Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Brad Ryon with a nice rainstorm on Utila. We will be seeing plenty of this over the coming days with a persistent north wind that will blow especially hard Sunday evening into Monday morning.

At 6:30 a.m. we have scattered clouds around the islands and a few showers out there. West Bay picked up nearly an inch overnight, while the east side stayed mostly dry. There will be a good chance of rain today and tomorrow. Our best chance for a nice day comes Saturday, with mild winds and a lower chance of rain. Winds and rain pick up Sunday and Monday.



Wind and wave forecast: We wake up to 15 mph northwest winds and seas 3 feet. Winds will turn more northerly today, still around 15 mph and seas 3-4 feet. They will stay right around there tomorrow morning before getting a little calmer in the afternoon. Saturday winds will be calmer, but seas will still be around 3 feet due to swell. Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning is a period to be very careful on the seas, with north winds around 20 mph and seas around 5 feet. Winds start turning back to the east next Thursday.

With some fresh mornings coming up, it will be time for some warm meats to warm your insides and the best place to get that meat is Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour and Coxen Hole.

Lowest tide is 1:20 a.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Sherri Vieth, who calls herself a Missouri girl in West Bay. The photo shows a lot of clouds but not much rain. That should be what our day today is like. Today may not be completely dry, but it may be the driest day of the rest of the week.

On satellite at 7:20 a.m. we have lots of clouds over Utila and more spotty clouds over the big island and Guanaja. We have a west wind at 10 mph and seas 3 feet over at West Bay beach. We will keep those winds through the day and partly to mostly cloudy skies, but only about a 30 percent chance of rain. Those rain chances go up tomorrow through the weekend as our winds turn to the north 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

In the extended forecast Sunday through Tuesday we will have some strong north winds, especially Sunday afternoon into Monday morning, when north winds will be 17-22 mph and seas 5-6 feet, so be very careful on the seas and those waves will be strong north side. Rain could be heavy on Sunday, but should decrease Monday and Tuesday as we get a taste of cooler, drier air and perhaps some lows in the 60s.(around 20C).

Whatever the weather, you can count on Jolly Roger Roatan to find you the calmest coves on the island and get you back to your destination on time and safe.

Lowest tide is 1 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Becky Frances who captured this twilight in French Harbour.

We had a few early morning showers good for up to a third of an inch around French Harbour and points east. We are in for lots of scattered showers this week and moderate winds from the north and west.

On satellite at 8:30 a.m. we see quite a bit of cloudiness. We will keep chances of scattered showers in the forecast today and into tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday we may have a little lower chance of rain, but chances pick up Thursday into the weekend. Most of the models give us 2-3 inches through Friday. That means it won’t be raining all the time, but it could be raining at any time.



Wind and wave forecast: Our winds right now are only about 5 mph from the north, but seas are 3 feet this morning due to swell (waves from winds elsewhere). Tomorrow winds turn to the west 5-10 mph and 10-15 mph Wednesday. They turn back to the north Thursday into the weekend, getting up to around 15 mph by the weekend with 3-4 foot seas Saturday and Sunday and next Monday are looking quite windy and wavy right now, with north winds 15-25 mph and seas around 5 feet.

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Lowest tide is midnight. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Congratulations to Jim Jaskunas, winner of the December photo contest and an excursion worth $100 from Jolly Roger Roatan on a normal cruise day. Jim gets our day kicked off the right way with this view of calm waters reflecting a blue sky in Sandy Bay. We will have plenty of this today and tomorrow.

On satellite at 9 a.m. we can see some clouds to the south/southwest of West Bay, but those are moving away from us. We will have partly cloudy skies and dry conditions the rest of the day and tomorrow, with only a slight chance of an overnight or early morning shower. Both those days we will have calm winds and seas 0-1 foot. 

Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning our trade winds kick up out of the east 15-20 mph giving us seas 3-4 feet, especially south side. Those days should also be mostly dry.

Sunday evening through Tuesday morning we have another weak norther with increased rain chances, but even that should not be a rain out.

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Low tide is 6 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

For the month of December we are continuing to go with Sandy Bay’s number of 13.77 inches, which was a bit above average and brought us to a close of 2025 only slightly below average with 83.52 inches of rain.

Looking ahead, January is the last month of rainy season and generally is the driest. Since we are starting the month on the dry side I think it may come in drier than normal, though the long range forecast shows more rain toward the middle of the month.

I had AI create a visualization of December 2025 rainfall reports across the islands. Here is what it came up with.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is the last sunrise of 2025 overlooking Jonesville Point and Oakridge from Alex Fleig. We ended 2025 on a cold and rainy note. Most of us on the islands got about an inch through between yesterday and today. Oakridge Bight actually got down to 66 yesterday morning (18.8C) and 68 this morning (19C). We have a moderate north wind and surf on the north side. Things will get calmer, warmer and drier from here.

At 9 a.m. we are still dealing with a lot of clouds and some rain from our mini-norther. We will slowly see the clouds and rain diminish this morning and we should be mostly dry this afternoon. After that we are looking at an extended period of dry conditions, unusual for January, and I bet by the end of it some of us will be wishing it would rain again. We will still have a morning shower here and there but for the next week, it won’t feel like rainy season.

