🇦🇼 Boca Grandi
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Best directionENE
Wind speed20–30kt
SeasonDec – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterWaves + chop
A rugged bay on Aruba's southeast tip, away from the resorts, where steady trade-wind swell and small waves reward riders who don't mind a walk across the dunes to get there.
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Getting thereSoutheastern tip of Aruba, about 35 minutes from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA). A car is completely mandatory for this remote coast; free dirt parking right next to the white sand dunes. The wide, open crescent bay gives an infinite, unobstructed launch and rigging area.
HazardsAn open ocean setting with a real onshore shorebreak and genuine lateral current sweeping riders downwind along the outer reef line. Genuinely forgiving given the pure sand bottom, but past the nearshore shallows a gear malfunction drags you toward the open Caribbean with no organized rescue boats.
Best time of dayMid-morning through late afternoon, December-August, when strong Atlantic trades blow continuously at peak strength. Stable all day — arrive early to secure beach space before the daily training groups arrive.