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Paraiso

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

West-side reef with coral slopes.

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

Paraiso is a west-side reef with coral slopes dropping to 25 metres, suited to intermediate divers. Today's conditions are poor due to short-period chop compounding a 0.9m effective wave height. Raw sea state forecasts 0.8–1.2m waves with 4.4–5.3 second periods and 0.1–1.0m wind waves. Water temperature ranges 28.6–29.1°C. The exposed site will feel the effect of this swell.

Divers commonly log stoplight parrotfish, schoolmaster snapper, and Atlantic blue tang along the reef. Spotted eagle rays are often recorded, and hawksbill sea turtles appear regularly in the area. You may also encounter blue land crabs and Caribbean land hermit crabs. Given today's sea state, consider whether conditions suit your comfort and experience before committing to the water.

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.