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Sunday 4 October 2026

Which beach in Aruba today?

Aruba's west and south coasts are in the lee of the trade wind: calm, clear water most days. The north and east coasts take the wind and the swell head-on and are for looking, not swimming.

🌦️ Showers, 30°C💨 30 km/h from the east🌧 0.6 mm

Coast © OpenStreetMap

Ships in Oranjestad · Today

  • Freewinds Already in port · departs 24:00 · ≈300 guests

Beaches today

Best bets today

1. Swimming

Eagle Beach

CalmNormal

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, normal. 10 min from Oranjestad.

2. Snorkelling

Arashi Beach

CalmBusy

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, busy (Sunday: a local favourite). 25 min from Oranjestad.

3. Snorkelling

Boca Catalina

CalmBusy

Calm water, the wind blows from the land here, busy (Sunday: a local favourite). 22 min from Oranjestad.

Kiters and windsurfers: Fisherman's Huts: good kite wind; Boca Grandi: good kite wind.

Oranjestad today: 1 cruise ship (≈300 guests ashore at the peak). A small number of passengers: you will hardly notice them. Ship days ahead · Today's ships on Caribbean Port Day.

The next seven days

Each beach and day in one word. Tap a beach for wind, sea and crowds per day.

Today
4		Mon
5		Tue
6		Wed
7		Thu
8		Fri
9		Sat
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Palm BeachBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusyBusy
Eagle BeachGoodGoodBusyBusyGoodGoodGood
Druif BeachBusyGoodGoodBusyGoodGoodGood
Arashi BeachBusyGoodGoodBusyGoodGoodGood
Boca CatalinaBusyGoodGoodBusyGoodGoodGood
Fisherman's HutsKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKite
Surfside BeachBusyGoodGoodBusyGoodGoodGood
Mangel HaltoBusyGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Baby BeachBusyGoodGoodBusyGoodGoodGood
Rodger's BeachGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodGood
Boca GrandiKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKiteKite
Andicuri BeachViewViewViewViewViewViewView
Goodcalm, not crowdedBusycalm but crowdedOKlight chopSkipchoppy or roughKitegood kite windViewnot for swimming

All Aruba beaches today

Swimming · 20 min from Oranjestad

Palm Beach

CalmBusy

Hotels, bars, restaurants, toilets in the beach bars, chair rentals, water sports.

Swimming · 10 min from Oranjestad

Eagle Beach

CalmNormal

Free shade huts (first come, first served), chair rentals from the hotels, a few food trucks and bars.

Swimming · 8 min from Oranjestad

Druif Beach being verified

CalmBusy

Resort bars nearby, some shade huts.

Snorkelling · 25 min from Oranjestad

Arashi Beach

CalmBusy

Shade huts, a beach bar, parking along the road.

Snorkelling · 22 min from Oranjestad

Boca Catalina

CalmBusy

Almost none: bring water and shade.

Wind sports · 20 min from Oranjestad

Fisherman's Huts (Hadicurari)

CalmNormal

Kite and windsurf schools, a few food trucks.

Swimming · 5 min from Oranjestad

Surfside Beach being verified

CalmBusy

Beach bar with chairs, toilets at the bar.

Snorkelling · 20 min from Oranjestad

Mangel Halto

CalmBusy

Shade under the trees and huts, a wooden deck, no bars.

Swimming · 35 min from Oranjestad

Baby Beach

CalmBusy

Beach bar, shade huts, snorkel rental.

Swimming · 35 min from Oranjestad

Rodger's Beach being verified

CalmNormal

A beach bar on some days, little shade.

Wind sports · 35 min from Oranjestad

Boca Grandi

RoughQuiet

None.

Viewpoint · 30 min from Oranjestad

Andicuri Beach being verified

Not for swimming

None. A 4x4 helps.

How we rate the sea and the crowds, and what we cannot see (swell, currents, seaweed).