Vaersenbaai

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Conditions & tides

Satellite view of Vaersenbaai

VaersenbaaiCuraçao

Fair · 4/5

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conditions visualisation

Fair4/5

Some chop right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind17 kn E

Current~0.2 kn ENE · model

Swell

0.6 m · 4s · NE

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 05:45 AM & 03:00 PM local

Sunrise 05:24 AM · Sunset 05:30 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.3 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Vaersenbaai is a bay along the west coast of Curaçao, north of Willemstad, part of the island's fringing reef system typical of the leeward Dutch Caribbean coast. It is accessible from the shore road that runs along this stretch of the island, and it's rated a beginner dive. Divers have reported angelfish, damselfish, eagle rays, grouper, lionfish, parrotfish, and snapper on the reef here.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow GoatfishMulloidichthys martinicusReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueterReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed

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