La Ceiba, Honduras tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 16:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Tegucigalpa local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

La Ceiba is Honduras's third-largest city and the principal port on the Caribbean coast, occupying a flat coastal plain between the sea and the dramatic wall of Pico Bonito National Park, whose ridges climb from near sea level to 2,435 m within 15 km of the waterfront. The city is the main departure point for ferries to the Bay Islands and functions as the logistics hub for the north coast. Each May, La Ceiba hosts Honduras's largest carnival, the Feria de San Isidro, drawing crowds from across the country. The tidal regime is microtidal and mixed semidiurnal. Open-Meteo Marine supplies forecast data for this location — timing accuracy ±45 minutes, height accuracy ±0.2–0.3 m. Spring range runs 20–50 cm. The combination of low tidal range and the predominantly offshore winds during the dry season (November–April) creates calm inshore conditions that benefit local fishing fleets and recreational water users. For anglers, the Río Cangrejal empties into the Caribbean 8 km east of the city centre, and its lower reach holds tarpon and snook, particularly on incoming tides in the April–August wet season. The city's fishing pier at Playa La Barra sees year-round activity for snappers and jacks. Offshore, the continental shelf narrows quickly east of La Ceiba, bringing mahimahi, wahoo, and sailfish within range of panga charters operating from the small boat harbour. Kayakers use La Ceiba as the base for the Río Cangrejal gorge, which offers Class III–IV whitewater in the upper sections and calm flat water near the river mouth where it meets the Caribbean. The tidal influence extends a kilometre or so upriver; the window around high tide is the best for paddling the mangrove mouth section, which provides shelter and wildlife contrast against the dramatic mountain backdrop. Beach families head to Playa La Barra, a 4-km grey sand beach east of the port. The water is warm year-round (27–29°C) and generally calm under prevailing northeast trades. The beach can accumulate sargassum seaweed during the April–August influx season, which varies year to year. Playa Perú, 10 km west, is narrower but typically cleaner. Photographers positioned on the waterfront in the early morning get one of Central America's more dramatic backdrops: the Caribbean in the foreground, low-rise city in the middle ground, and the near-vertical forested escarpment of Pico Bonito behind, often capped in cloud. The light is best in December–March when the sky stays cleaner for longer after sunrise. Tide timing note: the forecast reflects open Caribbean conditions off the coast. The Río Cangrejal mouth and the mangrove lagoons immediately east of the city will see a 15–30 minute lag relative to the open-sea forecast timing, with slightly dampened range.