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Kralendijk, Bonaire · 5–30m · beginner · sheltered

Shore dive on Bonaire's protected leeward coast, reached by a limestone staircase. Gentle sloping reef, the benchmark for Caribbean shore diving.

Conditions today

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marginal

Marginal — 0.4m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.

Limiting factor: period

Wave height
0.7–0.9m
Wave period
4.4–4.6s
Wind chop
0.3–0.6m
Sea temp
29–29.3°C

Ranges span today's hours. Wave height here is the raw sea state — the rating scales it for how exposed the site is. Sheltered — reef or lagoon protection, so swell is scored at half its open-water height.

Next few days

  • TodayMarginal — 0.4m effective waves made worse by short-period chop.marginal
  • SundayExcellent — calm morning with 0.3m effective waves.excellent
  • MondayExcellent — calm morning with 0.4m effective waves.excellent

Each day is scored over its morning dive window, the same as today's rating.

Dive briefing

AI-generated

You're in marginal conditions today. The rating reflects a short-period chop making the 0.7–0.9m raw swell uncomfortable, though the site's sheltered position means you'll feel less of it than you would elsewhere. The sea is warm at 29–29.3°C, and you have depths from 5 to 30 metres to work with on the sloping reef. This is a beginner-friendly site when conditions allow, and the entry from the limestone staircase is straightforward.

Divers commonly log Stoplight and Queen Parrotfish here, along with French Angelfish, Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse, and Schoolmaster Snapper. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish, Smooth Trunkfish, and Atlantic Blue Tang are often recorded as well. Given today's marginal rating, expect conditions to be workable but choppy at entry—a reminder to take your time getting in and use the stairs with care.

Written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from the rating, forecast, and sightings on this page — it has no other source and cannot look anything up. Treat it as a summary, not as local knowledge.

Commonly seen here

Most-recorded species near this site, ranked by research-grade iNaturalist sightings from divers, snorkelers, and naturalists.

Species come from iNaturalist — research-grade sightings logged by divers, snorkelers, and naturalists nearby. The ranking reflects what people photograph most, not guaranteed abundance. Ask a local operator what's actually being seen. Species names link to iNaturalist for range maps, seasonality and more photos. Photos by iNaturalist contributors under Creative Commons licences — individual credit on hover.