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The Pinnacle

Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras · 12–38m · advanced · exposed

North-side coral pinnacle rising from deep water, known for pillar coral and pelagics.

Conditions today

Retrieved · refreshed hourly

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

This north-side pinnacle demands advanced certification and will challenge you today. Conditions are rated poor, with 0.9m effective waves compounded by short-period chop making the water choppy and uncomfortable. The raw forecast shows 0.8–1.2m waves with periods between 4.4 and 5.3 seconds. Water temperature sits at 28.6–29.1°C. The site's exposed location amplifies the sea state, so plan accordingly and assess your comfort before committing.

The pinnacle itself hosts pillar coral and attracts pelagic life. Divers commonly log spotted eagle rays, hawksbill sea turtles, and schoolmaster snapper here. Stoplight parrotfish, Atlantic blue tang, and queen angelfish are often recorded, along with blue land crabs and Caribbean land hermit crabs around the structure. Today's conditions will make observing life more difficult, but the site's reputation for larger visitors remains.

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.