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.

Wednesday · today2026-09-09
06:55–19:40 · waning crescent
▲ 04:00▼ 10:00▲ 16:00▼ 22:00 · 0.3 m
Hours (06→20)
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09
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Day's trends
Tide-0.53 m
Wave0.08 m
Wind4 km/h
Water26 °C
fish activity: moonrise 04:41 · moderate · moon overhead 11:50 · high · moonset 18:49 · moderate · moon underfoot 00:00 · high
Conditions window15:00–18:00
caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site fish
Hs 0.16 m · calmperiod 3.1 swind 9→14surge 0viz 7 m
0.16 mcalm · up to ~0.32 · 105° at an angle
3.1 sswell moderate
9→14gusts 14 km/h
0weak surge
0.42m/s
7 mrecent swell
25.9°C5 mm + hood
▼22:00tide turn near
Atmosphere43 kmlandmarks visible
lowoff the lunar peaks
  • current 0.42 m/s
  • northerly wind picks up after midday
  • visibility ~7 m
confidence lowday
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The water column

Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.

What it is

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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.

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The seabed

Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.

On the rock

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.

Entry points

Where to get in
off the rocks.

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.

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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».

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Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

National minimum sizes + a 150 g floor (in the table below); grouper 1/day. Spearfishing is closed all May (ΠΔ 373/1985).

In season now
  • gilthead seabream
    Sparus aurata · 2–20 m · EU 1967/2006
  • European seabass
    Dicentrarchus labrax · 0–15 m · EU 1967/2006
  • flathead grey mullet
    Mugil cephalus · 0–8 m · min 150 g
    No EU size — only the 150 g minimum applies.
  • wreckfish / stone bass
    Polyprion americanus · 30–60 m · EU 1967/2006
    Deep wreck species. Does NOT count toward the grouper limit (different genus). 45 cm — to verify.
  • white seabream
    Diplodus sargus · 0–12 m · EU 1967/2006
  • saddled seabream
    Oblada melanura · 3–15 m · min 150 g
    No EU size — only the 150 g minimum applies.
  • leerfish / garrick
    Lichia amia · 2–20 m · min 150 g
    No EU size — only the 150 g minimum applies.
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    Aliki peninsulaThasos
    borderline
    swell on the quarter today (city-level)
    window
    This is a tourist magnet: by ten in the morning both bays are full and coaches are dropping people at the ruins. So dawn, and not a minute later. Season June to October, with September the nicest water. May is closed nationwide, and a gun after sunset is banned all year round.
    tide
    Tide here is ten to forty centimetres and on the slabs you hardly see it. Something else works: water bends round the southern tip and over the reef at Cape Marmara it runs noticeably, dragging colder water up from below. After rain on the north of the island the clarity drops here too, only later than at Limenas.
    shelter
    The Aliki peninsula sticks out to the south-east and splits the shore into two bays, so with a northerly one of them always sits in the marble's shadow. The island's ridge kills the meltemi outright. The weak side is east and south-east: from there the wave comes in unobstructed and slams into the cape's slabs.
    conditions
    With north or north-west it is always worth the drive: the water on this south-east side is the clearest anything around here gets. With east or south-east, skip it — the wave hammers the marble steps, and the white fine dust it raises hangs for hours. Take the drop off the southern tip on a flat day.
    hazard
    The whole peninsula is a declared archaeological monument: a sanctuary of Apollo, two early Christian basilicas and ancient marble quarries, part of them under water. Look, lift nothing — law 3028/2002. Whether the sea part is separately declared, ask the ephorate and the port police. Slabs are sharp and swimmers are close, so keep two hundred metres.
    access
    Tarmac takes you right into Aliki village; leave the car by the tavernas and walk the footpath across the ruins onto the neck of the peninsula — five minutes. You get in off marble steps, slippery with weed, so wear boots. From there another ten minutes along the rock to the drop at the southern tip.

    Rocky cape + drop-off + a submerged ancient marble quarry (SE) — lee of the north, open E/SE. ⚠️ Submerged antiquity — look, don't touch/raise (L.3028/2002). Shore.

