high surf conditions and lots of sargassum seaweed. as well too?????????? #UsVirginIslands #StThomas.
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While exposed eastern shores are most likely to get hit by surges of sargassum, some beaches in Mexico have no sargassum. This includes Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo and Cozumel's western shore. They're generally seaweed-free.
Varadero is actually on the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean. Sargassum has never, to my knowledge, been a problem in Varadero. It is, indeed, a beautiful beach, and I would have no worries at all, on that particular score. The beaches at Varadero get the usual flotsam and jetsam overnight and are raked each morning.
Palm Beach in Aruba, Dutch CaribbeanIt's one of the most reliable Caribbean islands without sargassum. While there are several small, boutique-sized hotels in Aruba, here are two of our favourite large resorts on Palm Beach and Eagle Beach.
In Guanahacabibes, at the western end of Cuba, the garbage and sargassum carried by the sea's currents have changed the topography of practically virgin beaches. A thick blanket arrives, wave after wave, to the shore. It is a daily process that brings with it the most unexpected objects.
Sargassum season in the Mexican Caribbean typically runs from May through October, with July and August generally being the worst months for its arrival.
Sargassum is type of brown seaweed that drifts on the ocean surface accumulating along beaches and coastlines throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Texas and Florida, including Miami-Dade County annually from March to October.
Popular resort hubs, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, have ramped up efforts to deter sargassum from affecting travelers. What is this? Both destinations have set up temporary barriers and hired more cleaners in an effort to attract more travelers.
In Grenada, Grand Anse regularly tops the list of the world's best beaches due to its crystal clear waters and its 2 kilometre long stretch of white sand dotted with palm trees. It's also blessedly free of sargassum seaweed.
2023 is shaping up to be a banner year for sargassum, a type of brown macroalgae now starting to wash up on beaches across the Caribbean. The thick dead tangled heaps of seaweed stink like rotten eggs and could cost many millions in holiday revenues this summer.
The beaches are incredible, from the colours to the clarity.” One point that's worth noting is that Cayo Largo is free of sargassum – the smelly brown macroalgae that is currently piling up on beaches along some coastlines in Florida, Mexico and parts of the Caribbean.
Here is the Instagram video of “Sargassum – A Beautiful Menace” on a Barbados beach. It is remarkably beautiful with its yellow-brown carpet in the ocean and on the shore but it is not a welcome sight for vacationers and locals who use the beach.
Sargassum inundations occur mainly on the windward coast of Saint Lucia like most Eastern Caribbean Island States, with occasional landings occurring on the southwest coast. This influences which assets are impacted.
While the overall amount of potentially toxic seaweed is declining, some beaches will still get hit with waves of it, the researchers said. Last month, for example, Mexico's Yucatan coast and the west side of Jamaica actually saw more sargassum, even as most places saw less.