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White sand and turquoise shallows at Sorobon, reef beyond.
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Two windsurfers crossing close on a windy day off Sorobon.
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Turquoise shallows, seagrass bands and fringing reef at Lac Bai.
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Sandy shore of Lac Bai on a clear October day.
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Bonaire

Jan · 88% rideable

Lac Bay

What it's actually like

Kitesurfing is prohibited in the Lac, so kiters drive across to Atlantis Beach, about ten minutes from Kralendijk. The trade blows offshore there over calm, flat water, and the schools run rescue boats while they are open. June is the pick.

When it's good

Is it for you?

  • LevelKiteloop

    Offshore at Atlantis Beach asks more of you: ride while the rescue boats are out.

  • WaterMillpond to head-high

    Calm, flat water at Atlantis Beach, with the steady trade blowing offshore over it.

  • LaunchBarefoot

    Plenty of free parking right by the sand at Atlantis, but no showers or toilets.

  • WetsuitBoardies

    Sea about 27 °C in January: boardies weather, with a rash vest at most.

  • AprèsA bar or two

    Kiters drive back from Atlantis for a sundowner at the Reef Bar on Sorobon.

  • CostUS$75 a day, board and sail, Bonaire Windsurf Place

    Kite hire runs from Atlantis Beach, and a Kiters Paradise rescue costs 30 dollars.

Where to launch

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

  • Launch
  • Hazard
  • Parking
  • School
  • Stay
  • Sorobon beach

    The home beach: sand in the south-west corner of Lac Bay, right in front of the windsurf centres.

  • Lac Cai

    Wave and jump spot at the north-eastern tip of Lac Bay, upwind of Sorobon, for advanced windsurfers.

  • Atlantis Beach

    The kiters’ beach on the south-west coast, about ten minutes in the car from Kralendijk.

In an emergency

  • Coast Guard, at sea 913

Getting there

  • Nearest airportBonaire (BON). Flamingo International, right by Kralendijk, and from there Lac Bay is a good ten minutes in the car.
  • Before you flyUS$75 entry tax. Non-residents pay on arrival, valid a month; sort it online first. The Marine Park fee is another 40 dollars a year, 13 and over.
  • Getting aroundHire a car. Windsurf and wing at Sorobon, kite at Atlantis Beach on the other coast, and public transport is limited, so get your own wheels.

Stay, learn and rent

Full details for every place are in the Pocket Guide.

Sorobon Luxury Beach Resort

Windsurfers wake up on Sorobon beach with the Dunkerbeck windsurf school and the Reef Bar on site. Board and sundowner are a short walk away.

Wing foilers sleep on Sorobon beach beside the Dunkerbeck school. It has new wing foil kit, intros, privates and clinics.

Wake up on Sorobon beach in a studio, beach house or villa, with Dunkerbeck Pro Center and the Reef Bar on site.

JibeCity Apartments

Windsurfers get four studios on the Jibe City plot, a few steps from the Sorobon sand. Each has a kitchen and air conditioning, with a shared barbecue.

Four studios on the Jibe City plot, a few steps from the Sorobon sand, each with a kitchen and air conditioning. Shared barbecue for after.

Sorobon Bay Hotel

$$$

New in 2026, a stroll from Sorobon beach and the windsurf centres. There is a big pool for after and a free shuttle to Sorobon Luxury Beach Resort.

A stroll from Sorobon beach and the centres where wing is taught. There is a big pool to cool off in, and a free shuttle to the resort.

New in 2026 at the edge of Lac Bay: studios and suites a stroll from Sorobon beach and the centres. There’s a big pool and a free shuttle to Sorobon Luxury Beach Resort.

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Pocket Guide

Lac Bay, in your pocket

Everything you need on the beach in one PDF. Save it to your phone and it works with no signal.

01The month: wind, conditions and water02Every hazard, and the local rules03The launches, with maps04Getting there with kit05Stays, schools and kit hire06Where every score comes from

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