West End · Bahamas

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wave 2.9 m

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Today — sit it out — wave, wind and surge pounding.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 16:11

Sources & confidence

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2
Method: spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + 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.

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.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

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West End — solo, off the rocks

DON'T GO

don't go · wave 2.9 m (occasionally up to ~5.7 m)

wave 2.9 mwind 45, gusts 58 km/hsurge pounding the rocksvisibility ~1 m

today, best window 06:00–09:00

fish · Visibility 1 m · Water 28.1°C

confidence low · verdict for the selected day

Whole week — tap a day. is driving swell right now.

Solo risk: carry a float · tell someone your plan and exit time · doubt = don't go. A model-based planner; the call is made on site.

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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.

Monday · today2026-10-26

07:21–18:37 · full moon

▼ 01:00▲ 08:00▼ 14:00▲ 20:00mid-range tides · 1.1 m

Hours (06→20)

Day's trends

Tide0.38 m

Wave2.98 m

Wind45 km/h

Water28 °C

fish activity: moon overhead 01:00 · high · moonset 07:47 · moderate · moon underfoot 13:20 · high · moonrise 18:51 · moderate

Conditions window06:00–09:00

don't go fish

Hs 2.86 m · roughperiod 8.9 swind 45→58surge 14.8viz 1 m

2.86 mrough · up to ~5.72 · 14° at an angle

8.9 sswell moderate

45→58gusts 58 km/h

14.8pounding the rocks

0.25m/s

1 mrecent swell

28.1°C5 mm + hood

▲08:00tide turn near

Atmosphere15 kmovercast

moderatemoonset

wave 2.9 m (occasionally up to ~5.7 m)
steep wind-wave — choppy surface, careful on entry
near high water — movement slowing

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In season now

Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus · 5–30 m · on the current by structure · daytime
⚠️ Closed 1 Dec–28 Feb (spawning, S.I. 71/2015). Off-season min 3 lb; head/tail/skin intact on landing.
yellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus · 3–25 m · on the current by structure · dusk/night
Small midwater snapper over the reef; comes up on a drift, shoot at dusk. Warm months.
lionfish
Pterois volitans · 3–40 m · on the current by structure · daytime
Invasive — culling ENCOURAGED year-round. Tucks under ledges / in reef shade and lets you get close. Venomous spines — handle with care; excellent eating.

off season: black grouper (Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr) · mutton snapper (Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May) · hogfish (Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun) · mahi-mahi / dolphinfish (Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun) · cero mackerel (Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr)

Law

✓🚫 Spearguns are BANNED nationwide — only a or , breath-hold only (scuba/compressor banned). 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 it is banned (bahamas.com/fishing-faq).

⛔ 🚫 Speargun banned everywhere — / only, breath-hold only (no air). Spear needs a written endorsement on the permit. Spearfishing competitions are banned.
⛔ 🚫 Crawfish (season 1 Aug–31 Mar) and queen conch — hand/hook only, NO spear. Turtles and sharks — full ban (Shark Sanctuary). Corals — no-take.

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.

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.

FAQ — spearfishing in West End

Where can I spearfish in West End?

West End has rock entry points such as Little Bahama Bank leeward edge and Tiger Beach (shark aggregation). West End is Grand Bahama's westernmost point (Old Bahama Bay), a classic gateway from Florida on the edge of the Little Bahama Bank. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.

When is the best season in West End?

Best in summer (May–Sep), the flattest water. Winter N fronts. Spearing is banned within 1 mile of the south shore — reefs beyond the mile.

How cold is the water in West End?

Warm: ~28–30 °C in summer (lycra/2 mm), ~22–24 °C in winter (3 mm). Gin-clear on the walls, milky over the bank in a blow.

Is West End good for a beginner?

Intermediate: 1-mile ban on the south shore, reefs/wall beyond; the lee works in a blow.

Do I need a licence in West End?

In West End the speargun is BANNED across all Bahamian waters (Fisheries Resources Act, CH.244) — only a Hawaiian sling or pole spear is legal, breath-hold only (no scuba or air of any kind), and the spear must be endorsed in writing on your fishing permit. Don't hunt within 1 mile of New Providence or the south shore of Grand Bahama, or within 200 yards of any Family Island; spearfishing competitions are banned. A shore guest without a boat is a gray area, so take a sportsfishing permit with a spear endorsement on entry. Nassau grouper is closed 1 Dec–28 Feb, crawfish 1 Apr–31 Jul; turtles and sharks are fully protected. See the guide.

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what the law says.