Stanley Reef

Little Corn Island, Corn Islands, Nicaraguareef12 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Stanley Reef

Stanley ReefLittle Corn Island · 12 m

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conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind7 kn E

Current~0.3 kn WNW · model

Swell

0.3 m · 5s · E

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Calmest current near slack — 03:45 AM & 02:45 PM local

Sunrise 05:20 AM · Sunset 05:26 PM local

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On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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About this site

Stanley Reef lies off Little Corn Island, part of the Corn Islands off Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, an area reached by boat from the small settlements on the island. The site sits over a reef bottom with a maximum depth of around 12 metres, making it a beginner dive. Divers here have reported fusiliers, snapper, and parrotfish moving over the reef, along with lobster tucked into the structure, and stingrays and nurse sharks have also been spotted on the sand nearby.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralPorites poritesReported here · unconfirmed
Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Elkhorn CoralAcropora palmataReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed

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