April 11, 2023: Good morning, Bay Islands. Yesterday we had some late morning showers around. If you saw some rain let us know in comments. Unfortunately our skies are mostly clear and there aren’t many clouds around. We remain calm and those gorgeous conditions will last through tomorrow. Thursday winds pick up a little bit to 10 mph and seas to 2 feet. Friday through Sunday will be windy with seas up to 5 feet, but starting Monday we get calmer again. The rest of the week looks pretty dry. There will be a small chance of rain next Monday and Tuesday.

Low tide is 7:51 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

April 10, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. Our seas are almost flat calm this morning and will continue that way through the day.

We have some slow-moving clouds to the east of Guanaja and they may hold together to bring Guanaja and perhaps the east side of Roatan clouds and a shower or two around 9 a.m., but they will decrease as the morning goes on.

Today through Thursday we will continue to have calm winds and seas and a chance of a morning shower each day. We are still looking for more winds Friday through Sunday and a chance of showers coming out of the north around the 17th and 18th, though those chances aren’t great.

Low tide is 6:23 p.m. Have a great week!

April 9, 2023: Good morning, Bay Islands! We have a few clouds around, but nothing to worry about (or hope for) with any rain in them. We have southeast winds at 10 mph and seas at 2 feet. Winds will stay light, seas 1-2 feet and skies mostly sunny today. Calm winds and seas will last through Thursday. I believe someone will see a morning shower between now and Thursday, but there won’t be many of them. This coming weekend we’re back to dry and windy. The long-range forecast is still trying to bring us a norther the 18th or 19th, but those are highly unusual this time of year so we’ll just wait and see. Low tide is 5:05 p.m. Have a great Sunday and be careful on those crowded beaches!

April 8, 2023: Good morning, Bay Islands! We had a fairly quiet night for once; at least it was quiet when it came to the wind. We wake up to 15 mph winds and 3 foot seas and they will continue that way through the day and tonight under clear skies.
Tomorrow we start seeing even calmer conditions with winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. Monday and Tuesday we might see flat calm conditions with winds 3-7 mph and seas 0-1 foot. Hopefully we can get one or two passing morning showers, but don’t expect much in the way of rain. Calm conditions last through Thursday. After that we’re back to our easterly trade winds.

Low tide is 4:03 p.m. Have a great weekend!

Is the wind unusual for this time of year? It is hard to say because we don’t have good records of previous years’ winds from good locations 30 feet off the ground and away from trees and buildings (the requirement for a good wind measurement)

but my location was running after the first week of last April and we did get winds into the 30 mph range at night at least a couple of times.

Of course, this year in March we got up well into the 30 mph range several nights, but we also had several nights around 20 mph in the early part of the month. I always tell folks the best time of year to visit the island is October and the first part of November, when it is often flat calm and not very rainy, and also not very crowded. This time of year is dry, but quite windy on average.

You can see this on the history of the weather station on the south side at First Bight. Notice how low the winds were from late September to late November last year.

April 7, 2023 Good morning Bay Islands! Lots of folks are ready to head to the beach today, and we will start to see some lower winds. This morning we have south winds at 20 mph and seas at 4 feet. Winds during the day today will be 15-20 mph and seas at 3 feet. Tonight winds will be 17-22 mph and seas at 4 feet. Saturday winds will be 15 mph and seas at 3 feet. Sunday is when we really see the difference with winds 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. Those wonderfully calm conditions will last through Wednesday. During this period we will also have a chance of some of those morning showers, especially Monday and Tuesday. I don’t expect a lot of rain, but a little would help. Starting next Thursday the winds return. The long-range forecast is trying to give us some rain around the 20th, but this time of year those forecasts usually dry up, but we’ll watch it.

Low tide is 3:16 p.m. Have a great day and be safe this weekend!

April 6, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We wake up to 20 mph winds and 5 foot seas. Last night the winds got up to 40 mph and 7 foot seas. Today and tonight will continue windy, though not QUITE as windy, with winds 28-33 mph tonight and seas around 6 feet. Tomorrow we start to calm down, with winds 18-22 mph and seas at 4 feet. Tomorrow night will be noticeably calmer, with winds about the same as the daytime. Saturday winds will be around 15 mph and seas at 3 feet. Sunday we start a period of quite calm conditions, with winds light and variable and seas around 1 foot. We’re still looking for a few morning showers, though they will be very few.

Low tide will be 2:38 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

April 5, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands! We awake to 25 mph winds and 5 foot seas after reaching 39 mph and 7 foot seas last night. We have two more nights of this before we start calming down. Good Friday will be a bit calmer, Saturday even calmer, and Sunday through Wednesday we will have some of the calmest winds and seas we’ve had in perhaps a month and a half. The rain chances don’t look great, but as we get into next week I think we will start getting a few scattered morning showers.

Low tides are 2:05 p.m. and 2:36 a.m. Remember, most banks close at noon! Have a great Wednesday!

April 3, 2023: Good morning, Bay Islands! We have a few clouds moving from southeast to northwest this morning. It is possible but not likely there is a small shower in there somewhere, but they will pass by quickly and skies will clear.

We awake to 20 mph winds and 4 foot seas. Seas should calm by midday to about 3 feet, but this evening, winds will speed up to 25-30 mph and seas to 5 feet. During the day tomorrow winds will be 20-25 mph and seas around 4 feet. Tuesday night and Wednesday night should be the waviest of the week, with winds 33-38 mph and seas up to 7 feet. Starting Friday things will start getting calmer and Sunday will be a gorgeous day with calm winds and seas. Also, starting this weekend into next week we should start seeing a few more scattered morning showers.

Low tides are 2:11 p.m. and 1:03 a.m. Have a great (and safe) holiday week!

April 2, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. We have a few clouds passing over this morning, but it is unlikely we will even get a sprinkle.

Last night winds were mostly around 25-30 mph and seas got up to 5 feet. This morning we have calmed to 15 mph and seas at 3 feet. Winds and seas will be about the same during the day today, but we’ll get windier late this evening, with east winds 25-30 and seas around 5 feet. Tomorrow will be much like today, but Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night should be quite windy, with winds 30-35 mph with occasional gusts close to 40 mph and seas 6-7 feet. Friday things start to get calmer, and Sunday into the first part of the following week looks quite calm. That is also when we start getting better rain chances.

Low tides are 12:48 p.m. and 1:02 a.m. Have a great Sunday!