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The Lighthouse

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

Reef near the harbour entrance close to Utila town.

Conditions today

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marginal

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

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.4–0.9m
Wave period
3.8–4.8s
Wind chop
0–0.8m
Sea temp
29.8–30.5°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
  • SundayExcellent — calm morning with 0.4m effective waves.excellent
  • MondayExcellent — calm morning with 0.3m effective waves.excellent

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

Dive briefing

AI-generated

Conditions are marginal today. Short-period chop is the limiting factor, creating choppy surface conditions despite modest raw wave heights of 0.4–0.9m. Expect an uncomfortable ride to the site, but the reef itself sits in sheltered water close to the harbour. Depths run 8–25 metres across the site, suitable for beginners. Water temperature is a warm 29.8–30.5°C.

Divers commonly log stoplight and striped parrotfish here, along with Atlantic blue tangs, Caribbean bluehead wrasses, and queen angelfish. Schoolmaster snapper, blue chromis, and Atlantic sergeant major are also often recorded. The mix of reef fish means plenty to watch across the shallower sections, though conditions overhead will make entry and exit the main challenge of the day.

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.