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Little Bight

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

South-shore reef slope with hard coral and reef fish.

Conditions today

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marginal

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

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.6–0.8m
Wave period
5–5.7s
Wind chop
0–0.3m
Sea temp
30.4–30.8°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
  • FridayMarginal — 0.5m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SaturdayMarginal — 0.5m 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 rated marginal today. Raw wave height is forecast at 0.6–0.8m with a short period of 5–5.7 seconds, which creates choppy conditions on the reef slope. Water temperature sits at 30.4–30.8°C. You'll be diving between 8 and 25 metres on hard coral with typical reef fish, and the site suits intermediate certification. Plan accordingly for the short-period swell.

Divers commonly log stoplight parrotfish and schoolmaster snapper here, along with spotted eagle rays and hawksbill sea turtles. Atlantic blue tangs, queen angelfish, Caribbean blueheads, and western Atlantic trumpetfish are often recorded. These sightings come from citizen records logged at the site, so encounters are never guaranteed, but the reef supports a healthy mix of reef dwellers worth watching for.

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.