Wind and wave forecast: This is a screenshot from the Bananarama webcam on West Bay Beach. It shows something very rare on WBB, surf. West Bay is West Bay because it is the most protected beach on Roatan from prevailing winds and surf, but this morning the buoy at Turtling Bay shows 5 foot seas and 15 mph north winds. Those winds should diminish to 10 mph this afternoon and seas to 3-4 feet. Tomorrow and Saturday winds turn to the east/northeast 10 mph and seas 3 feet. Sunday through Tuesday, winds will be very light and variable and seas 1-2 feet. Those will be great days on the sea.

Many thanks to Jolly Roger Roatan for sponsoring the monthly photo contest and here’s to a successful 2026 for you and yours.

Tide will be quite low at 1:30 a.m. Have a great Thursday and Go Dawgs! (American College Football playoffs for those who don’t celebrate)

Good morning Bay Islands. Our satellite this morning shows the clouds from our mini-norther approaching our islands at 7:15 a.m., bringing winds from the northwest about 10 mph and cooler temperatures, right around 70 this morning (21C). I know everyone wants to know if it will be raining as you ring in the New Year.

At 7:15 you can see some especially thick clouds coming in to Utila, giving them a nice shower. Some of these clouds may contain some rain, so there will be a chance of a shower here and there. Chances of rain increase through the afternoon. I think it is likely most of us will get rain at some point this afternoon through the overnight, but will it be raining on your New Year’s Eve party?

Here is the rain forecast for 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. from the German ICON. They think you might be OK, unless you’re on Utila.

Here is the GFS, which gives us a better chance at seeing some rain at some point 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The point is, it is possible you will avoid the rain during your party, but there is also a good chance for a shower, so be prepared. We will also have quite fresh conditions the next two days and I fully expect to see some upper 60s (perhaps 19C) tomorrow morning. After tonight, the forecast starting tomorrow is quite dry for the week ahead.

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Wind and Wave forecast: We will see north winds increasing to about 15 mph this afternoon through tomorrow morning with waves 4-5 feet, especially north side. Winds will turn back to the east Friday and get quite calm over the weekend.

Lowest tide will be quite low at 1 a.m. Have a great last day of 2025!

Good morning Bay Islands on the penultimate day of the year. Our photo of the day is a wonderful sunset from Brad Ryon on Utila.
At 2 a.m. a few locations mid-island and east side, as well as Utila, got a good rain. I know you’re wondering about tomorrow night.

At 7:30 we see on satellite that most of the rain is to our west. There are a few showers to Roatan’s northeast, so a chance of a shower here or there this morning, but mostly sunny midday and afternoon. Our rain chances tomorrow morning are also pretty low. As for New Year’s Eve, rain chances will increase as we get toward midnight.

Here is the GFS (American model) forecast through Monday. You can see today’s morning rains pass through, followed by clearing this afternoon through tomorrow morning. As wave of rain energy passes through tomorrow night, but it is possible most of it may miss us to the west, keep our New Year’s revelers drier. I would say there is still a 60 or 70 percent chance you will see some rain at some point New Year’s Eve night into New Year’s morning. After that we look quite dry into next week.

Wind and wave forecast: We are quite calm this morning, but what winds we have are starting to turn to the northeast. We will have northeast winds today 5-10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Tomorrow morning will start calm, but winds will increase in the afternoon from the north to 15-20 mph as we get toward tomorrow night into Thursday morning, with seas 4-5 feet. Friday winds turn back to the east.

If you want great meats for your holiday cookout, check out Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour or Coxen Hole. Keep in mind they will be closed on New Year’s Day.

The tide will be quite low at midnight tonight. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kam Kirkconnell and shows a couple of cruise ships in the foreground of a rain shower. Yesterday we had a rare December day with no stations reporting rain. As of 7:30 a.m. we have only had a few showers mid-island and east side for about a tenth of an inch. There is rain in the forecast, but a dry spell starting Friday.

Here is our 7:30 a.m. satellite. There is a mass of clouds and rain to the east of Guanaja, but it doesn’t seem to be moving very fast and should decrease as the morning goes on. We will keep a chance of showers through the morning, probably drier midday, but as we get into the late afternoon and early evening, rain chances go up through tonight into tomorrow morning. We may get a little break tomorrow afternoon and through tomorrow night, but Wednesday into Thursday morning we will have a good chance of rain. The good news is that starting Friday and into the following week the forecast looks quite dry.

Wind and wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. We should stay right around there today, but winds should decrease tomorrow to 5-10 mph but turn to the north. Waves will still be 2-3 feet. The windiest waviest period will be Wednesday evening into Thursday, when we get north winds gusting up to 20 mph and seas 3-5 feet, especially north side. Winds turn back to the east 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet Friday. Early next week looks like ideal weather, with calm winds and seas.

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Lowest tide is 11 p.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. We are clear this morning with some broken clouds to the east. We may get more clouds as the day goes on, but we should stay dry. I can’t say the same for the rest of the week.

Our forecast for tomorrow has gotten a little wetter. We have a small chance of a morning shower, but the rain chances should increase through the afternoon tomorrow. Tuesday looks like the rainiest day of the week, but scattered showers will persist Wednesday and Thursday with our mini-norther. On the bright side, Saturday into the following week looks quite dry.

This is a mild norther, but we should get some fresher temperatures out of it. Here is the temperature anomaly forecast for the upper atmosphere. The blues are cooler temperatures. We are forecast for cooler conditions Wednesday through Friday, meaning we will mostly be in the 70s (low 20s C), with maybe a morning where a few of us get 68 or 69 (20C).

Lowest tide is 10 p.m. Have a great Sunday!