Zambito's Happy Hour
16.3406°N 86.5628°W · wall
Zambito’s Happy Hour is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
Zambito’s Happy Hour is part of the Roatan Marine Park’s network of named mooring sites along the eastern barrier reef. While specific published information about this site is limited, the less-visited eastern corridor offers pristine reef conditions with excellent coral health. The wall is decorated with colorful sponges, sea fans, and soft corals. Green sea turtles, southern stingrays, and schools of snapper are commonly encountered. Visibility averages 20-40 meters with warm Caribbean water temperatures of 26-29°C.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Caribbean
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 27 meters
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
534 verified species observations (257 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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