Reef
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Level 5/10

West Bay

Roatan, Honduras
🪸Sharp reef

West Bay on Roatan is the Bay Islands' surf option—a reef break on Honduras's famous dive destination island. When N swells arrive, surfers share the reef with divers exploring the world-class coral below.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
16km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
0.7m
@9s
25km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.6m
@8s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
NE(39°)
Score: 7/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
16km/h
E(80°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
25°C
0.3mm86%
Windswell Component
0.3mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 12 km/h ESE|PM: 18 km/h ENE
12 km/h vs 18 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:10 am
High tide - 0.15m
12:30 pm
Low tide - -0.02m
6:30 pm
High tide - 0.22m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size7/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score17/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Direction range
330° - 30°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
150° - 210°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.6m - 1.5m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Roatan. Honduras Bay Islands.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Bay Islands option.

Getting There

Airport
RTB
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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