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Le Beach Hotel: sargassum, weather & water today

Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · Leeward Islands (Anguilla to Antigua), Antigua & Barbuda · 18.064, -63.092

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Sargassum season at Le Beach Hotel

Le Beach Hotel 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 (6%). Beach faces 331°; onshore winds from that direction push seaweed ashore.

MonthTypical risk
JanuaryVery low
FebruaryVery low
MarchVery low
AprilVery low
MayVery low
JuneVery low
JulyVery low
AugustVery low
SeptemberVery low
OctoberVery low
NovemberVery low
DecemberVery low

Cleanup & barriers

Offshore barriers
Few booms (some in St. Martin/St. Barths lagoons)
Public cleanup
Collectivité crews on French side; hotels elsewhere; Orient Bay and Grand Cul-de-Sac frequently inundated
Resort crews
Luxury resorts rake daily
Typical clearing time
Same-day at resorts; windward bays can stay fouled for weeks in peak years

Safety notes

US State Dept: Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla Level 1; Sint Maarten Level 1; St. Martin (France) Level 2 per France (verify)

Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.

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Suggested dates fall in October, typically the lowest-seaweed month ahead for Le Beach Hotel. Change them to match the live forecast above.

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