Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Nancy Sikora and is a bird she is pretty sure is a vireo, but if you are an ornithologist (bird expert) you can let us know exactly what he is in comments.
Sandy Bay got a small shower this morning, and we will be having morning rain chances the next few days.

The whitest dots you see on the 7:20 a.m. satellite are potential showers that are moving to the west. We will keep a small chance of a shower through mid-morning. Midday and afternoon should be dry. We will keep this cycle of perhaps a few morning showers and dry, hot middays and afternoons through perhaps Wednesday. The end of the week looks drier, so probably the morning rain chances go away.

Here are this morning’s rain totals. The showers happened around 6 a.m. for Sandy Bay and the rest of us were dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 8 mph and seas around 1 foot. We should stay around there today and tomorrow. This evening and tomorrow evening winds will pick up to around 12 mph and seas to 2 feet. All in all, still good days on the sea. Tuesday winds start to creep up to 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet and Wednesday through the end of the week 15 mph and seas 3 feet.

Ikigai by Robby Molina has We a new delicious unique menu prepared for you!

Stop by and try their lobster risotto served with garlic bread.

Their schedule is

Monday : closed

Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 9/10pm

Contact Information (504)9606-1668

Lowest tide is 2:20 p.m. and tonight will be dark, with no moon.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Juan Carlos Caceres and shows a hazy moon setting over Politilly. We had lots of hazy photos late April into May last year when fires on the coast covered our skies.

Our satellite this morning looks very blue, with only a few clouds around. We’re dry this morning, but starting tomorrow I wouldn’t be surprised to see a morning shower here or there. Any morning showers Sunday into next week won’t last long and middays and afternoons should be dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: The main story this weekend is milder winds, coming from the east 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. This will be a great weekend on the water. Starting Monday afternoon we’ll see the east winds get back to a more typical 15 mph and seas to 3 feet, where they’ll stay for much of next week.

Our satellite image shows red dots that indicate fires, where mainland farmers are clearing sugar cane fields, especially on the east coast of Mosquitia. Last year this map was bright red. Of course last year was a serious drought season. This year we’ve had more rain and perhaps some of the farmers are waiting to burn until their fields dry out more. Hopefully we can get some scattered showers in to keep the smoke and fire down this year. All in all I don’t expect it to be as bad as last year, but don’t be surprised if you get some hazy mornings in early May.

If you’re looking for a great deal on the Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave to La Ceiba and you’re on the east side, run over the Jafet’s store in Oakridge, Minisuper La Fe in Punta Gorda or Casa Blanca in Pandy Town and get a round trip ticket good Friday through Sunday for 1000 lempira.

The tide gets pretty low at 1:30 p.m. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Dirk Yelinek and shows a fire red sunset at Las Rocas. As we’ve gotten drier, our temps have gotten hotter, with several of us getting close to 90 (32C). We may have some cooling morning rains this weekend.

There’s hardly a cloud to be seen on satellite this morning. Today and tomorrow will be dry, but this weekend there are chances of morning showers here or there. It seems that when the winds calm a bit the chances of showers go up.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds this morning are from the east at 15 mph and seas 3 feet, especially southside. Winds will stay around there today and tomorrow, but will calm to 10 mph and 2-3 feet Saturday and 5-10 mph and 1-2 feet Sunday and Monday.

In our extended forecast, we can see more moisture moving in around May 2 or 3, as illustrated in this Euro moisture forecast with yellows and reds. It looks like we might have a rare early May rain system brewing. It’s too early to be sure, but we’ll keep an eye on it.

Have a party or event you want to plan on the water? Call Jolly Roger Roatan and check out their fun trip options!

Lowest tide is at noon. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is probably recognizable to most of our readers as the view of West Bay Beach from the bar at Bananarama taken by Drew Schuller. Many of us have knocked down a couple of beers there. Seeing this clear blue reminded me that we are getting into the season that fires on the mainland often cause smoke. Last year the airport closed several times due to smoke, but this year I’m hopeful that our recent rains will keep the smoke a little less smoky. Usually it is at its worst early to mid May.

On satellite at 7:30 a.m. we see a popcorn cloud over Barbarat. Guanaja picked up .01 of an inch this morning, so it’s not impossible that some of those clouds to our east might bring a quick shower to someone, but most of us should stay dry. Today through Friday the forecast is dry. This weekend, especially Sunday, we may get a morning shower. Early next week also looks like morning showers will be possible.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15 mph and seas 3 feet. We will stay around there through the week. This weekend winds should calm to 5-10 mph from the east northeast and seas 1-2 feet, so it will be a great weekend on the water.

When someone is considering moving to Roatan I usually warn them about the difficult plight of many dogs on the island. Roatan Operation Animal Rescue is doing something to make that plight better and Roatan Pets gives 10 percent of their proceeds to ROAR. So your pet gets nutritious food and helps out his furry buddies.

Low tides are 11:30 a.m. and 11:50 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day was taken by Rosemary Lucas and looks toward the sunrise over the hills that make up the spine of Roatan from Sandy Bay.
Winds are starting to die down a little. They will die down even more this weekend.

