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Sunday 4 October 2026

Which beach in Bonaire today?

Bonaire's west coast faces away from the trade wind and is one long, calm reef: you swim and snorkel straight from the shore. The east coast is wild, except for Lac Bay, where a reef keeps the water flat.

🌦️ Showers, 30°C💨 29 km/h from the east🌧 0.3 mm

Coast © OpenStreetMap

Beaches today

Best bets today

1. Snorkelling

1000 Steps

CalmQuiet

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, quiet. 15 min from Kralendijk.

2. Snorkelling

Boca Slagbaai being verified

CalmQuiet

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, quiet. 50 min from Kralendijk.

3. Snorkelling

Bachelor's Beach being verified

CalmNormal

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, normal (Sunday: a local favourite). 10 min from Kralendijk.

Kiters and windsurfers: Sorobon: good kite wind; Kite Beach: good kite wind.

There is no Bonaire cruise schedule we may use, so cruise ships are not in the crowd estimate. On ship days Kralendijk and the nearby beaches are busier than shown.

The next seven days

Each beach and day in one word. Tap a beach for wind, sea and crowds per day.

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SorobonKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKite
Te Amo BeachBusyGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Bachelor's BeachGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
No Name BeachGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
1000 StepsGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Boca SlagbaaiGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Pink BeachGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Kite BeachKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKite
CaiGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Goodcalm, not crowdedBusycalm but crowdedOKlight chopSkipchoppy or roughKitegood kite windViewnot for swimming

All Bonaire beaches today

Wind sports · 20 min from Kralendijk

Sorobon (Lac Bay)

CalmNormal

Windsurf schools, beach bars, chair rentals.

Snorkelling · 8 min from Kralendijk

Te Amo Beach

CalmBusy

Food trucks, a few shade huts.

Snorkelling · 10 min from Kralendijk

Bachelor's Beach being verified

CalmNormal

None.

Snorkelling · 15 min from Kralendijk

No Name Beach (Klein Bonaire)

CalmNormal

None on the island. Water taxi from Kralendijk.

Snorkelling · 15 min from Kralendijk

1000 Steps

CalmQuiet

None. Roadside parking.

Snorkelling · 50 min from Kralendijk

Boca Slagbaai being verified

CalmQuiet

Toilets near the old buildings, no food. Park fee.

Swimming · 15 min from Kralendijk

Pink Beach being verified

CalmNormal

None. A few trees.

Wind sports · 20 min from Kralendijk

Atlantis Beach (Kite City) being verified

CalmQuiet

Kite school.

Swimming · 25 min from Kralendijk

Cai (Lac Bay) being verified

CalmNormal

A snack bar on Sundays.

How we rate the sea and the crowds, and what we cannot see (swell, currents, seaweed).