Aruba
Wrecks off Aruba’s northwest coast and reefs in the southeast. 8 dive sites, each with species by month from open records, NOAA reef heat stress and cited local rules.
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Dive sites
Coordinates: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (ODbL) features. Approximate positions; two use the named bay or island nearby. They mark each site in general, not an entry point.
Local rules
Rules we can cite from official sources. Check them yourself before you dive; they change.
- We have not yet found an official source for local dive rules here, so we list none. Ask your operator and check official notices before you dive.
The reef right now
As of 2026-10-13, NOAA Coral Reef Watch puts its “Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire” region at 1.3 °C-weeks of accumulated heat stress (status: Bleaching Warning). That's a region-wide satellite value, not a reading from any one site.
Most-recorded species
- Yellowhead jawfish (30)
- Blue Tang (15)
- French angelfish (12)
- Smooth trunkfish (10)
- Barbados Miter (10)
- Common Music Volute (9)
- Trumpetfish (8)
- Carrot Cone (8)
- Palometa (8)
- Ocean Surgeonfish (7)
- Stoplight Parrotfish (7)
- French Grunt (7)
GBIF.org (2026-10-15), CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records within about 1 km of these 8 sites (16,871 records). Counts reflect survey effort, not abundance.
Conditions
Official forecasts first. There is no NOAA NDBC buoy close enough to be useful here, so we link the official local forecast only.