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    The Limenas waterfront wakes with the Keramoti ferries, around seven, and until then the cape is quiet. Nationally the season runs June into autumn, and from sunset to sunrise spearfishing is banned. For this cape the calendar means nothing: it is prohibited every day of the year.
    tide
    It all hangs on the strait here: water moves between island and mainland all the time, ferry wash cuts across it, and silt comes off the sand by itself. The level changes by ten to forty centimetres and affects none of that. After rain on the mainland the Nestos outflow greens the water along this whole shore for several days.
    shelter
    The north coast looks across at the Thracian mainland, Keramoti barely seven kilometres off, and that land cuts every southern swell. The north-easterly, however, builds down the strait and arrives intact. The Evraiokastro rocks give a sliver of lee, and only from the west. Spearfishing off this cape is prohibited.
    conditions
    In a northern calm the water at the stones goes glassy; the moment it blows from the north-east there is surge and murk and the place is gone. The difference is only visual, though: the ancient city with its harbour is a declared underwater monument, the gun is prohibited, and for fish you drop south to Potos and Pefkari.
    hazard
    The cape with the old harbour lies inside the declared underwater site «Ancient city and port of Thasos» (ΦΕΚ 74/Β/1987, ΦΕΚ 166/ΑΑΠ/2013); spearfishing is prohibited under ΚΥΑ ΦΕΚ 336/Β/2004, the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities supervises and nothing is recovered. The ferry lane and moored vessels are right alongside.
    access
    Leave the car in town by the archaeological museum and walk north past the fortress: ten minutes to the Evraiokastro rocks. You climb down over stone and in any swell the entry is nasty. Do not get in off the mole. You come to look — hunting here is prohibited.

    N-coast rock and reef — clear in a calm, windward to the meltemi, so it only settles on a light northerly or at dawn. Shore/boat. ⚠️ It sits inside the declared underwater archaeological area of the ancient city and port of Thasos (ΦΕΚ 74/Β/1987, ΦΕΚ 166/ΑΑΠ/2013), where ΚΥΑ ΦΕΚ 336/Β/2004 bans spearfishing — the S coast is the alternative.

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    Leave early: before nine the sea is usually at its flattest, after that the wind gets up and the crossing turns unpleasant. The season is June to October; May is fully closed in Greece and night is banned with a gun all year. In August dive groups get shuttled out here, so pick the start of the week.
    tide
    Tide here is a couple of dozen centimetres and changes nothing for you. What changes things is the flow through the gap between the islet and Thasos: it runs along the rock and on the wall you drift off your entry fast. Start into it, and on the boulder steps by the sand keep the boat in sight.
    shelter
    This is a bare rock out in open water south of the island, and no land covers you here — you find shelter on the islet itself, moving to whichever side is lee. In meltemi the southern edge works; in a southerly it is the northern one. The gap between the rock and Thasos is always the rougher bit.
    conditions
    What decides here is not the rock but the run out to it: several kilometres of open water from Potos. If there is any southerly with a short chop, do not go — the trip back is the hard part. In a calm the wall down to twenty-four metres stands clear, and the shallow bay side tops out around seventeen.
    hazard
    An old wooden wreck and broken pottery lie on the bottom by the islet — look all you want, but touching or lifting anything is a criminal matter under law 3028/2002. The area can be declared an underwater archaeological zone at any time, so check before you go. Add open water: not a solo trip, buoy mandatory.
    access
    Boat only. You run out of Potos or Pefkari, twenty to thirty minutes south under motor; there is no shore route to this rock at all. Watch the mark: the real islet sits some three kilometres south of Psili Ammos beach, not on the village shoreline — take the point off the chart, not off the name.

    Walls + a vertical wall to 24 m + an old wooden wreck, S coast ~4 mi off Potos — sheltered, rich wall life. Boat.

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    The beach is organised, with sunbeds and a campsite, so you work before eight in the morning while the water is still empty. Or late in the day, but strictly before sunset — night is banned. Season is June to October, August is packed here, September and October much calmer. May is closed everywhere in Greece.
    tide
    The level moves ten to thirty centimetres and you notice it only by a wet stripe on the rock. What matters more: the bay is shallow, the sun warms it right through in a day and there is barely any thermocline. After rain, though, the Platani stream pushes brown silt onto the reef and it hangs for a day or two.
    shelter
    Pefkari bay looks south-west, and northerly wind simply never reaches it: the whole forested spine of the island stands between the water and the meltemi. The little Pefkari headland covers the western edge of the bay. A south-westerly, though, walks straight in, and on a shallow reef there is nowhere to hide.
    conditions
    In meltemi this is the most reliable water on the island: the wind comes off the mountain and lies the bay down. An easterly is workable too. With south-west there is no point coming — the reef sits shallow, the wave stirs sand into rock and visibility is down to two or three metres by lunchtime.
    hazard
    Three limits stack up here: an organised swimming beach — keep two hundred metres off it; Xenios Gate marina about four hundred metres to the east — three hundred metres off it and off any moored boat; and a dive centre right on the sand putting groups in all day. Buoy mandatory. Plenty of urchins on the rock.
    access
    About as easy as it gets: tarmac runs to the beach itself, parking under the pines, and you walk in off the sand. Then a hundred to two hundred metres of swimming to the rocky edge of the bay, where the reef with octopus and bream starts. You can put fins on in the water, the bottom is flat and soft.

