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The Lighthouse Reef
Lighthouse Reef · La Ceiba, Utila, Honduras
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
The Lighthouse Reef is a reef dive site near La Ceiba, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, eagle rays, stingrays, groupers, tarpon. 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
- 1Utila Pretty Reef0.3 km
- 2The Halliburton0.5 km
- 3Ron’s Wreck0.7 km
- 4Bando Beach0.8 km
- 5Sturges Bank0.8 km
- 6Laguna Beach1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org