Podvodni ribolov Viana do Castelo — vjetar, valovi, vidljivost, plima i kamere uživo

Viana do Castelo · Portugal
5.3
val 0.4 m u lice
vidljivost4m

Danas — right on the edge — val, vjetar and vidljivost.

Sources: IPMA · NDBC · Copernicus — high confidence · data 13:11

Sources & confidence

Sources
IPMA · NDBC buoys · Copernicus Marine
Method
Model consensus, read per window
Freshness
Re-read every hour, per coast

Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine

Presuda dolazi iz sedam čimbenika vode i sigurnosnih blokada — a ne iz deset kartica. Ići ili ne.

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.

Valovi i pamćenje mora
Visina, period i smjer valova, uz trag nedavnih oluja — stara oluja još muti vodu, a motor to pamti.
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 — forced red; the window is closed after dark.

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.

Gdje ući i gdje tražiti ribu

Ulazne točke s koordinatama
Reljef dna — obećavajuće zone

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Površina

Vjetar, val i prozori mrtvog mora — kada krenuti i najbolji sati.

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mirnoažurirano 13:11
Viana do Castelo — sam, sa stijena
NA GRANICI
oprez — sam sa stijena je rizično, provjeri na licu mjesta · sjeverni vjetar jača poslijepodne
val 0.4 m u licevjetar 11, udari 25 km/hvidljivost ~6 mprozor 12:00–21:00
danas, najbolji prozor 15:00–18:00
riba · Vidljivost 6 m · Voda 21.9°C
pouzdanost srednja · ocjena za odabrani dan
Cijeli tjedan — dodirni dan. trenutno gura valove.
Rizik solo ronjenja: nosi bovu · reci nekome plan i vrijeme izlaska · sumnja = ne idi. Planer temeljen na modelima; odluka se donosi na licu mjesta.
Odabrani dan

Prozori, sati
i trendovi dana.

Dan se bira gore, u heroju. Ovdje su prozori tog dana, karta sat po sat i trendovi. Dodirni prozor za razradu uvjeta.

srijeda · danas2026-07-22
06:20–21:03 · prva četvrt
▼ 03:00▲ 09:00▼ 16:00▲ 22:00 · 1.4 m
Sati (06→20)
12
15
18
Trendovi dana
Plima0.13 m
Val0.42 m
Vjetar4 km/h
Voda22 °C
aktivnost ribe: zalazak mjeseca 00:35 · umjerena · mjesec u nadiru 08:00 · visoka · izlazak mjeseca 15:26 · umjerena · mjesec u zenitu 20:10 · visoka
Prozor uvjeta12:00–15:00
oprez — sam sa stijena je rizično, provjeri na licu mjesta riba ·
Hs 0.46 mperiod 5.1 s u licevjetar 10→23udar 0.9vidlj. 5 m
0.46 mdo ~0.92 · 326° u lice
5.1 svalovi umjereni
10→23udari 23 km/h
0.9slab udar
0.19m/s
5 mnedavni valovi
21.4°C5 mm + kapuljača
▼16:00voda opada
Atmosfera34 kmoblačno
umjerenaizlazak mjeseca
  • sjeverni vjetar jača poslijepodne
  • oseka — uz obalu slabija
pouzdanost srednjadan
Otvori kartu morskog dna s ulaznim točkama

Tvoj najbolji prozor — uz tebe. Prognoza u džepu.

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Vodeni stup

Vidljivost i što je određuje — bistrenje nakon oluje, riječni nanos, temperatura i termoklina.

Što je to

Pomorski instrument,
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Dno

Reljef i tip dna, plime i dubine svake lokacije.

Na stijeni

Prognoza je plan.
Odluka je na stijeni.

Modeli određuju prozor. Hoćeš li ući, čita se tek na vodi: broji setove, prati udar mora na ulazu. Ako sumnjaš, ne ulaziš.

Ulazne točke

Gdje ući
sa stijena.

Izviđene ulazne točke, obojene prema današnjem danu. Boja je stanje mora na točki, ne jamstvo: zapljuskivanje i sklizak ulaz procjenjuješ na licu mjesta.

