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Patty's Point, Honduras

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About Patty's Point

A reef dive. It goes down to 18 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Roatán. Within 5 km we also list 43 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 18 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 3 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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 30 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 20 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. 25 min from the airport to Patty's Point.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: Sea: flat. Wind 1 kn gusting 5.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct710.4 m13 kn20kn
Mon 19Oct790.3 m10 kn14kn
Tue 20Oct800.2 mflat8 kn11kn
Wed 21Oct800.2 mflat1 kn5kn
Thu 22Oct800.2 mflat8 kn14kn
Fri 23Oct770.2 mflat9 kn17kn
Sat 24Oct800.2 mflat9 kn15kn
Sun 25Oct750.2 mflat11 kn20kn
Mon 26Oct00.3 m16 kn28knboats in
Tue 27Oct800.3 m10 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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 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. Dec6of 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 £590–£1,115 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
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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