Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort beach forecast: weather, water & waves
Freeport, Grand Bahama, BS · The Bahamas, Bahamas · 26.505, -78.662
Updated : very low seaweed, beach grade A-, sea 82°F.
Veabird's call
Sunday is ideal: A-, little seaweed, calm water, mostly dry and 81°F water.
April and May grade A- and seaweed is usually lowest in January for this west facing beach.
Grades from Veabird's beach forecast; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 13, 01:00 UTC.
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Questions about Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort
Does Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort 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 Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort?
About 81°F in November. The sea is warmest in July, August and September (about 87°F) and coolest in January, February and March (about 76°F).
When is the best time to visit Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort?
For warm water and dry weather, aim for November. November brings about 12 rainy days and a sea near 81°F.
When is hurricane season at Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort, 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 Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort in 16 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 6. The riskiest stretch is around August 27, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 3%; across all of September it is about 10%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
What guests say about Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort
Guests like Peaceful, quiet setting · Helpful/great staff (some staff praised) · Security officers praised · Early check-in appreciated
Watch for Room cleanliness poor (guest said they left it cleaner) · Timeshare presentation pressure and repeated contact/harassment · Maintenance entered room without knocking · Washer/dryer barely worked
- Cleanliness
6.5 - Service
10.0 - Location
10.0 - Room Quality
7.9 - Amenities
7.0 - Value for Money
6.8 - Food and Beverage
6.8 - Overall Experience
9.0
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Sargassum season at Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort
Sargassum is rare at Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort: 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: 1% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 2% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 22%) 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 259°; 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 Bahamas month by month
Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit the Bahamas.
Weather, water & seaweed by month at Ocean Reef Yacht Club & Resort
Average highs run from about 74°F in January to 88°F in July and August. The sea is warmest in July, August and September (about 87°F) and coolest in January, February and March (about 76°F). January, February and December are usually the driest, with about 10 rainy days each; September is the wettest, with about 22 rainy days.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74°F | 76°F | 10 | Very low |
| Feb | 75°F | 76°F | 10 | Very low |
| Mar | 77°F | 76°F | 12 | Very low |
| Apr | 79°F | 77°F | 12 | Very low |
| May | 83°F | 81°F | 16 | Very low |
| Jun | 85°F | 85°F | 20 | Very low |
| Jul | 88°F | 87°F | 19 | Very low |
| Aug | 88°F | 87°F | 20 | Very low |
| Sep | 86°F | 87°F | 22 | Very low |
| Oct | 83°F | 84°F | 17 | Very low |
| Nov | 79°F | 81°F | 12 | Very low |
| Dec | 76°F | 77°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 at scale
- Public cleanup
- Ministry of Tourism / Environmental Health spot cleanups on public beaches
- Resort crews
- Large Nassau/Paradise Island resorts rake daily; Out Island beaches often left natural
- Typical clearing time
- Same morning at big resorts; days to never on remote Atlantic beaches
Safety notes
US State Dept: The Bahamas, Level 2 (exercise increased caution) — verify
- Petty and violent crime concentrated in parts of Nassau and Freeport away from resort zones
- Unregulated jet-ski operators have been linked to assaults; use licensed vendors
- Atlantic-facing beaches can have strong rip currents and no lifeguards
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Freeport, Grand Bahama, BS
- Atlantis Aquaventure
- Exuma swimming pigs & Thunderball Grotto
- Harbour Island pink sand beach
- Dean's Blue Hole (Long Island)
- Bimini diving & fishing
- Junkanoo (Dec 26 / Jan 1)
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Nearest airports
- Grand Bahama Intl (Freeport) (FPO), ~7 km
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