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Spooky Channel

Roatan Island, Honduras
Depth
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89ft
Visibility
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16ft - 49ft
Entry
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boat
Experience Level
Beginner

About Spooky Channel

The Spooky Channel offers a uniquely eerie underwater experience, renowned for its dark, narrow crevasse that feels like a cavern, reaching depths of about 30 meters, akin to a 10-story building. Divers and snorkelers are drawn to this site, starting from the murky lagoon of Sandy Bay. Ideal for marine biology studies, night diving, and underwater photography, the channel is home to diverse marine life like lobsters, octopuses, groupers, shrimps, and rays. The environment, with coral heads spanning about 3.7 meters at the surface and expanding to about 15 meters above, provides a dynamic experience for both snorkeling and deep diving.

Boat diving is recommended due to the strong underwater currents, especially strong below 18 meters. The channel is a hidden gem boasting an impressive reef and marine life that surprises with each visit. The site's width of 15 meters and depth of 30 meters offer a rich environment for snorkelers to encounter parrotfish and other marine life common to Roatan's north shore.

Experienced divers are drawn to the channel's main chamber at a depth of about 29 meters, where one can swim through pillars and explore independently. The spooky ambiance is amplified as light dims and the reef walls close in, especially towards the channel's mouth where the marine scenery is exceptionally vibrant. Both day and night dives here promise a remarkable glimpse into the underwater world, with night dives offering a unique perspective on the marine life.

Spooky Channel Dive Info: Key Characteristics and Details

Unit Settings

Terrain and Features: Reef
Entry Type:Boat
Max Depth:27m
Visibility Range:5m - 15m
Experience Level:Beginner
Best Gas:21% - 38% O2

Marine Life

  • Groupers
  • Octopus
  • Shrimps
  • Rays
  • Lobsters

Weather Conditions

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Dive Site Hazards

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