    Rocky, rich shallow reef (SW, next to Potos) — easy SW-sheltered shore entry; bream, octopus, small grouper. Shore.

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    San Antonio RocksThasos
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    Get in at first light — by midday the pleasure boats and dive RIBs come round from Potos and the breeze picks up. The working months run June to October, and September is the pick: fewer people, water still warm. Night is banned across the country, sunset to sunrise.
    tide
    The flow bends around the cape and, after several days of meltemi, firms up enough to push you off the thirty-metre step — that is the mechanics of the place. The level changes by ten or twenty centimetres over a day. Below twenty a cold layer often sits on top of the wall.
    shelter
    Cape Agios Antonios covers this spot from the north: the whole mountain spine of the island stands between you and the meltemi, so it stays flat here even when Limenas is getting hammered. The price is that south and south-west are wide open, and any swell from there lands straight on the rocks.
    conditions
    A north or north-east breeze is exactly your day: the wall runs from four metres down to forty and it stays quiet on it. With south or south-west, stay home — silt lifts off the fifteen-metre shelf and at the little cave mouth around seventeen the water starts surging back and forth.
    hazard
    The little cave at seventeen metres runs about ten metres in — not a place to poke a gun and no torch into, and not a solo swim. The wall pulls you down towards forty, where it is easy to lose track of your bottom time. Boats cut straight over the cape, so a buoy is mandatory and you stay by it.
    access
    There is no shore entry: the Thasos–Limenaria road passes above the cape, but no path goes down to these rocks and the spot is done by boat only. Launches are hired in Potos, ten to fifteen minutes out to the reef; Limenaria has boats too, but the run is longer. You dive off the boat, anchored on the sand east of the ridge.

    Submerged rocks 25–60 m off Potos/Astris (S coast) — the island's headline structure; moray, tuna, grouper & amberjack; S-facing = meltemi-sheltered. Boat/shore.

