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French Angelfish, Candyland Reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands imported from iNaturalist photo 168852075
Near Carel's Vision, 2 km away. Photo: (c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carel's Vision

Dive site · Netherlands

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 30 m, Water 29 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
30°C

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
30°C

Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 289, good
  3. Tue 390, good
  4. Wed 491, good
  5. Thu 592, good
  6. Fri 692, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 891, good
  9. Mon 990, good
  10. Tue 1089, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 30 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces SWswell from there reaches it

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.

Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. Scored for experienced divers.

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Carel's Vision
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Sun 1Nov86, good0.4 m11 kn16kn30°C
Mon 2Nov89, good0.5 m12 kn16kn30°C
Tue 3Nov90, good0.4 m10 kn13kn30°C
Wed 4Nov91, good0.4 m7 kn11kn30°C
Thu 5Nov92, good0.2 mflat2 kn5kn29°C
Fri 6Nov92, good0.2 mflat3 kn8kn28°C
Sat 7Nov93, good0.1 mflat1 kn7kn28°C
Sun 8Nov91, good0.1 mflat8 kn12kn30°C
Mon 9Nov90, good0.3 m11 kn16kn30°C
Tue 10Nov89, good0.5 m12 kn20kn30°C

Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 01:15 −0.2 mHigh 16:59 +0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:52 −0.1 mHigh 17:58 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:24 −0.1 mHigh 08:43 +0.0 mLow 10:57 +0.0 mHigh 19:00 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the site, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Carel's Vision

Nemaster grandis
Near Carel's Vision, 1 km away. Photo: Dan Bender, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More diving near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Carel's Vision

A reef dive. It goes down to 30 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SW: swell from the SW reaches it, and wind from the NE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Jan Thiel. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 30 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun (over 30 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,080–US$1,980 each

about US$1,080–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CUR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$301–US$630
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$489
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Totalabout US$1,080–US$1,980

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Jan Thiel

Closest

Jan Thiel

91 min by car · 78 places to stay

See 78 places to stay in Jan Thiel · Booking.com

About Jan Thiel its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 10h 25m

About 10h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

This week: visibility about 25 m, greener than usual (satellite plankton reading, 24 Oct). Estimated from the month's typical visibility and this week's satellite chlorophyll against the site's normal; heavy rain before a dive can still muddy it.

The current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.