Ted's Point
Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 8–25m · beginner · semi
Sloping reef near the east end frequented by eagle rays; a common early-morning whale-shark search launch point.
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
Conditions today are marginal. Raw wave heights run 0.7–0.9m with a short 5–5.6 second period, and it's the chop that's the limiting factor here. You'll be diving a sloping reef in semi-exposed water, so expect some surge, but the site suits beginners and the depth range maxes out at 25 metres. Water temperature sits at 30.2–30.8°C.
Divers commonly log stoplight and striped parrotfish, Atlantic blue tangs, Caribbean blueheads, and schoolmaster snappers around the reef. You may also encounter queen angelfish and Atlantic sergeant majors. The site is known as a launch point for early-morning pelagic searches, though conditions today may make for a bumpy ride in.
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 coeruleus273 sightings
Thalassoma bifasciatum236 sightings
Abudefduf saxatilis182 sightings
Scarus iseri165 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.