White Bay Beach sargassum & beach forecast
Jost Van Dyke, VG · British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands · 18.442, -64.763
Updated : low seaweed, beach grade B, sea 85°F.
Veabird's call
Sunday is the pick with an A-, low seaweed, 85°F water and only a 3% chance of rain.
April and May grade best at A-, and seaweed is usually lowest in July. Walk to Soggy Dollar Bar in White Bay on wet Thursday.
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 White Bay Beach
Does White Bay Beach get sargassum (seaweed)?
Rarely. Veabird estimates moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach here in fewer than one week in ten in every month. Landings vary by year, wind and currents.
How warm is the water at White Bay Beach?
About 84°F in November. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in February and March (about 80°F).
When is the best time to visit White Bay Beach?
For warm water and dry weather, aim for January through June. June is usually the quietest of those, with about 11 rainy days and a sea near 84°F.
When is hurricane season at White Bay Beach, 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 White Bay Beach in 25 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 9. The riskiest stretch is around August 27, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 6%; across all of September it is about 19%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
Sargassum season at White Bay Beach Resorts
Sargassum is rare at White Bay Beach Resorts: 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: 7% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 13% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 25%) 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 180°; 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.
The BVI month by month
Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit the BVI.
Weather, water & seaweed by month at White Bay Beach Resorts
Average highs run from about 79°F in January, February, March and April to 84°F in August, September and October. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in February and March (about 80°F). March is usually the driest, with about 10 rainy days; October is the wettest, with about 17 rainy days.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79°F | 81°F | 11 | Very low |
| Feb | 79°F | 80°F | 12 | Very low |
| Mar | 79°F | 80°F | 10 | Very low |
| Apr | 79°F | 81°F | 12 | Very low |
| May | 82°F | 83°F | 12 | Very low |
| Jun | 83°F | 84°F | 11 | Very low |
| Jul | 83°F | 84°F | 14 | Very low |
| Aug | 84°F | 85°F | 15 | Very low |
| Sep | 84°F | 86°F | 15 | Very low |
| Oct | 84°F | 86°F | 17 | Very low |
| Nov | 82°F | 84°F | 16 | Very low |
| Dec | 81°F | 82°F | 13 | 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
- Hotel staff clear frontage; many small beaches boat-access only
- Resort crews
- Private-island resorts clear daily
- Typical clearing time
- Resorts same-day; remote bays uncleared
Safety notes
US State Dept: British Virgin Islands - no specific advisory/Level 1 (verify)
- Low crime; normal precautions in Road Town
- Mostly sailing destination - check marine forecasts
- Severe hurricane exposure (Irma 2017)
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Jost Van Dyke, VG
- The Baths, Virgin Gorda
- Sailing the Sir Francis Drake Channel
- Soggy Dollar Bar, White Bay
- Anegada flats & lobster
- RMS Rhone wreck dive
- Cane Garden Bay
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Nearest airports
- Terrance B. Lettsome (Tortola) (EIS), ~23 km
- Cyril E. King (St. Thomas) (STT), ~25 km
Nearby resorts
- White Bay Villas Jost Van Dyke, VG · 1 km
- Long Bay Beach Resort West End, Tortola, VG · 9 km
- Sebastian's on the Beach Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, VG · 10 km
- Cane Garden Bay Beach Resorts Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, VG · 11 km
- Caneel Bay / North Shore St. John Beaches Cruz Bay, St. John, VI · 11 km
- Grande Bay Resort Great Cruz Bay, St. John, VI · 13 km
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