V.O Beach forecast: weather, water & waves
Côte des Arcadins, HT · Haiti, Haiti · 18.525, -72.648
Updated : high seaweed, beach grade D-, sea 87°F.
Veabird's call
Skip here with high seaweed; Hotel New Palm’s Beach, 10 mi away, grades C on Tuesday.
February at B- and March at B- grade best, and seaweed is usually lowest in March.
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 V.O Beach
Does Côte des Arcadins get sargassum (seaweed)?
Yes, in season. At V.O Beach the typical-year risk is moderate or higher from February to September and peaks in July (high). How much lands varies a lot by year, wind and currents.
What are the worst and best months for seaweed at V.O Beach?
Worst: May through July, when heavy seaweed is most likely. Best: October through January, when the risk is usually low.
How warm is the water at V.O Beach?
About 86°F in November. The sea is warmest in September (about 89°F) and coolest in February (about 82°F).
When is the best time to visit V.O Beach?
For warm water, low seaweed and dry weather, aim for November through January. November is usually the quietest of those, with about 8 rainy days and a sea near 86°F; seaweed risk is very low.
Does V.O Beach have a sargassum barrier or beach cleanup?
Veabird doesn't track barriers hotel by hotel; this is what the Haiti area does. Offshore barriers in Haiti: none. Resort crews: Labadee (cruise enclave) and a few hotels rake manually. Typical clearing time: Variable; often slow.
When is hurricane season at V.O 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 V.O Beach in 9 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 2. The riskiest stretch is around August 20, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 2%; across all of August it is about 6%.
Sargassum season at V.O Beach
Sargassum risk at V.O Beach typically peaks around July (high: moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach in an estimated 66% of weeks). Months most likely to see heavy seaweed: May, June and July. Lowest-risk months: January, October, November and December. Actual landings vary a lot by year, wind and currents; check the live conditions above.
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: 60% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so the full season applies. 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 314°; 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.
Haiti month by month
Typical weather, water temperature, seaweed and crowds for every month: the best time to visit Haiti.
Weather, water & seaweed by month at V.O Beach
Average highs run from about 86°F in January, February and March to 93°F in July. The sea is warmest in September (about 89°F) and coolest in February (about 82°F). January is usually the driest, with about 5 rainy days; September is the wettest, with about 16 rainy days. Seaweed risk is usually lowest in October and highest in July.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 86°F | 83°F | 5 | Very low |
| Feb | 86°F | 82°F | 7 | Moderate |
| Mar | 86°F | 83°F | 9 | Moderate |
| Apr | 87°F | 84°F | 14 | Moderate |
| May | 90°F | 85°F | 13 | High |
| Jun | 92°F | 86°F | 10 | High |
| Jul | 93°F | 88°F | 9 | High |
| Aug | 92°F | 88°F | 12 | Moderate |
| Sep | 92°F | 89°F | 16 | Moderate |
| Oct | 90°F | 88°F | 15 | Very low |
| Nov | 88°F | 86°F | 8 | Very low |
| Dec | 87°F | 84°F | 6 | 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
- Minimal public programs
- Resort crews
- Labadee (cruise enclave) and a few hotels rake manually
- Typical clearing time
- Variable; often slow
Safety notes
US State Dept: Haiti, Level 4 (do not travel) — kidnapping, crime, civil unrest; verify
- Gang violence and kidnapping are widespread, especially around Port-au-Prince; road travel extremely dangerous
- Labadee is a closed cruise-line enclave; cruise calls may be suspended
- US government ability to assist citizens is severely limited
Check official advisories and local flags before swimming. Decomposing sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide; avoid heavy piles.
Things to do near Côte des Arcadins, HT
- Labadee cruise port (Royal Caribbean)
- Citadelle Laferrière
- Côte des Arcadins beaches
- Bassin Bleu (Jacmel)
- Île-à-Vache
Fly in for the best beach days
Suggested dates fall in October, typically the lowest-seaweed month ahead for V.O Beach. Change them to match the live forecast above.
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Nearest airports
- Toussaint Louverture Intl (Port-au-Prince) (PAP), ~38 km
Nearby resorts
- Hotel New Palm’s Beach Côte des Arcadins, HT · 16 km
- Villa Taïna Côte des Arcadins, HT · 19 km
- Hotel Fort Royal Côte des Arcadins, HT · 24 km
- Côte des Arcadins Beach Resorts Côte des Arcadins, HT · 35 km
- Kaliko Beach Club Côte des Arcadins, HT · 39 km
- Wahoo Bay Beach Côte des Arcadins, HT · 39 km
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