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Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 6–20m · beginner · sheltered

Sheltered south-shore house reef near town with easy entry and gentle conditions.

Conditions today

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marginal

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

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.8–1.2m
Wave period
4.6–5.4s
Wind chop
0.2–1m
Sea temp
28.5–29.1°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Sheltered — reef or lagoon protection, so swell is scored at half its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayMarginal — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • FridayExcellent — calm morning with 0.3m effective waves.excellent
  • SaturdayExcellent — calm morning with 0.3m effective waves.excellent

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

Dive briefing

AI-generated

The reef is sheltered and entry is straightforward, making this a beginner-friendly site with depths ranging from 6 to 20 metres. Today's conditions are marginal, with wave heights of 0.8–1.2 metres and short-period chop combining to create a bumpy sea state. The shelter the site offers means the water itself will be manageable once you're down, but the surface may feel uncomfortable on entry and exit. Sea temperature sits at 28.5–29.1°C.

Divers commonly log stoplight parrotfish and Atlantic blue tangs around the reef, along with Caribbean blueheads, sergeant majors, and striped parrotfish. Queen angelfish and schoolmaster snappers are often recorded, and you may spot blue land crabs among the coral. With these conditions, take care with your entry and stay alert on ascent, but the reef itself remains accessible for a beginner dive.

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.