Bari Reef
Bonaire National Marine Park · Bonaire
Shore dive fronting Sand Dollar Resort north of Kralendijk and the standing biodiversity champion of the Caribbean: over 420 fish species logged by REEF surveyors, more than any single site in the basin. The slope drops from 9 m to a sandy bottom around 30 m, with collapsed pier debris in the shallows that schools of grunts, goatfish, and sergeant majors use for cover. Reliable for the species hunt list: yellowhead jawfish brooding eggs, juvenile drums, seahorses on the sponges, and the longnose batfish and frogfish that draw macro shooters back week after week. Calm, current free, and divable straight off the beach 24 hours.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit (3 mm)
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Longlure frogfish
Last confirmed May 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Spotted moray
Last confirmed Jun 26, 2026 · 117 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Tarpon
Last confirmed Jun 20, 2026 · 56 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Queen angelfish
Last confirmed Jun 6, 2026 · 66 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Yellowhead jawfish
Last confirmed May 14, 2026 · 13 records
Very likely
Most dives
Caribbean reef octopus
Last confirmed May 3, 2026 · 8 records
Very likely
Most dives
Longnose batfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear