Caribbean Beach Report
Week of October 5, 2026 · See this week's report
Cayman Islands (A-) lead calm week, Turks & Caicos driest
Go to Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos and Cuba's Cays for (A-) beach days. Avoid Haiti (F) and Santo Domingo & South Coast (D) with very high seaweed and high rain chances.
Fowl Cay Resort (A-, best Wednesday (A)) and Staniel Cay Yacht Club (A-, best Wednesday (A)) rate highest this week. Rocky Shore Villas (A-, best Wednesday (A)) and The Sunshine Hotel and Suites (A-, best Thursday (A)) also rate (A-).
Avoid Haiti (F) with very high seaweed and 62% chance of rain, and Santo Domingo & South Coast (D) with very high seaweed and 84% chance of rain. Holguin Coast (D) and Punta Cana & East Coast (D+) also have very high seaweed, and 259 of 962 beaches have high or very high sargassum today.
No active tropical storm is within 400 miles of these beaches. The November outlook rates Cubas Cays (A-), The Bahamas (A-) and Turks & Caicos (A-) highest, with Cuba: Varadero & Havana (A-) also steady.
Tables from Veabird's forecast data. Text written by AI (Muse Spark) from those numbers and checked against them before publishing.
The Caribbean this week, destination by destination
The typical beach day over the next 7 days at each destination (median of its resorts), seaweed today, water temperature and rain, with each destination's weekly grade over recent weeks.
Best beaches this week
Resorts with the best average grade over the next 7 days (at most two per destination), with each one's best day.
| Beach | Destination | 7-day grade | Best day | Seaweed today | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowl Cay Resort | The Bahamas | A- | Wednesday Oct 7 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Staniel Cay Yacht Club | The Bahamas | A- | Wednesday Oct 7 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Cayo Guillermo Resort Kempinski | Cuba's Cays | A- | Monday Oct 5 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Sol Cayo Santa María | Cuba's Cays | A- | Monday Oct 5 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Rocky Shore Villas | Cayman Islands | A- | Wednesday Oct 7 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| The Sunshine Hotel and Suites | Cayman Islands | A- | Thursday Oct 8 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Amanyara | Turks & Caicos | A- | Wednesday Oct 7 (A) | Very low | 85°F |
| Willemstad Resort | Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao | A- | Monday Oct 5 (A-) | Very low | 84°F |
| Limestone Holiday Resort | Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao | A- | Monday Oct 5 (A-) | Very low | 84°F |
| Beaches Turks & Caicos | Turks & Caicos | A- | Wednesday Oct 7 (A) | Very low | 86°F |
| Cloggy's Antigua Yacht Club | Leeward Islands | A- | Friday Oct 9 (A) | Very low | 85°F |
| Blau Marina | Cuba: Varadero & Havana | A- | Monday Oct 5 (A) | Very low | 85°F |
Toughest this week
Destinations whose typical day grades below C this week, why, and a better beach nearby where the forecast has one.
| Destination | This week | Why | Try instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | F | very high seaweed and 62% chance of rain | Hotel New Palm’s Beach |
| Santo Domingo & South Coast | D | very high seaweed and 84% chance of rain | Hotel Villa Colonial |
| Holguín Coast | D | very high seaweed and 79% chance of rain | Villa Armando Mestre |
| Punta Cana & East Coast | D+ | very high seaweed and 64% chance of rain | Majestic Colonial Hotel |
Looking ahead: November
What a typical November looks like at each destination, from climate normals, holiday crowds and Veabird's typical seaweed season.
| Destination | Typical November | Seaweed |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba's Cays | A- | Rare |
| The Bahamas | A- | Very low |
| Turks & Caicos | A- | Rare |
| Cuba: Varadero & Havana | A- | Very low |
| Leeward Islands | B+ | Very low |
| Cayman Islands | B+ | Rare |
| British Virgin Islands | B+ | Rare |
| Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao | B+ | Rare |
| Puerto Rico | B+ | Very low |
| Barbados | B+ | Very low |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | B+ | Very low |
| Windward Islands | B+ | Very low |
| Guadeloupe, Martinique & Dominica | B | Very low |
| Trinidad & Tobago | B | Very low |
| Jamaica | B | Very low |
| Dominican North Coast & Samaná | B- | Very low |
| Santo Domingo & South Coast | B- | Very low |
| Holguín Coast | C | Rare |
| Punta Cana & East Coast | C- | Very low |
| Haiti | C- | Very low |
About this report
This week's beach grades across the Caribbean islands: the best islands and beaches, seaweed, water temperature, rain and storms. It comes out every Monday and covers the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser Antilles and Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. Grades run from A+ (best) to F; they weigh the things that make or break a trip, not just the weather.
Sources: Veabird beach model (the data feed, updated every 6 hours); Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; Satellite sargassum data: USF Optical Oceanography Lab (Sargassum Watch System) via NOAA AOML; National Hurricane Center; US State Department travel advisories. Forecasts are estimates, not safety guidance.
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