The East End of Roatán faces the open Caribbean and sits well away from the island's busier western resorts, which means its reefs see significantly less diving pressure. Sites in our database are primarily walls and reefs, with one artificial reef, and range from shallow enough for beginners to deep enough to require intermediate buoyancy skills. Named sites include Helene Wall, Moratt Wall, and the Old Shrimp Boat Wall, alongside reef dives at Pigeon Cays. Boat access dominates, though some sites are reachable from shore. Recorded species include whale sharks, green sea turtles, nurse sharks, chain morays, flying gurnards, and porcupinefish.
Monthly water temperature across East End's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water stays warm year-round, coolest in the first quarter of the year and warmest from late summer into autumn. The dry season, running roughly from March into September, generally brings the calmest seas and the best visibility for reaching the more remote sites. A thin wetsuit is adequate for most of the year.
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Water temperature around East End ranges from about 27°C in January to 30°C in September, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
With water around 27–30°C, a rash guard or 3mm shorty works in East End year-round.
Fin maps 7 sites in East End (5 scuba diving sites and 2 snorkelling spots).
Across East End's dive sites, March, April and May are most often reported as the best months to visit.
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