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Philippines · Romblon · #10 of the Philippines' ten by fame

Bonbon Beach

A beach with a walkway to the next island. The tide sets the hours.

No photo yet. We don’t lie with pictures.

How we rated it: nothing lifts it, nothing sinks it.

The hang

Bonbon Beach is a short tricycle ride from the main town on Romblon. In 2025, says the Philippine Information Agency, it rose from 48th to 38th on a world top-50 beach list that called it a laid-back paradise known for the sandbar to Bangug Island. At low tide you can walk that sandbar to the islet. Lonely Planet calls it low-key, with soft sand and calm water. We measured 539 metres.


The real intel

Best months · warmest sea
May (30.5 °C), then June and August. Coolest: January (27.9 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest
Most of the time: it is a low-key spot.
Getting there
A short tricycle ride from Romblon's main town.
The catch nobody tells you
The walk to the islet only works at low tide.

The year at Bonbon Beach

Warmest sea in May. Fewest wet days in April. Pick your fight.

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sea (°C)
27.9
27.9
28.2
29.6
30.5
30.2
29.8
29.9
29.4
29.4
29.3
28.6
Air (°C)
26.1
26.3
27
28.6
28.7
27.9
28.4
27.7
27.1
27
27.3
26.9
Sun (h/day)
9.1
9.6
10.9
11.9
10.8
9
9.5
9.6
7.9
8.6
8.6
9.1
Rain (days)
28
18
23
15
23
28
21
27
27
29
27
27

One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.


The neighbours

2 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.

  1. 595 mTiamban Beach302 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  2. 4.6 kmTalipasak Beach247 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.

Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.


The crowd

Low-key.


The receipts

Soft sand, calm water and a sandbar.


The facts · we measured

Length
539 m
Mean width
31.6 m
Area
17,040 m²
Warmest sea (2025)
30.5 °C in May
Coldest sea (2025)
27.9 °C in Jan
Sea by month, °C
Jan 27.9 · Feb 27.9 · Mar 28.2 · Apr 29.6 · May 30.5 · Jun 30.2 · Jul 29.8 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 29.4 · Oct 29.4 · Nov 29.3 · Dec 28.6

Questions people ask

Can you walk to Bangug Island from Bonbon Beach?

Yes, along the sandbar at low tide.

How do you get to Bonbon Beach?

A short tricycle ride from Romblon's main town.