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    striped seabream
    Lithognathus mormyrus · 2–15 m · EU 1967/2006
  • striped red mullet
    Mullus surmuletus · 3–30 m · EU 1967/2006
  • common octopus
    Octopus vulgaris · 0–15 m · weight ≥750 g
    Minimum by weight: ≥750 g (ΠΔ 62/2024). Don't take egg-bearing females.
  • dusky grouper
    Epinephelus marginatus · 8–35 m · EU 1967/2006
    Grouper: max 1/day (shared genus-Epinephelus limit).
  • common dentex
    Dentex dentex · 12–40 m · min 150 g
    Premier reef target. No EU size — the 150 g minimum only. Ethical ≥40 cm (not law).
  • red porgy
    Pagrus pagrus · 15–40 m · EU 1967/2006
  • greater amberjack
    Seriola dumerili · 5–30 m · min 150 g
    No EU size — only the 150 g minimum applies.
  • Mediterranean barracuda
    Sphyraena viridensis · 3–25 m · min 150 g
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  • Law
    • ✓⚠️ MAY — a TOTAL spearfishing ban for the whole month, every year (ΠΔ 373/1985, art. 3§1α). This is law in force, not a draft.
    • ✓No licence required: the was abolished in 2014 (Ν. 4256/2014) — every standing prohibition stays in force all the same.
    • •Recreational-fisher registry (ΟΣΠΑ / Μητρώο Ερασιτεχνών Αλιέων): Reg. (EU) 2023/2842 obliges member states to register recreational fishing, and the Greek registry is described as being prepared. We found neither an act in force nor a working registry as of 08.2026 — not confirmed. Check gov.gr before you travel.
    • ✓Age: 16+ (under-16 spearfishing is forbidden; ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1γ).
    • ✓Daytime only: sunrise to sunset. Night is forbidden (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1β).
    • ✓Freediving only: scuba/any air-supply apparatus is banned — it may not even be carried aboard (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2γ).
    • ✓Distances: ≥200 m from bathers, harbours, moored vessels and marked nets; no hunting in fairways or harbour entrances/exits (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1δ/ε).
    • ✓Buoy MANDATORY: a yellow float + a yellow flag with a red diagonal stripe and the letters «Υ.Δ.», visible from ≥300 m; stay within 50 m of the buoy (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§3).
    • ✓Limit: 5 kg/day (or one trophy heavier than the limit). Grouper (Epinephelus) — max 1/day, not banned (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2).
    • ✓Sale/trade of the recreational catch is prohibited (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 1§7).
    • ✓Load the speargun only in the water — never keep it loaded out of the water (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2β). Underwater light while hunting is forbidden (art. 3§2ζ).
    • ✓Sea urchins — 20/day per person and 30/day per boat (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2). Nets at any stage of the hunt are banned, and you may not take the catch out of somebody else's gear or nets (art. 3§2). Sponges and corals are off limits to the recreational fisher (art. 1§6).
    • ✓Pneumatic and band guns are ALLOWED (a myth in English guides). Only spears with an explosive/chemical charge — — are banned (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2δ).
    • ✓Min. sizes: seabass 25 cm · gilthead 20 cm · white seabream 23 cm · grouper 45 cm · octopus 750 g (ΠΔ 62/2024). Any fish — not under 150 g (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2στ). No-size species (dentex, amberjack, barracuda, parrotfish) — the 150 g minimum only. See the species card.
    • ✓Full ban on taking: Pinna nobilis (πίννα), corals and sponges (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 1§6 + Habitats Directive 92/43).
    • ✓Invasives: taking the lionfish (λεοντόψαρο) is encouraged — ⚠️ venomous spines. The silver-cheeked toadfish (λαγοκέφαλος) ☠️ DO NOT EAT — deadly toxin (TTX), sale banned (Reg. 853/2004, Annex III Sect. VIII Ch. V(E)), it bites. The rabbitfish (γερμανός) is edible — venomous spines.
    • ✓In ANY declared underwater archaeological site, and in the submerged historic sites, spearfishing is BANNED — the act names ψαροντούφεκο in so many words (ΚΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ/ΓΔΑΠΚ/ΑΡΧ/Α1/Φ41/11228/1865, ΦΕΚ 336/Β/2004, part Α §2 δ + part Β). It reaches the sites our map does not draw, too. Do not touch antiquities (Ν. 3028/2002). Map of the zones — the ENALIA geoportal (thalchor-2.ypen.gov.gr/layers/geonode:ENALIA).
    • •The national marine parks of Alonissos/N. Sporades and Zakynthos (Laganas): spearfishing is BANNED in the park. But Alonissos zone Β4 is not solid — ΦΕΚ 1741/Β/2011 reopened four stretches inside it (the N shore Αγ. Δημήτριος–Άκρο Απύθμενο, Μηλιά–Σπαρτίνες, όρμος Κλήμα on Περιστέρα, the Μεγάλος Αδελφός shore), while the same act creates the ΕΕΑΧ Περιστέρας, where fishing IS banned. Our layer paints the park whole, i.e. stricter than the act. Check the limits with the park authority.
    • •The Southern Kynouria/Arcadia diving park: Ν. 4688/2020 establishes underwater parks, but we have not read a spearfishing prohibition inside it in the act — we treat that as NOT PROVEN rather than as confirmed. The park's boundary is not on our map either (the act publishes no coordinates). Ask the Leonidio/Tyros λιμεναρχείο before you go.
    • •Local bans: on top of the national rules, every port authority issues its own (ΓΚΛ/ΕΚΛ and λιμενάρχης decisions). In the ΛΣ-ΕΛ.ΑΚΤ registry we counted ~163 of them that reach a speargun, across 48 ports — our map does NOT draw them. Check your own port: alieia.hcg.gr/prohibitions/local/local17.php.
    • •Locally STRICTER than the national rule: Corfu (Kerkyra) — from 01.04 to 31.10 spearfishing is banned within 200 m of the shore, even where nobody is swimming (απόφαση Λ/Χ Κέρκυρας 2141.1/2939/2024, ΦΕΚ Β΄3269/2024). In practice that closes shore entry on Corfu for the season. We read the act in the registry, not in the ΦΕΚ — confirm with the λιμεναρχείο.
    • •Locally STRICTER: Lefkada — 300 m instead of 200, and not only the speargun: ψαροντούφεκο, nets and longlines are banned within 300 m of those sea areas, beaches and shores of the port district THAT ARE USED BY BATHERS (απόφαση Λ/Χ Λευκάδας 2131.13/1477/2022, in its own words «όπου χρησιμοποιούνται από λουόμενους»). The act ran to 30.09.2022 and we found no extension; an expired act is not proof that the ban is gone. Ask the Lefkada λιμεναρχείο.
    • •Locally STRICTER: Symi — from 15.06 to 15.09 fishing BY ANY MEANS is banned within 200 m of beach areas and in inhabited coastal areas WHERE BATHERS ARE PRESENT OR GATHER (απόφαση Λ/Χ Σύμης 2131.13/882/2016). Separately, year-round: fishing by any means is banned inside the port and its sea zone, except line/rod fishing from land (ΓΚΛ Σύμης, art. 151, ΦΕΚ 362/Β/2004). The acts were copied from the registry, not checked against the ΦΕΚ.
    • •Locally: inside the ports of Lavrio and Kea spearfishing is banned across the WHOLE port water, not merely under the 200 m rule; separately, in front of the hotel beaches (ΓΚΛ Λαυρίου, art. 240, ΦΕΚ 460/Β/1978). The act was copied from the registry, not checked against the ΦΕΚ.
    • •Coming: two new national marine parks are being created (Ionian + South Cyclades, ~27,500 km²). NOT yet in force (ΠΔ under review, mid-2026). Once live — a trawl ban + a seasonal coastal closure 15.04–31.05; in the strict zones spearfishing will be banned. Check before the season.
    • ⛔ Pinna nobilis (πίννα, fan mussel) — full ban on taking/killing (Habitats Dir. 92/43 Annex IV; critically endangered).
    • ⛔ Corals and sponges — recreational taking PROHIBITED (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 1§6).
    • ⛔ Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) — strictly protected, keep your distance.
    • ⛔ Sea turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas) — protected, taking/disturbing is PROHIBITED.
    • ⛔ Seahorses (Hippocampus) — protected.

