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Paya Bay Resort beach & sargassum forecast

East End, Roatán, HN · Honduras & Bay Islands, Honduras · 16.427, -86.292

Updated : low seaweed, beach grade B-, sea 84°F.

Roatán, near Paya Bay Resort, East End
Roatán · Photo: Westbrowncanada, CC BY-SA 3.0

Veabird's call

ThuB-FriC+SatA-SunA-MonB+

Saturday is the day: A-, little seaweed, calm water and 84°F water.

April and May grade best at B+, with seaweed usually lowest in October.

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 Paya Bay Resort

Does Paya Bay 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 Paya Bay Resort?

About 84°F in November. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in January and February (about 81°F).

When is the best time to visit Paya Bay Resort?

For warm water and dry weather, aim for February through June. May is usually the quietest of those, with about 3 rainy days and a sea near 83°F.

When is hurricane season at Paya Bay 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 Paya Bay Resort in 16 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 7. The riskiest stretch is around October 8, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 3%; across all of October it is about 10%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.

Sargassum season at Paya Bay Resort

Sargassum is rare at Paya Bay 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: 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 60%) 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.

Roatán & the Bay Islands month by month

Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit Roatán & the Bay Islands.

Weather, water & seaweed by month at Paya Bay Resort

Average highs run from about 80°F in January and February to 85°F in August and September. The sea is warmest in September and October (about 86°F) and coolest in January and February (about 81°F). May is usually the driest, with about 3 rainy days; December is the wettest, with about 25 rainy days.

MonthAvg highSeaRainy daysSargassum
Jan80°F81°F19Very low
Feb80°F81°F13Very low
Mar81°F82°F11Very low
Apr82°F82°F7Very low
May84°F83°F3Very low
Jun84°F84°F10Very low
Jul84°F84°F18Very low
Aug85°F85°F20Very low
Sep85°F86°F21Very low
Oct84°F86°F24Very low
Nov82°F84°F24Very low
Dec81°F82°F25Very 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
No barriers; fringing reef diverts some mats.
Public cleanup
Roatán municipality and marine park groups run occasional cleanups.
Resort crews
West Bay and north-shore resorts rake mornings.
Typical clearing time
West Bay rarely affected; east/north shores cleared within a day or two.

Safety notes

US State Dept: Honduras, Level 3 (verify; Bay Islands generally lower risk)

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

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