Oranjestad, Aruba

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About Oranjestad

Oranjestad is a town in Aruba. From Oranjestad you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is harbour, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is AUA, 3 km away.

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Staying in Oranjestad

45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: AUA, 3 km, LSP, 83 km, CUR, 123 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Oranjestad.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Oranjestad each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Andicuri9.3 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft29 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Andicuri, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	3 ft4 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	32°C

harbour0.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at harbour, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 shollow	3kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	30°C

los pipas2.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at los pipas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 shollow	3kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	30°C

Manchebo Beach3.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Manchebo Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	30°C

Rami Beach7.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rami Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft4 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft4 shollow	23kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	32°C

Shark Bay8.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft29 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shark Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	3 ft4 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	32°C

Wariruri7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wariruri, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft4 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft4 shollow	23kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	32°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Oranjestad, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Oranjestad

Delimar Peruvian RestaurantPeruvian · 0.1 km from the centre
Driftwood RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Kowloon Restaurant ArubaChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Bentang BaliSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Cuba's Cookin'Cuban · 0.3 km from the centre
Elephant In The RoomItalian · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits