The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef beach forecast: weather, water & waves
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI · U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands · 18.321, -64.922
Updated : very low seaweed, beach grade B-, sea 85°F.
Also listed as The Westin St Thomas Beach Resort & Spa.
Veabird's call
Sunday grades A- with little seaweed, mostly dry and 85°F water.
January and May grade A-, seaweed lowest in July. Try Trunk Bay underwater trail on St. John for calmer water.
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 The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef
Does The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef 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 The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef?
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 The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef?
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 The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef, 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 The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef in 24 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 8. 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 17%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
What guests say about The Westin St Thomas Beach Resort & Spa
Guests like Great location · Friendly staff
Watch for High prices for food · Cleanliness issues
- Cleanliness
8.3 - Service
9.8 - Location
9.8 - Room Quality
7.8 - Amenities
9.3 - Value for Money
7.3 - Food and Beverage
7.3 - Overall Experience
8.8
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Sargassum season at The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef
Sargassum is rare at The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef: 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: 4% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 7% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 11%) 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 303°; 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.
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Weather, water & seaweed by month at The Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman's Reef
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
- No offshore barriers; occasional booms at a few resorts
- Public cleanup
- Territorial DPNR / hotel crews rake affected beaches; east-end St. Croix and St. Thomas bays hit hardest
- Resort crews
- Large resorts clear frontage daily in season
- Typical clearing time
- Same-day at resorts; public beaches can lag days
Safety notes
US territory - no State Dept advisory (verify local guidance)
- Petty theft and car break-ins; avoid isolated areas at night in Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted
- Drive on the left; steep, narrow roads
- 2017 Irma/Maria showed high hurricane exposure Aug-Oct
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
- Trunk Bay underwater trail (St. John)
- Virgin Islands National Park hikes
- Magens Bay
- Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Christiansted historic district
- Day sail to the BVI
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Nearest airports
- Cyril E. King (St. Thomas) (STT), ~6 km
Nearby resorts
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- Crystal Palace Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI · 3 km
- Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, VI · 3 km
- Virgin Islands Camp Ground Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI · 3 km
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