Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and surge pounding.
Sources & confidence
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.
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.
Leave your email — and the moment a window opens at Torquay, we'll send the go / no-go verdict. Email is all we need.
What's missing? Tell us what you'd like to see — new spots, species, data or features. We read everything.
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: 3016 spots across 406 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 mapWalk down the stairs and wade in, then head out to 5–6 m and follow the shore over rock covered in seaweed with broken shell between. Watch for occasional boats and swell in easterly winds.
Google MapsEnter from the steps on the small breakwater at high tide or from the slip, and explore the bay to about 14 m; cuttlefish lay eggs in the shallow weed in spring. Swell is the main hazard and the beach is busy in summer.
Google MapsRocky point, boat access. Coords approx.
Google MapsA shore dive mainly over shallow reefs and some sand to about 8 m, suitable for trainees. Watch for anglers' lines and swell from the east.
Google MapsWalk across the stone and shingle beach and swim out to the rocks, about 10 m deep, exploring cracks and gullies. Expect boat traffic, so use a surface marker buoy, and avoid strong easterly or south-easterly winds.
Google MapsEnter north of the café and head out to 3–4 m at the foot of the beach, then north along the shore to rocky outcrops at 6–7 m. Swell is the main hazard.
Google MapsClimb down onto the rocks beside the Shoalstone seawater pool, surface-swim over the kelp, then follow a gently descending rocky reef north to about 16 m. Watch for currents, boats and discarded fishing line.
Google MapsRocky point, boat access. 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.
Recreational spearfishing in the sea is legal in the UK without a licence — breath-hold only is the norm. Never spear salmon, sea trout or eels (Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975). Bass: catch-and-release only 1 Feb–31 Mar (rod and line), then 3 a day, 42 cm min. Check the local IFCA/Marine Scotland/DAERA rules — in Cornwall no spearfishing dusk to dawn or with scuba. No-take zones (Lundy, Lamlash Bay, Flamborough) are closed.
Torquay has rock entry points such as Hope's Nose, Thatcher Rock and Anstey's Cove. Tor Bay on the English Riviera faces east, so it is flat in the prevailing westerlies. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.
May–October; south-westerly gales in winter; the water clears after calm spells and easterlies.
9–10 °C in March, 16–18 °C in August — 7 mm in winter, 5 mm in summer.
Limestone ledges, reefs and wrecks; strong tidal streams at Portland Bill, heavy boat traffic off Plymouth and Weymouth. No licence; bass rules and IFCA byelaws apply.
Torquay: Recreational spearfishing in the sea is legal in the UK without a licence — breath-hold only is the norm. Never spear salmon, sea trout or eels (Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975). Bass: catch-and-release only 1 Feb–31 Mar (rod and line), then 3 a day, 42 cm min. Check the local IFCA/Marine Scotland/DAERA rules — in Cornwall no spearfishing dusk to dawn or with scuba. No-take zones (Lundy, Lamlash Bay, Flamborough) are closed.
transparency nearby ~7 m · satellite, yesterdaysatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore
