Wild Island Resorts beach & sargassum forecast
Great Abaco, BS · The Bahamas, Bahamas · 26.497, -76.995
Updated : moderate seaweed, beach grade B, sea 82°F.
Veabird's call
Go Saturday for B+, mostly dry and 81°F water with moderate seaweed.
May (B+) and October (B+) grade best, and the northeast-facing beach is rough Monday.
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 Wild Island Resorts
Does Great Abaco get sargassum (seaweed)?
Yes, in season. At Wild Island Resorts the typical-year risk is moderate or higher in June and July and peaks in July (moderate). How much lands varies a lot by year, wind and currents.
What are the worst and best months for seaweed at Wild Island Resorts?
Worst: June and July, though even then the typical risk is moderate. Best: August through May, when the risk is usually low.
How warm is the water at Wild Island Resorts?
About 79°F in November. The sea is warmest in July and August (about 87°F) and coolest in February (about 75°F).
When is the best time to visit Wild Island Resorts?
For warm water, low seaweed and dry weather, aim for November. November brings about 14 rainy days and a sea near 79°F; seaweed risk is very low.
Does Wild Island Resorts have a sargassum barrier or beach cleanup?
Veabird doesn't track barriers hotel by hotel; this is what the The Bahamas area does. Offshore barriers in The Bahamas: none at scale. 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.
When is hurricane season at Wild Island Resorts, 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 Wild Island Resorts in 20 of the 55 seasons from 1971 to 2025, and a hurricane within 58 miles in 7. The riskiest stretch is around August 27, when the chance of a storm passing in any one week is about 4%; across all of September it is about 13%. Flexible bookings and travel insurance help in the peak weeks.
Sargassum season at Wild Island Resorts
Sargassum risk at Wild Island Resorts typically peaks around July (moderate: moderate or heavier seaweed on the beach in an estimated 27% of weeks). Lowest-risk months: January, February, March, April, May, August, September, 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: 22% of weeks here on average, against 54% off Quintana Roo, so 41% of that season. The satellite share (2016–2024, the top fifth of all coast-weeks, adjusted for this beach's exposure of 56%) 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 34°; 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 Wild Island Resorts
Average highs run from about 75°F in January to 89°F in August. The sea is warmest in July and August (about 87°F) and coolest in February (about 75°F). February is usually the driest, with about 10 rainy days; June is the wettest, with about 21 rainy days. Seaweed risk is usually lowest in October and highest in July.
| Month | Avg high | Sea | Rainy days | Sargassum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 76°F | 11 | Very low |
| Feb | 76°F | 75°F | 10 | Low |
| Mar | 78°F | 76°F | 14 | Low |
| Apr | 79°F | 77°F | 12 | Low |
| May | 83°F | 82°F | 19 | Low |
| Jun | 85°F | 85°F | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 88°F | 87°F | 18 | Moderate |
| Aug | 89°F | 87°F | 17 | Low |
| Sep | 87°F | 86°F | 20 | Low |
| Oct | 84°F | 83°F | 17 | Very low |
| Nov | 80°F | 79°F | 14 | Very low |
| Dec | 77°F | 77°F | 11 | 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 Great Abaco, 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)
Fly in for the best beach days
Suggested dates fall in October, typically the lowest-seaweed month ahead for Wild Island Resorts. Change them to match the live forecast above.
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Nearest airports
- Marsh Harbour (Leonard M. Thompson Intl) (MHH), ~9 km
Nearby resorts
- Hideways Resort Great Abaco, BS · 6 km
- Harbour Lodge Great Abaco, BS · 6 km
- Lofty Fig Villas Great Abaco, BS · 8 km
- The Abaco Club on Winding Bay Great Abaco, BS · 15 km
- Abaco Lodge Treasure Cay, Abaco, BS · 16 km
- Villas At Palmetto Beach Treasure Cay, Abaco, BS · 29 km
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