Aruba

Boca Grandi · Aruba · YYZ/YVR/YUL → AUA · 7 nights

Flat-water · Outside-hurricane-belt · Trade-wind · High-wind

Aruba sits outside the hurricane belt — trades run from late winter and keep nuking into summer while Caribbean prices sag. Boca Grandi is flat-water heaven.

The window · % of days ≥18 kts

10 years of satellite reanalysis

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The window · Feb–Jul

Season averages

81%

Wind

27°C

Water

Rain days

Spot sheet

Water

Boca Grandi — wide calm bay on the windward east coast, flat to small chop.

Gear

7m–9m. Trades are strong and relentless, especially May–July.

Hazard

Rental car needed for the east coast — Boca Grandi has no facilities on-site.

Getting there

AUA → San Nicolas → Boca Grandi

20 km · ~25 min

Boca Grandi is at the island's southeast tip, about 25 minutes from the airport past San Nicolas, where the kite rentals cluster. It's an advanced spot — onshore wind, waves and current. Beginners ride Fisherman's Huts on the west coast, a walk from the Palm Beach hotels.

Rental car

Effectively required for Boca Grandi — no taxis or buses go there. Driving is on the right; your Canadian licence is fine.

Taxi

Official queue outside arrivals. No meters — fixed government fares per destination, per cab.

Bus

Arubus runs from Oranjestad to the Palm Beach strip, with a stop at Fisherman's Huts.

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No-wind days

🚙 Natural Pool (Conchi) 4×4 adventure

🎰 Casino night in Palm Beach

⚓ Snorkel the Antilla shipwreck

Live on the board

Asleep until Feb.

We stop scanning spots outside their wind window — no stale fares, no off-season noise.

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