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Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 8–25m · intermediate · exposed

North-side reef off Utila, exposed to trade-wind swell.

Conditions today

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poor

Poor — 0.9m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.8–1.2m
Wave period
4.4–5.3s
Wind chop
0.1–1m
Sea temp
28.6–29.1°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Exposed — open water with nothing to block the swell, so it is scored at full height.

Next few days

  • TodayPoor — 0.9m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.poor
  • FridayMarginal — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SaturdayPoor — decent morning demoted one level because conditions deteriorate over the ride-home window.poor

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

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions today are poor, limited by short-period chop that's making the swell uncomfortable. You're looking at raw wave heights of 0.8–1.2 metres with periods between 4.4 and 5.3 seconds — this exposed north-side reef will feel the effect of that chop more than the raw numbers suggest. Water temperature sits at 28.6–29.1°C. The site suits intermediate divers when conditions allow, but today's sea state is working against you.

Divers commonly log spotted eagle rays, hawksbill sea turtles, stoplight parrotfish, and schoolmaster snapper here. Blue land crabs and Caribbean land hermit crabs are often recorded, along with Atlantic blue tangs and western Atlantic trumpetfish. None of this changes the fact that you'll be fighting chop for the dive, so decide accordingly.

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.

Other sites nearby

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