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Margate Bay
Margate Bay (55) · Dorp Tera Kora, Bonaire, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
EntryBoat · Shore
Max depth22 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Margate Bay is a reef dive site near Dorp Tera Kora, Bonaire, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba , in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat or the shore with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, eagle rays, stingrays, sea turtles, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
SchoolmasterLutjanus apodus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Brown ChromisAzurina multilineata
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1Red Beryl0.7 km
- 2White Slave1.2 km
- 3English Garden1.4 km
- 4Atlantis1.8 km
- 5Pink Beach2.0 km
- 6Soft Coral Garden2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org