1000 Steps

Verified2026-09-24 checkedReefWallMacro

A shore dive down a limestone staircase to a reef that starts in the shallows and keeps sloping away.

Depth: 5–30 m16–98 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Entry: Shore
Typical current: None
Coordinates: 12°13.386′N 68°21.282′W
Activities: Scuba · Snorkelling · Freediving

There are sixty-seven steps, not a thousand — the name is what they feel like carrying tanks back up. The reef starts within a few fin kicks of the entry, runs along a shallow shelf at 5 to 8 m and then slopes past 30. Bonaire’s whole model of diving is visible here: a marked roadside pull-off, a numbered site, your own tank and your own plan, no boat and no guide. The marine park has protected this coast since 1979 and it shows in the hard coral. Lionfish are the exception — introduced to the Atlantic, hunted here, and the one animal divers are asked to report rather than admire.

Drive north from Kralendijk on the coast road; the site is marked by a painted yellow stone at the roadside.

Best season

ExcellentMay–Jun
ExcellentOct–Nov
GoodDec–Apr
GoodJul–Sep

Before you get in

A wall. There is no bottom in sight to judge against, so depth is kept by the gauge alone — and it is easy to end up deeper than intended.

Taken from this site’s recorded depth, type and current, and nothing else. An empty list is not a safe site — the sea on the day, the local geography and the boat traffic are not in it. The briefing on the spot comes first.

Conditions

Air temperature: 31.6°C89°F
Water temperature: 29.2°C85°F
Wave height: 0.7 m2 ft
Wind speed: 22.8 km/h14.2 mph

Updated 2026-10-07 16:15 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Conditions are reported for information only. Assess the site yourself and follow your guide and your training.

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Sea state and tide

On a date

Tide · 10/7

Low05:000.04 m

Forecast heights against mean sea level. Real tides in a bay, a harbour or over a flat can differ — check an official tide table before you get in.

Pick a day to see its tide

Only wave height and wind are scored, because those are what close a boat ramp or a shore entry. Water temperature is reported and never scored: 12°C is an ordinary dive in a drysuit and punishing in a 3 mm, and a number that cannot see your suit has no business marking it down. Stars do not decide whether you get in — you and your guide do, on the day.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Marine life you may see

Hawksbill turtleEretmochelys imbricataCommon
Queen angelfishHolacanthus ciliarisCommon
Christmas tree wormSpirobranchus giganteusCommon
Red lionfishPterois volitansCommon
Banded coral shrimpStenopus hispidusCommon
Spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinariSeasonal
Green morayGymnothorax funebrisCommon
Caribbean spiny lobsterPanulirus argusCommon
Brain coralDiploria spp.Common
Staghorn coralAcropora spp.Common
Gorgonian sea fanGorgonia ventalinaCommon
Bearded firewormHermodice carunculataCommon
Giant barrel spongeXestospongia mutaCommon
Boulder star coralOrbicella annularisCommon
Fire coralMillepora spp.Common
Flying gurnardDactylopterus volitansRare
Common octopusOctopus vulgarisRare
Caribbean trumpetfishAulostomus maculatusCommon

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