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Melissa's
Melissa's Reef · Sandy Bay, Bay Islands, Honduras
Max depth30.5 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Melissa's is a reef dive site near Sandy Bay, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, sea fans, groupers, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
- BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus- Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
- Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Nearby sites
- 1Robin's Nest0.1 km
- 2Dorkfish0.1 km
- 3Lee's One Love0.2 km
- 4Hole In The Wallet0.2 km
- 5Rick's Refuge0.2 km
- 6Overheat Reef0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org