Our skies this morning are quite clear, with almost no clouds to be seen. We will continue dry through the week. This weekend there might be a very small chance of a morning shower somewhere, but most of us should be dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15-20 mph and seas 4 feet. We should be 15 mph and 3 feet midday and we will stay right around there the rest of the week. This weekend it looks like it might be a bit calmer, with 10 mph east winds and seas at 2 feet.

Don’t forget the winner of this month’s photo contest gets a free copy of Meet Me on Roatan, John Morris’ heartwarming account of moving to our island. It is available on the island at Ginger’s, Java Vine, Naboo and Las Rocas and in North America by ordering at this link: https://a.co/d/hqCaEss

Low tides are 10:45 a.m. and 11 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Lisa Olsen submitted this photo that was taken off Lawson Dock.

Today is a day lots of folks will be at church and/or the beach. They will not have to deal with rain but it will be a bit windy.

At 6:30 a.m. our satellite is mostly clear, but there are a few clouds here and there. Guanaja actually got .01 of an inch, but there definitely isn’t much rain out there. The forecast is dry and there aren’t even many clouds in the forecast.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with 25 mph east winds and 4-5 foot seas southside. Winds will be around 20 mph midday, but increase toward 30 mph as we get to sunset and seas will increase to 5-6 feet.
Tomorrow winds will be 20-25 mph and seas 5 feet.
Tuesday we are back to 15-20 mph east winds and seas 3-4 feet, where they will stay for the rest of the week.

Don’t forget this week’s special menu to pick up some quick treats on the way to the beach from Ikigai in French Harbour!

Lowest tide is 9:30 p.m. Have a safe Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. We get lots of sunset photos, so today I decided to go with a late afternoon pic from Mara Owens in Sandy Bay.
We’ve had a few morning showers, especially around Oakridge, which picked up nearly a quarter of an inch around 3 a.m. The forecast is still quite dry and windy.

On satellite at 7:15 a.m. we have a few clouds near Guanaja moving to the west, so over the next couple of hours we will definitely have a few clouds and perhaps a shower or two. After these clouds move out we should have a dry midday and afternoon and tomorrow into next week looks quite dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 20 mph east winds and seas 4 feet, especially south side. Winds will slowly increase until we get to 25 mph winds and 5 foot seas by sunset. Tomorrow looks quite windy, with 22-28 mph east winds and seas 4-5 feet. Monday continues windy much like Sunday, but on Tuesday we will start to see the winds come down to 15 mph from the east and seas around 3 feet.

Don’t forget this weekend has special Semana Santa extra ferry trips. Check them out at roatanferry.com.

Lowest tide is 8:30 p.m. Have a SAFE weekend and watch out for the crazies on the roads.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from David Trawick, who took this photo of his granddaughter, TiKay, in Sandy Bay, as she cautiously contemplated an island bull.
Lots of families will be gathering for this weekend and the weather will be better than it has been, if a bit windier.

At 7:45 we see a line of clouds have moved south of West Bay and are moving toward Utila. It is possible there is a shower or two in there and we can’t rule out a shower here or there this morning, but most of us should stay dry. West Bay, Utila and Guanaja received a small shower this morning already,.
Friday and Saturday should be dry with a small chance of a morning shower.
Sunday into next week should be dry and there are no rain systems in the extended forecast.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 10 mph east winds and seas 3 feet southside. We should stay right around there through Saturday morning. Saturday evening, Sunday and into Monday we will have stronger east winds, 20-25 mph during the day and 25-30 mph at night with seas 4-5 feet during the day and 5-6 feet at night. Starting Tuesday and into next week winds calm a bit to 15 mph from the east and seas at 3 feet.

The folks in this photo are seeing the best side of Roatan, the side that is under the sea and in the reef. And there isn’t a better tour group to get you there and back safely than Jolly Roger!

High tides look pretty low. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alex Fleig and shows the recent full moon over Jonesville Point through what seem to be cumulostratus clouds. These clouds often precede a warm weather system, which is what we’re about to get today and tomorrow.

On our satellite we see the clouds from the other side and we can see the weather system that will give us increasing chances of rain today as the day goes on. At 7:30 a.m. Trujillo on the coast has already picked up a third of an inch. Rain continues off and on tonight, through the day tomorrow and tomorrow night, coming to an end Thursday morning. Midday and afternoon Thursday we should dry out and Friday and Saturday we only have small chances of morning showers. Easter Sunday looks dry, as does next week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast. We start the day with northeast winds around 10 mph and seas 2 feet. Winds this afternoon turn a bit more to the north at 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet northside, though watch out for some gusts around squalls. Winds turn back to the northeast tomorrow around 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Thursday into the weekend winds will come from the east, 15 mph Thursday and Friday, 20 mph Saturday and 20-30 mph Sunday, a little calmer middays, a little windier evenings and overnight. Seas by Sunday will be 4-5 feet south side.

I know many of you are making your grilling plans for the beach this weekend. Before you head out, make sure you let James Thomas and his crew order up the finest meats on the island, cut to your wishes.

Lowest tide is 3:45 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!