Lighthouse Reef

Lighthouse Reef is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.

Overview

Lighthouse Reef at West Bay is one of Roatan’s most-dived sites for good reason — the mooring sits on the reef top in around 8 meters with a sandy patch ideal for navigation training, and just a short swim delivers divers to the wall face where brain corals, sea fans, and sponge formations cascade down toward deeper water. Every dive shop in West Bay uses this site for student dives because of the gentle conditions and the productive 5-6 meter sand patches, but experienced divers also find it rewarding for its consistent macro life whether over sand or on the wall. Turtles, stingrays, and the occasional eagle ray appear regularly, and the site is fully protected within the Roatan Marine Park with mooring buoys preventing anchor damage.

Site Information

• Location: Roatán, Caribbean
• Entry Type: Boat dive
• Site Type: Wall dive
• Difficulty Level: Intermediate
• Maximum Depth: 30 meters

Marine Life

Hawksbill turtles, southern stingrays, and the occasional eagle ray are regular visitors to both the reef top and the wall face, while the sandy patches are productive for macro subjects including garden eels and small flatfish. The protected Roatan Marine Park status means reef fish populations are notably dense, with parrotfish, angelfish, blue chromis, and large barrel sponges that shelter moray eels and Caribbean lobsters throughout.

Sources: Coconut Tree Divers – Roatan Dive Sites, CoCo View Resort – Dive Sites, Splash Inn Dive Resort – Roatan Diving Sites, Roatan-Diving.com – Dive Sites, Octopus Dive School – Roatan Dive Sites. Last updated 2026-06-27.