    Rules change, and the local Λιμεναρχείο (port authority) may impose local restrictions. Before heading out, check the current rules and the declared archaeological zones (ENALIA).

    Safety protocol
    • 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.
    Local guide · Thasos

    Spearfishing in Thasos: spots, seasons and rules

    Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

    Spearfishing in Thasos is about turning to the right side. The north and east have rock and clear water, but Limenas is windward in N/NE meltemi. The south and southwest lane around Potos, Pefkari and Astris is the practical shelter. May is a total spearfishing ban in Greece, no spearfishing licence has been issued since 2014, and legal hunting is freediving-only with a 5 kg per person daily limit.

    TL;DR

    • Thasos has very clear regional water, rocky north/east coasts and a sandier south.
    • In N/NE meltemi, Limenas is windward; the practical lane is south and southwest around Potos, Pefkari and Astris.
    • Aliki is lee of north wind but open to E/SE, and its submerged antiquity must not be touched.

    Where can you spearfish in Thasos?

    Use the south and southwest in meltemi. Natura advisory context around parts of Thasos requires local boundary checks, but is not described here as an automatic ban.

    SpotTypeDepthLevelAccessNotes
    San Antonio RocksSubmerged rocks off Potos/Astris25-60 mDeep and demandingBoat or shoreThe headline structure on the sheltered south side, with grouper and amberjack rock.
    PefkariShallow rocky reef near PotosShallowEasier SW shore entryShoreA practical shore option with sargos, octopus and small grouper.
    Aliki peninsulaRocky cape and ancient marble quarryQualitative coastal dropWind-direction dependentShoreLee of north wind but open E/SE. Look at the antiquity, do not touch or raise anything.
    Limenas CapeNorth-coast rock and reefQualitative shallow to moderateCalm north onlyShore or boatClear when calm, but windward in meltemi. Turn south if it is blowing.

    Conditions and season essentials

    The useful local season is June to October. May is fully closed to spearfishing nationwide. In N/NE meltemi, work Potos, Pefkari and Astris rather than Limenas; use Aliki only when E/SE exposure is not an issue. Greek rules require freediving only, no scuba or compressed air, and a 5 kg per person daily catch limit. No spearfishing licence has been issued since 2014, but check gov.gr for registry status before travel.

    FAQ

    Which side works in meltemi?

    The south and southwest lane around Potos, Pefkari and Astris is the practical shelter.

    Is Aliki safe to touch?

    No. It includes submerged antiquity. Look only, and do not touch, move or raise anything.

    Is May closed?

    Yes. May is a total spearfishing ban across Greece (ΠΔ 373/1985), including Thasos.

    Do you need a licence?

    No spearfishing licence has been issued since 2014. Check gov.gr for current registry requirements.

    What fish are typical?

    The local profile includes grouper, sargos, dentex, amberjack, octopus, seabream and seabass.

    Sources

    • gov.gr, recreational fisher registry check
    • ENALIA underwater archaeological zones geoportal

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