Best time to fish in Kralendijk

Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (AST) · Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Today, Wed, Oct 28 · AST

Today's rating Good day 7 out of 10

Best time today 1:40–3:30 pm Also 1:10–3:10 am

High tides: 2:29 pm
Major periods: 1:07–3:07 am and 1:38–3:38 pm
Solunar activity: Medium
Sun: 6:25 am–6:09 pm

Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Kralendijk is 1:40 pm to 3:30 pm, with the 2:29 pm high tide, a major period and some swell, though with moderate wind. It's a good day (7/10). The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 8/10.

Your day in Kralendijk at a glance

Night Day Tide Major Minor Best windows 1 1:40–3:30 pm2 1:10–3:10 am

The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; the blue curve is the tide; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.

Fishing forecast for the next 7 days

Day	Rating	Best times	High tides	Moon
Today	7good day	1:40–3:30 pm1:10–3:10 am	▲ 2:29 pm	Waning gibbous
Thu 29	7good day	2:40–4:20 pm12:00–12:50 am	▲ 3:21 pm	Waning gibbous
Fri 30	7good day	3:50–5:10 pm6:00–6:50 am	▲ 4:15 pm	Waning gibbous
Sat 31	7good day	4:50–6:10 pm12:40–2:40 am	▲ 5:09 pm	Waning gibbous
Sun 1	8good day	5:40–6:30 pm6:00–6:50 am	▲ 6:05 pm	Last quarter
Mon 2	6average day	6:10–7:00 am6:00–8:00 pm	▲ 7:01 pm	Waning crescent
Tue 3	4fair day	7:20–9:00 pm6:00–9:00 am	▲ 7:59 pm	Waning crescent

Each day's rating comes from the tide, the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather.

What can you catch in Kralendijk?

Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Kralendijk: great barracuda, yellowtail snapper, tarpon, gray snapper and rainbow runner.

Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda · fish · 39 records Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1. JanJ
2. FebF
3. MarM
4. AprA
5. MayM
6. JunJ
7. JulJ
8. AugA
9. SepS
10. OctO
11. NovN
12. DecD
Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus · fish · 37 records Photo: Fred Hsu ( Wikipedia:User:Fredhsu on en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1. JanJ
2. FebF
3. MarM
4. AprA
5. MayM
6. JunJ
7. JulJ
8. AugA
9. SepS
10. OctO
11. NovN
12. DecD
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus · fish · 37 records Photo: Daiju Azuma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1. JanJ
2. FebF
3. MarM
4. AprA
5. MayM
6. JunJ
7. JulJ
8. AugA
9. SepS
10. OctO
11. NovN
12. DecD
Gray snapper Lutjanus griseus · fish · 31 records Photo: Quinn · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1. JanJ
2. FebF
3. MarM
4. AprA
5. MayM
6. JunJ
7. JulJ
8. AugA
9. SepS
10. OctO
11. NovN
12. DecD
Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata · fish · 7 records Photo: Shannon Rankin, NOAA · public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Too few sightings to tell the months
Bonefish Albula vulpes · fish · 5 records Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Too few sightings to tell the months
Crevalle jack Caranx hippos · fish · 4 records Photo: Caio Henrique G. Cutrim · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Too few sightings to tell the months
Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris · fish · 3 records Photo: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble… · public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Too few sightings to tell the months

These are sightings and catches recorded since 1970 (reports from divers and anglers, scientific surveys and museum collections), not a promise that you will catch them. The months come from sightings only, adjusted for how many there are each month; hatched months have too few to tell.

Source: GBIF.org, which also gathers OBIS data. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0, from 1,130 datasets (retrieved October 24, 2026). Where the data comes from

Photos: each species' image on Wikidata (Wikimedia Commons) or, if there isn't one, one from GBIF; only licences that allow this use, each with its author and licence.

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.

Artificial reefs and wrecks to fish from a boat

Artificial reefs and wrecks draw fish, so they make good spots to fish from a boat. The nearest ones, within 16 mi.

Check the rules before you go: some have closed seasons, protected zones or banned gear. Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

Wrecks: EMODnet Human Activities (AND-International), from UK Hydrographic Office data, CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How we work out the best time

We score every moment of the day, every 10 minutes, with simple rules anglers have used for decades:

Tide: 2 to 3.5 points in the hour before and the hour after each high and low tide. Spring tides (high coefficient) score more, because the water moves faster.
Solunar: 2.5 points in the major periods (moon overhead or underfoot) and 1.5 in the minor ones (moonrise and moonset).
Light: 2 points at dawn and dusk, from first light to the end of the morning golden hour and from the evening golden hour to the end of twilight.
Weather: falling pressure adds 1 point and rising pressure takes 1 away; wind takes points away from force 4 (about 12 mph), up to 5 points in a gale; waves of 1.6 ft to 4.9 ft add half a point (they stir up the water) and from 8.2 ft they take points away (up to 4).
Best windows: the stretches of 40 minutes to 3 hours with the most points, at least an hour apart.
Day's rating out of 10: the best window (up to 5), the moon (up to 2, near new or full moon), the tide coefficient (up to 2) and whether a solunar period lines up with sunrise or sunset (1). Without a tide, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10. Good weather adds up to 1 point and bad weather pulls it down.

Today: best window 4.3 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 2 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather multiplies the rating by 0.99.

It's a guide, not a guarantee: fish don't read tide tables. Always check the sea conditions and local fishing rules before you go.

Learn more

Questions about fishing in Kralendijk

What's the best time to fish in Kralendijk today?

1:40 pm to 3:30 pm, with the 2:29 pm high tide, a major period and some swell, though with moderate wind. Also 1:10 am to 3:10 am. Today's rating: 7/10 (good day).

What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Kralendijk?

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 2:40 pm to 4:20 pm, with a rating of 7/10.

Which day this week is best for fishing in Kralendijk?

Sunday, November 1, at 8/10. Its best window is 5:40 pm to 6:30 pm.

What can you catch in Kralendijk?

Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Kralendijk: great barracuda, yellowtail snapper, tarpon, gray snapper and rainbow runner. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.

When are the solunar periods in Kralendijk today?

Major: 1:07–3:07 am and 1:38–3:38 pm. Minor: 8:17–9:17 am and 7:59–8:59 pm. Solunar activity today: medium.

Does the tide affect fishing in Kralendijk?

Yes. Today high tide is at 2:29 pm and low tide at 11:54 pm, with a tide coefficient of 110 (big spring tides). The hours around each tide change tend to fish best, because moving water carries food.

How is the rating worked out?

From the tide, the solunar periods, the light at dawn and dusk, the moon phase and, when we have the forecast, the pressure, the wind and the waves. Each factor gives a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.

Does it take the weather into account?

Yes. During today's best window: steady pressure (29.85 inHg), moderate offshore wind (12 mph) and some swell (2.4 ft waves) to stir the water. Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.

More about Kralendijk today

Our own calculation: tide from EOT20 (DGFI-TUM), sun and moon with astronomy-engine and, when available, weather and sea from Open-Meteo (ECMWF, NOAA GFS and Copernicus Marine, CC BY 4.0). Hart-Davis et al. (2021), EOT20 global empirical ocean tide model, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/79489, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.

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