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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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marginal

Marginal — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.6–0.9m
Wave period
3.9–4.2s
Wind chop
0.4–0.8m
Sea temp
29.7–30°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

  • TodayMarginal — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SundayMarginal — 0.4m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • MondayMarginal — 0.4m 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

You'll need advanced certification for this wreck dive between 24 and 33 metres. Conditions are marginal today — short-period chop is the limiting factor, making for an uncomfortable ride. You're looking at raw wave heights of 0.6 to 0.9 metres with periods of 3.9 to 4.2 seconds, which will create the bumpy surface you need to anticipate. Sea temperature sits at 29.7 to 30°C.

The intact freighter wreck beside the reef wall draws regular fish life. Divers commonly log French Grunts, Caribbean Blueheads, and Striped Parrotfish around the structure, along with Atlantic Blue Tangs and Yellowhead Wrasses. Nurse Sharks are often recorded here as well. Plan your entry and exit carefully given today's sea state.

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.

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