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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.
Coast © OpenStreetMap
The 3D map was too slow on this device, so here is the list.
Beaches today
- Sorobon (Lac Bay) Calm · normal ViatorGetYourGuide
- Te Amo Beach Calm · busy ViatorGetYourGuide
- Bachelor's Beach Calm · normal ViatorGetYourGuide
- No Name Beach (Klein Bonaire) Calm · normal ViatorGetYourGuide
- 1000 Steps Calm · quiet ViatorGetYourGuide
- Boca Slagbaai Calm · quiet ViatorGetYourGuide
- Pink Beach Calm · normal ViatorGetYourGuide
- Atlantis Beach (Kite City) Calm · quiet ViatorGetYourGuide
- Cai (Lac Bay) Calm · normal ViatorGetYourGuide
Best bets today
1. Snorkelling
1000 Steps
Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, quiet. 15 min from Kralendijk.
2. Snorkelling
Boca Slagbaai being verified
Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, quiet. 50 min from Kralendijk.
3. Snorkelling
Bachelor's Beach being verified
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.
| Today 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorobon | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite |
| Te Amo Beach | Busy | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Bachelor's Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| No Name Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 1000 Steps | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Boca Slagbaai | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Pink Beach | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Kite Beach | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite | Kite |
| Cai | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
All Bonaire beaches today
Wind sports · 20 min from Kralendijk
Sorobon (Lac Bay)
Windsurf schools, beach bars, chair rentals.
Snorkelling · 15 min from Kralendijk
No Name Beach (Klein Bonaire)
None on the island. Water taxi from Kralendijk.
Snorkelling · 50 min from Kralendijk
Boca Slagbaai being verified
Toilets near the old buildings, no food. Park fee.
How we rate the sea and the crowds, and what we cannot see (swell, currents, seaweed).