Otvori kartu morskog dna
Praia do Porto de VinhaAreosa rocky cove
na granici
danas izložen mrtvom moru u lice
prozor
Early morning, flat sea, late spring to early autumn. Quiet rocky shore within Areosa.
plima
High/incoming water — covers the rocks and reef; at low tide little water and sharp rocks on the exit.
zaklon
Small cove with a rock barrier that breaks the main swell — a relatively sheltered entry. Wind-shielded by the rocks, but not from large west swell.
opasnost
Same pattern as Praia Norte: barrier rocks and shorebreak on the exit as swell builds; entrapment between blocks. Cold water, nobody around — solo is risky.
pristup
Off EN13 in Areosa to the small cove; short path to the rocks. Limited parking, rocky entry — reef boots essential.

Rocky cove with almost no sand and a natural breakwater — a quiet alternative to Praia Norte in the same rocky sector south of Montedor.

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Montedor Promontory / Praia de FornelosMontedor headland, Carreço · Promontório de Montedor / Praia de Fornelos
na granici
najbolji kandidat za danas
danas izložen mrtvom moru u lice
prozor
Early morning on a flat sea, late spring to early autumn (warmer water, bathing season). In winter swell shuts the point down nearly always.
plima
Incoming / high water: the submerged rocks cover and fish move onto the platform; at low tide the rocks dry out and entry gets dangerous.
zaklon
The rocky outcrops around the headland give some cover from N wind; against direct NW swell there is no shelter — this is an exposed Atlantic point.
opasnost
The dominant danger is building NW swell breaking on the outcrops: you enter calm, but the rocky exit in the shorebreak becomes a trap. Cold water and current running along the point. Boat traffic further out.
pristup
EN13 to Montedor/Carreço, then toward the lighthouse and down the Geoparque trail to the rocks by Praia de Fornelos. Enter off the rocks between the lighthouse and the sand — slippery, reef boots essential.

Montedor promontory is the boundary: sand to the north, rocky coast to the south. The area's best rocky reef (sea bass, bream, conger in holes), but exposed — scout from land first.

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Pedras Ruivas (Praia Norte)Praia Norte, Monserrate / Areosa
zatvoreno
danas izložen mrtvom moru u lice
prozor
Early morning before bathers, and outside bathing season (1 May–31 Oct), when hunting is banned by the beach. Warmest water — late summer.
plima
High water: the tidal platforms and pools fill and you can get past the barrier; at low tide it all dries out with no water to swim.
zaklon
The nearshore rock barrier breaks the bigger waves — the most sheltered entry in the area. Shielded from moderate NW swell, but not from due-west swell.
opasnost
The dominant danger is entrapment/impact on the barrier rocks as swell builds: it's calm inside, but on the barrier crest the wave throws you onto sharp rock. Urban beach — many bathers.
pristup
In town, by the Forte da Areosa (Castelo Velho); parking close, to the water across the rock platforms. Rocks slippery with weed.

Known OWD dive site 'Pedras Ruivas' — octopus, wrasse, fish in holes. The beach core is concessioned/lifeguarded: hunting banned by the beach in season, hunt on the reefs to the side.

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Praia do PaçôCarreço, north of Montedor
zatvoreno
danas izložen mrtvom moru u lice
prozor
Early morning and OUTSIDE bathing season (1 May–31 Oct) — in summer it's a concessioned lifeguarded beach, hunting banned at the beach and 300 m in front of it.
plima
High/incoming water on the rocky ends — fish move to the rocks; at low tide there's nothing on the open sand.
zaklon
Sandy bay with rocks at the ends gives partial wind cover; this is already the sandy sector north of the headland — open to direct NW swell.
opasnost
Exposed sandy beach = pronounced shorebreak and rip currents by the rocky ends in any swell; no reference points on sand and it drags you fast. Highest solo severity of the four.
pristup
Via EN13, turn to Praia do Paçô (~10 km from Viana), large car park (350 spaces), to the water on boardwalks. Hunt off the rocks at the ends, not from the centre of the beach.

Guides list the beach for line and spear fishing, but it's a lifeguarded beach: the main water is protected in season. For a solo beginner — scout from land only, hunt the rocky ends out of season.

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SOLO 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.

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Izron

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Referenca

Što je u sezoni,
što kaže zakon.

