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Sturges Bank
La Ceiba, Bay Islands, Honduras
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Sturges Bank is a pinnacle dive site near La Ceiba, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, moray eels, seahorses, whale sharks, sea fans. 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
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
SchoolmasterLutjanus apodus
Nearby sites
- 1Laguna Beach0.4 km
- 2Utila Pretty Reef0.7 km
- 3Utila Blackhill0.8 km
- 4The Lighthouse Reef0.8 km
- 5Blue Bayou0.9 km
- 6Black Coral Wall1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org