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Jado Trader Wreck

Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras · 24–33m · advanced · semi

Intact freighter sunk in 1987 beside a reef wall — one of the Caribbean's classic deep wreck dives.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 0.8m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.8–1.4m
Wave period
5.3–6.1s
Wind chop
0.2–1.1m
Sea temp
28.8–29.2°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Semi-exposed — partial protection, so swell is scored at three-quarters of its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 0.8m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • FridayMarginal — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SaturdayMarginal — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are poor today, limited by short-period chop running at 5.3–6.1 seconds. Raw wave heights are 0.8–1.4m. This is an advanced wreck dive in deeper water—24 to 33 metres—and the chop will make descent, navigation, and safety procedures more demanding than usual. Water temperature is 28.8–29.2°C. If you're experienced on this wreck and comfortable working in choppy conditions, you can proceed; otherwise, consider waiting for calmer seas.

Divers commonly log French Grunt and Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse here, along with Yellowhead Wrasse, Striped and Stoplight Parrotfish, and Atlantic Blue Tang. Nurse Sharks are often recorded. The intact freighter structure itself remains the main draw for most dives on this site.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.