Sad u sezoni: lubin, šarag, orada, salpa, kavala, cipal · uskoro: hobotnica (ruj)

Sad u sezoni
  • Robalo (lubin)
    <4 m · kraj oseke → početak plime · zora/sumrak
    Glavna meta. Bježi od svjetla — biraj rane/sumračne prozore.
  • Sargo (šarag)
    1–5 m · plima (ulazi na greben s valovima) · zora
    Dominantna meta grebena. Vidljivost je važnija od doba dana.
  • Dourada (orada)
    1–4 m · plima nad pijeskom/travom · zora
    Vrlo plašljiva — statična zasjeda.
  • Salema
    0–2 m · — · danju
    Najlakša meta na 0–6 m. ⚠️ NE jesti glavu/utrobu (ihtiosarkotoksizam).
  • Tainha (cipal)
    0–2 m · — · —
    Izrazito oprezna; mutna voda je OMETA. Prigodno, u mirnim uvalama.
  • Corvina (kavala)
    1–6 m (rubno) · — · sumrak
    Blizu ušća Teja, NE na stijenama Guincha. Odrasli uglavnom na 5–75 m. ⚠️ ZATVORENO 1–30. lipnja (defeso).
  • Santola (rakovica)
    1–10 m · oseka (otkriveni plato grebena) · mirno jutro (≤2 bofora)
    Oklop ≥12 cm. Vrhunac srp–kol. ZATVORENO 15.02–15.06. Ograničenje 2 kg/dan.
Zakon
🦀 spider crab open (season 16.06–14.02)
  • ✓Spearfishing licence required (16+), daily/monthly/annual (~€25/yr). Speargun = licence required.
  • ✓Hand-gathering shellfish with NO gear — no licence; but if a speargun is on the dive, a spearfishing licence is required.
  • ✓Night prohibited: spearfishing only in daylight (sunset→sunrise not allowed). Artificial light as a means of finding/attracting fish is banned — a torch for safety only.
  • ✓Signalling buoy MANDATORY for spearfishing: buoy/float with an «Alfa» flag (red/orange/yellow, ≥8 L), no more than 30 m from the diver.
  • ✓Spearfishing daily limit: fish + cephalopods — 15 kg (excluding the largest specimen). General rod-and-line recreational fishing — 10 kg.
  • ✓Invertebrates (including spider crab) — 2 kg/day total.
  • ✓Spider crab: min. carapace 12 cm; (closed season) 15.02–15.06 — applies to recreational gathering too.
  • ✓Min. sizes: robalo 36 cm, sargo 17 cm, dourada 19 cm, choupa 23 cm, corvina 42 cm; octopus 750 g.
  • ✓Grouper — fully protected, may not be taken.
  • ⛔ Grouper (Epinephelus) — fully protected, capture PROHIBITED.
  • ⛔ Seahorses (Hippocampus) — protected.

Rules change. Before heading out, check with DGRM / ICNF / Capitania and the defeso table.

Sigurnosni protokol
  • 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. At Cabo Raso/Arriba a 0.5 m rise in swell makes a boulder exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer here.
  • Headland rip: at Cabo Raso there is 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.
  • Nortada (Jun–Sep): wind builds from midday — be out of the water by ~11:00; 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 Viana do Castelo

Where can I spearfish in Viana do Castelo?

Viana do Castelo has rock entry points such as Montedor Promontory / Praia de Fornelos, Pedras Ruivas (Praia Norte) and Praia do Porto de Vinha. A northern surf town on the fully exposed NW Atlantic. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.

When is the best season in Viana do Castelo?

The window is narrow: mainly summer (June–September), when the NW eases. The rest of the year the Atlantic swell shuts almost everything down.

How cold is the water in Viana do Castelo?

Cold: ~14–18 °C, with upwelling dropping it even in summer. Expect a 7 mm suit + hood, gloves and boots for most of the year.

Is Viana do Castelo good for a beginner?

It's demanding: a cold, exposed, big-swell coast with rare windows. For experienced divers who can read the sea — not a place to start.

Do I need a licence in Viana do Castelo?

Yes — in Viana do Castelo, as everywhere on the mainland, you need a recreational fishing licence (DGRM); breath-hold only (no scuba), with a marker buoy and no night diving. See the guide for the details.

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