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61 Ft Mount, Honduras

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About 61 Ft Mount

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 19 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For experienced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is West Bay. Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 19 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away.

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No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun and Jul (about 25 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to RTB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to 61 Ft Mount.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: Sea: flat. Wind 4 kn gusting 8.

The score for experienced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.4 m13 kn18kn
Mon 19Oct800.3 m9 kn14kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat4 kn8kn
Wed 21Oct800.2 mflat5 kn8kn
Thu 22Oct790.3 m9 kn13kn
Fri 23Oct770.2 mflat7 kn14kn
Sat 24Oct800.2 mflat8 kn14kn
Sun 25Oct800.2 mflat6 kn14kn
Mon 26Oct800.4 m8 kn20kn
Tue 27Oct790.5 m13 kn20kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for experienced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £645–£1,205 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £220–£455
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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