Governor’s Bay Beach

Aruba, Aruba

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:17 pm

7 am
7.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.6
37 km/h23 mph wind, Great

6 pm
6.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 28°C83°F
Wind: 2415 km/hmph ESE
Gusts: 3019 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:17 pm

Today

7.9Great7 am3019

8.1Great8 am2918

8.2Great9 am2918

7.6Great10 am3119

7.9Great11 am3320

7.9Great12 pm3421

7.7Great1 pm3622

7.7Great2 pm3623

7.7Great3 pm3723

7.4Great4 pm3723

7.6Great5 pm3723

6.9Good6 pm3421

Sat

6.0Good7 am3119

6.9Good8 am3421

7.5Great9 am3220

6.5Good10 am3522

6.7Good11 am3421

5.7Good12 pm3421

5.6Good1 pm3320

5.4Fair2 pm3320

6.3Good3 pm3522

5.7Good4 pm3723

5.4Fair5 pm3522

5.6Good6 pm3119

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
High 5 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
High 10 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
High 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Restrooms140 m460 ft away
Parking21 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink141 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 390 m0.2 miKruisweg
Nearest town: 600 m0.4 miOranjestad (town)
Nearest airport: 3 km2 miAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Surfside Beach1.0 km0.6 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Taratata1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away
7.8 Great later
Flamingo Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south away
7.8 Great later
Iguana Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Bushiri Beach2.3 km1.4 mi north-west away
7.8 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
Sun5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 22%
Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 67%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 61%