COMO Parrot Cay beach & sargassum forecast
Parrot Cay, TC · Turks & Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands · 21.933, -72.060
Updated : very low seaweed, beach grade A-, sea 85°F.
Veabird's call
Thursday is your window: A-, little seaweed and mostly dry with 85°F water.
May and July grade A-, and seaweed is usually lowest in June.
Grades from Veabird's beach forecast; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 12, 18:00 UTC.
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Questions about COMO Parrot Cay
Does Parrot Cay get sargassum (seaweed)?
Rarely. Veabird estimates moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach at COMO Parrot Cay in fewer than one week in ten in every month. Landings vary by year, wind and currents.
How warm is the water at COMO Parrot Cay?
About 83°F in November. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in February (about 79°F).
When is the best time to visit COMO Parrot Cay?
For warm water and dry weather, aim for January, February, March, April and July. July is usually the quietest of those, with about 9 rainy days and a sea near 85°F.
When is hurricane season at COMO Parrot Cay, and how often do storms hit?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November and peaks around September. A tropical storm passed within 86 miles of COMO Parrot Cay in 17 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 7. The riskiest stretch is around August 27, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 4%; across all of September it is about 13%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
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Sargassum season at COMO Parrot Cay
Sargassum is rare at COMO Parrot Cay: Veabird estimates moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach in fewer than one week in ten in every month.
Estimated share of weeks in each month with moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach. Veabird takes the landing season seen on Quintana Roo's beaches (a Puerto Morelos beach camera, 2015–2020, and the Mexican Navy's beach alerts, 2022–2026), the nearest coast with a multi-year beach record (this one has none), and scales it by how often NOAA AOML satellites see notable seaweed within about 20 km of this stretch of coast: 3% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 6% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 50%) measures seaweed offshore, not on the sand: off the Riviera Maya it reads high even in winter, when little lands. Very low under 10%, Low 10–24%, Moderate 25–44%, High 45–69%, Very high 70%+. Beach faces 30°; onshore winds from that direction push seaweed ashore. Satellite sargassum data: USF Optical Oceanography Lab (Sargassum Watch System) via NOAA AOML. The satellite record as open data.
Turks & Caicos month by month
Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit Turks & Caicos.
Weather, water & seaweed by month at COMO Parrot Cay
Average highs run from about 78°F in February and March to 86°F in September. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in February (about 79°F). January and February are usually the driest, with about 6 rainy days each; October is the wettest, with about 18 rainy days.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79°F | 80°F | 6 | Very low |
| Feb | 78°F | 79°F | 6 | Very low |
| Mar | 78°F | 80°F | 7 | Very low |
| Apr | 79°F | 80°F | 8 | Very low |
| May | 82°F | 82°F | 14 | Very low |
| Jun | 84°F | 84°F | 12 | Very low |
| Jul | 85°F | 85°F | 9 | Very low |
| Aug | 85°F | 85°F | 10 | Very low |
| Sep | 86°F | 86°F | 15 | Very low |
| Oct | 85°F | 86°F | 18 | Very low |
| Nov | 82°F | 83°F | 14 | Very low |
| Dec | 80°F | 81°F | 10 | Very low |
Monthly averages from 6 years of ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo) for this area's 0.5° grid cell; rainy days have at least 1 mm (0.04 in). Sargassum is the typical-year estimate described above. Any given year can differ.
Cleanup & barriers
- Offshore barriers
- None
- Public cleanup
- DECR / government beach clean crews on Grace Bay public access
- Resort crews
- Grace Bay resorts rake frontage early morning
- Typical clearing time
- Same morning on Grace Bay; slower on east-facing Long Bay / Middle Caicos
Safety notes
US State Dept: Turks and Caicos Islands, Level 2 (exercise increased caution) — verify
- Rising property crime and some violent crime on Providenciales, mostly outside Grace Bay
- Strict firearm/ammunition laws: even stray rounds in luggage bring arrest
- Long Bay kiteboarding beach has strong trade winds
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Parrot Cay, TC
- Grace Bay Beach
- Chalk Sound
- Iguana Island (Little Water Cay)
- Grand Turk wall diving
- Middle Caicos caves
- Sapodilla Bay
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Nearest airports
- Providenciales Intl (PLS), ~28 km
Nearby resorts
- Club Med Turkoise Grace Bay, Providenciales, TC · 19 km
- Seven Stars Resort & Spa Grace Bay, Providenciales, TC · 19 km
- Grace Bay Club Grace Bay, Providenciales, TC · 19 km
- The Ritz-Carlton, Turks & Caicos Grace Bay, Providenciales, TC · 20 km
- Long Bay Beach Resorts Long Bay, Providenciales, TC · 20 km
- Beaches Turks & Caicos Grace Bay, Providenciales, TC · 22 km
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