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Coast at Lac Bai (Bonaire 2014)
Near Cai, 2 km away. Photo: Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cai

Dive site · Netherlands

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Sea: flat, Visibility about 25 m, Water 29 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 85 out of 100

Sea
0.6 m
Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
30°C

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

Sea
0.5 m
Wind
12 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
31°C

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Sea
0.4 m
Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
30°C

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Sea
0.2 mflat
Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
30°C

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
2 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
30°C

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Sea
0.1 mflat
Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
30°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 285, good
  2. Tue 385, good
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 888, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1085, good

The site in five facts

  • Down to 20 mits deepest
  • From the shorehow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 29 °Crash vest or 1 to 2 mm
  • Faces SEswell 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 Cai
DayScoreSeaWindGustsAir
Mon 2Nov85, good0.6 m10 kn23kn30°C
Tue 3Nov85, good0.5 m12 kn22kn31°C
Wed 4Nov86, good0.4 m9 kn17kn30°C
Thu 5Nov88, good0.2 mflat4 kn13kn30°C
Fri 6Nov88, good0.2 mflat4 kn17kn30°C
Sat 7Nov89, good0.1 mflat2 kn15kn30°C
Sun 8Nov88, good0.1 mflat6 kn13kn30°C
Mon 9Nov86, good0.3 m10 kn18kn31°C
Tue 10Nov85, good0.5 m11 kn26kn31°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:52 −0.1 mHigh 17:57 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:26 −0.1 mHigh 09:14 +0.0 mLow 10:36 +0.0 mHigh 19:00 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:52 −0.1 mHigh 09:13 +0.1 mLow 15:49 +0.0 mHigh 20:08 +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 Cai

Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Sorobon Beach, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands imported from iNaturalist photo 298065540
Near Cai, 2 km away. Photo: (c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cassiopea frondosa (upside down) in the shallowest of tide pools by Lac Bay - Bonaire - Leeward Antilles - 17 April 2010 - (1)
Near Cai, 2 km away. Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bonaire Kuminda Krioyo 11
Photo: Senor Luis Bertran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cai

A drift dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from the shore. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 15 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 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 Kralendijk. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

  • What it is Drift.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 15 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.9 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 Jun, Jul, Oct and Nov (about 25 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: Kralendijk

Closest

Kralendijk

about 15 min by car · 71 places to stay

See 71 places to stay in Kralendijk · Booking.com

About Kralendijk 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 40m

About 10h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CUR, direct, then 1h 35m 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.

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