Rocky Point
Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 10–30m · intermediate · semi
Reef and rocky terrain off Utila’s east shore; conditions depend on wind direction.
Conditions today
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marginal
Marginal — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.
Limiting factor: period
- Wave height
- 0.7–0.9m
- Wave period
- 5–5.6s
- Wind chop
- 0–0.4m
- Sea temp
- 30.2–30.8°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 — 0.6m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
- FridayMarginal — 0.6m 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
Rocky Point is rated marginal today because of short-period chop working against a modest swell. You're looking at raw wave heights of 0.7–0.9 m with periods of 5–5.6 seconds, which creates that choppy texture rather than clean rolling conditions. The site reaches 30 m at its deepest, so you'll have room to work, but surface conditions will feel a bit untidy. Water temperature sits at 30.2–30.8°C.
Divers commonly log Stoplight and Striped Parrotfish here, along with Atlantic Blue Tang, Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse, and Schoolmaster Snapper. You'll also often record Queen Angelfish and Atlantic Sergeant Major. The reef and rocky terrain holds plenty of fish life, though today's conditions mean you'll need to manage the chop on entry and exit.
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.
Sparisoma viride346 sightings- no photoAcanthurus coeruleus275 sightings
Thalassoma bifasciatum238 sightings
Abudefduf saxatilis184 sightings
Scarus iseri166 sightings
Lutjanus apodus138 sightings
Microspathodon chrysurus132 sightings- no photoHolacanthus ciliaris131 sightings
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.