Tranquility Base
16.3003°N 86.5589°W · wall
Tranquility Base is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
Tranquility Base is a Roatan Marine Park mooring site along the Sandy Bay barrier reef. As the name suggests, this site offers a peaceful diving experience along the south coast wall. While individual published information is limited, the Sandy Bay corridor is characterized by healthy coral growth with barrel sponges and sea fans decorating the wall face. Marine life includes green sea turtles, creole wrasse, groupers at cleaning stations, and the occasional eagle ray gliding along the wall. Visibility ranges 20-40 meters with water temperatures of 26-29°C.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Caribbean
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 24 meters
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
531 verified species observations (254 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Poecilia orri
- Lipogramma evides · banded basslet
- Gnatholepis thompsoni · goldspot goby
- Epigonidae
- Gobiomorus dormitor
- Phaeoptyx
- Gerres cinereus
- Mugil curema
- Lutjanus apodus
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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