Hotel New Palm’s Beach: sargassum, weather & water today
Côte des Arcadins, HT · Haiti, Haiti · 18.428, -72.756
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Sargassum season at Hotel New Palm’s Beach
Hotel New Palm’s Beach sits outside the main path of the Atlantic sargassum belt; seaweed landings are rare in any month.
Typical-year risk from the published seasonality of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt × this beach's exposure (9%). Beach faces 23°; onshore winds from that direction push seaweed ashore.
| Month | Typical risk |
|---|---|
| January | Very low |
| February | Very low |
| March | Very low |
| April | Very low |
| May | Very low |
| June | Very low |
| July | Very low |
| August | Very low |
| September | Very low |
| October | Very low |
| November | Very low |
| December | Very low |
Cleanup & barriers
- Offshore barriers
- None
- Public cleanup
- Minimal public programs
- Resort crews
- Labadee (cruise enclave) and a few hotels rake manually
- Typical clearing time
- Variable; often slow
Safety notes
US State Dept: Haiti, Level 4 (do not travel) — kidnapping, crime, civil unrest; verify
- Gang violence and kidnapping are widespread, especially around Port-au-Prince; road travel extremely dangerous
- Labadee is a closed cruise-line enclave; cruise calls may be suspended
- US government ability to assist citizens is severely limited
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Côte des Arcadins, HT
- Labadee cruise port (Royal Caribbean)
- Citadelle Laferrière
- Côte des Arcadins beaches
- Bassin Bleu (Jacmel)
- Île-à-Vache
Fly in for the best beach days
Suggested dates fall in December, typically the lowest-seaweed month ahead for Hotel New Palm’s Beach. Change them to match the live forecast above.
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Nearest airports
- Toussaint Louverture Intl (Port-au-Prince) (PAP), ~52 km
Nearby resorts
- Villa Taïna Côte des Arcadins, HT · 4 km
- Hotel Fort Royal Côte des Arcadins, HT · 10 km
- V.O Beach Côte des Arcadins, HT · 16 km
- Côte des Arcadins Beach Resorts Côte des Arcadins, HT · 47 km
- Destiny Beach La Gonâve La gonave, HT · 47 km
- Kaliko Beach Club Côte des Arcadins, HT · 51 km
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