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Black Coral Wall

Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 8–25m · advanced · semi

South-side wall known for black coral at depth.

Conditions today

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marginal

Marginal — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.7–1.1m
Wave period
4.6–5.7s
Wind chop
0–0.9m
Sea temp
28.7–29.3°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 — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • FridayMarginal — 0.4m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SaturdayMarginal — 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

This south-side wall requires advanced certification and sits in marginal conditions today. Short-period chop combined with 0.6m effective waves will make the dive choppy at the surface. Raw wave heights are forecast at 0.7–1.1m with periods of 4.6–5.7 seconds. Water temperature sits at 28.7–29.3°C. Plan for challenging entry and exit, and be ready to abandon if conditions prove uncomfortable.

Divers commonly log stoplight and striped parrotfish here, along with Atlantic blue tangs, Caribbean blueheads, and sergeant majors. Queen angelfish and schoolmaster snappers are also often recorded. The wall's signature black coral is found at depth and worth the descent if you're qualified and conditions allow you to work safely.

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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Other sites nearby

Within 25km, closest first — usually the same day's boat.