Experienced divers only
Is it worth the trip?
90Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.4 m
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 91 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 91 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.2 mflat
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 88 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.3 m
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 10 · 87 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 387, good
- Wed 489, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 691, good
- Sat 791, good
- Sun 890, good
- Mon 989, good
- Tue 1087, good
- Wed 1185, good
- Thu 1286, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 35 mits deepest
- From the shorehow you get in
- Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
- Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
- Faces NWswell 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.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 87, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 15kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 89, good | 0.4 m | 5 kn | 8kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 0.3 m | 2 kn | 4kn | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 91, good | 0.2 mflat | 3 kn | 7kn | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 91, good | 0.2 mflat | 2 kn | 5kn | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 90, good | 0.2 mflat | 4 kn | 8kn | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 89, good | 0.3 m | 11 kn | 15kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 87, good | 0.5 m | 12 kn | 18kn | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 85, good | 0.6 m | 16 kn | 21kn | 30°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 86, good | 0.6 m | 14 kn | 20kn | 30°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:24 −0.1 mHigh 08:43 +0.0 mLow 11:01 +0.0 mHigh 19:01 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:48 −0.1 mHigh 09:02 +0.1 mLow 15:44 +0.0 mHigh 20:08 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 02:55 −0.0 mHigh 09:33 +0.1 mLow 17:26 −0.0 mHigh 21:25 +0.0 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 and its town
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More diving near here
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- Reef edge 54.6 km away
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- Marie Pampoen 58.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Playa Benge
A reef and wall dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 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 7 dive sites.
- What it is Reef and wall.
- How deep Down to 35 m.
- Getting in From the shore.
- Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 18 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 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun and Oct (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$1,990 each
about US$1,080–US$1,990 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CUR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$302–US$631 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$295–US$490 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$329–US$611 |
| Total | about US$1,080–US$1,990 |
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
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about 1h 40m by car · 78 places to stay
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 10h 25m
About 10h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 1h 20m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Jan Thiel · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Jan Thiel · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
SMED Divers 18 km
Bonaire Scuba School 18 km
Dive Friends 19 km
Dive Friends Bonaire @ SD 19 km
Dive Friends Bonaire Retail 19 km
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 records at this site itself, so these are the animals divers and surveys have recorded at other sites within 25 km in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it there, not that you will.
Brazil reef octopus Octopus insularisOctopus
Seen in 5 records.
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Seen in 236 records, mostly Sep to Oct.
Great star coral Montastraea cavernosa
Seen in 189 records, mostly Sep.
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum
Seen in 187 records, mostly Sep.
Lettuce coral Agaricia agaricites
Seen in 177 records, mostly Sep.
Brown chromis Azurina multilineata
Seen in 176 records, mostly Sep.
Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula
Seen in 166 records, mostly Apr to Sep.
Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus
Seen in 162 records, mostly Sep to Feb.
Porous coral Porites astreoides
Seen in 160 records, mostly Sep.
Bicolor damselfish Stegastes partitus
Seen in 156 records, mostly Sep.
Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus
Seen in 150 records, mostly Sep.
Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata
Seen in 145 records, mostly Sep to Nov.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US); INSDC Sequences; Collection of symbiotic copepods associated with Caribbean invertebrates. Credits
This week's visibility and the current no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.