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Ironshore

French Harbor, Roatán, Honduras

Photo: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY 4.0

EntryBoat

Max depth18 m

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyCaribbean Sea

Water temp27–30°C

Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep

About this site

Ironshore is a reef dive site near French Harbor, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, lobsters, groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Indigo HamletHypoplectrus indigo
Ghost ShrimpAncylomenes pedersoni
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org