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Seaweed #334958 05/18/2025 03:20 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,320 Likes: 16 CaribLee OP Traveler OP CaribLee Traveler Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,320 Likes: 16 Making it's way to Maho Beach. Attached Images

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334960 05/18/2025 05:01 PM Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 238 Likes: 5 Arlen, TX BillDauterive Traveler BillDauterive Traveler Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 238 Likes: 5 Arlen, TX It was very bad at Orient today. VERY heavy on the south end.

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334962 05/18/2025 05:38 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA Saw a steady stream float by in front of Flamingo. Luckily nothing came into our beach but I bet BSV got hammered. Hope not.

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334977 Yesterday at 07:18 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA This is one of many sliding by this morning. Attached Images

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334978 Yesterday at 07:30 AM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,638 Likes: 9 St. Lucia Zanshin Traveler Zanshin Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,638 Likes: 9 St. Lucia I'm currently sailing from SXM to the Azores and we are about 200NM to the northeast of the island. There is a lot of sargassum out here, more than I've ever seen. And it is headed your way

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334982 Yesterday at 09:01 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA Huge patches, one after another sliding by nonstop heading west. Can't imagine what the east facing beaches are getting.

Re: Seaweed Zanshin #334991 Yesterday at 09:43 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 887 Likes: 1 Mississauga, ON, Canada Southshore Traveler Southshore Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 887 Likes: 1 Mississauga, ON, Canada It's everywhere, it's everywhere! Just got back from Bermuda. Saw more of it on the south shore beaches there than I have ever seen before at this time of year.

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334994 Yesterday at 11:26 AM Joined: Sep 2024 Posts: 34 Likes: 4 London,England. Nobby Aristotle Traveler Nobby Aristotle Traveler Joined: Sep 2024 Posts: 34 Likes: 4 London,England. Looking at the cameras and it seems Maho got lucky this time.

Re: Seaweed Nobby Aristotle #334995 Yesterday at 11:31 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA Yes. Maho and Mullet typically does get it unless wind is SWerly

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #334997 Yesterday at 12:35 PM Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 33 Likes: 1 Idaho R Rumlover Traveler Rumlover Traveler R Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 33 Likes: 1 Idaho Looking at SXM Island Cam, there is a huge mat of sargassum on the water against the beach in front of BSV.

Re: Seaweed Rumlover #334999 Yesterday at 01:47 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,738 Likes: 42 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,738 Likes: 42 Central Florida! Sad to hear that. Hope it clears out soon. Carol Hill

Re: Seaweed Rumlover #335004 Yesterday at 05:11 PM Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,428 Likes: 11 RI jomarc Traveler jomarc Traveler Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,428 Likes: 11 RI A friend of mine sent this picture from this morning. It doesn’t look too bad to me. Attached Images Jo- A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

Re: Seaweed jomarc #335005 Yesterday at 05:17 PM Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 33 Likes: 1 Idaho R Rumlover Traveler Rumlover Traveler R Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 33 Likes: 1 Idaho Early this morning the sea weed was pushed up against the cliffs of Beacon Hill. Then the wind direction must have changed and pushed it all up against the beach. Take a look and SXM Island Cam before the sunsets. It's bad!!!

Re: Seaweed Rumlover #335006 Yesterday at 05:21 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA Yes. Same sh%t that passed us all day at Flamingo with luckily nothing coming ashore on our beach. Can't imagine other beaches.

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #335007 Yesterday at 06:31 PM Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 238 Likes: 5 Arlen, TX BillDauterive Traveler BillDauterive Traveler Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 238 Likes: 5 Arlen, TX Very heavy at Orient yesterday. LOTS of it. None at Happy Bay today.

Re: Seaweed jomarc #335008 Yesterday at 07:07 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,738 Likes: 42 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,738 Likes: 42 Central Florida! jomarc--I guess it depends on whether they raked this morning and this was what came in after they raked. Carol Hill

Re: Seaweed Carol_Hill #335009 Yesterday at 10:19 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,134 Likes: 40 Auburn, WA I find it hard to believe they could keep up with it the way it was floating by and the volume. Going to give Mullet a go tomorrow. Chair reservations all set.

Re: Seaweed Rumlover #335011 7 hours ago Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 6 Westchester /NYC Colour1 Traveler Colour1 Traveler Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 6 Westchester /NYC The gardening crew at BSV will have that all cleaned up in no time!!! Sand Gravity, got to love it!

Re: Seaweed CaribLee #335018 2 hours ago Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 49 J jonmar Traveler jonmar Traveler J Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 49 Does grand case usually escape the saragassum?

Re: Seaweed jonmar #335021 1 hour ago Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,622 Likes: 5 Peaceful Eastern North Carolin... GaKaye Traveler GaKaye Traveler Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 13,622 Likes: 5 Peaceful Eastern North Carolin... Yes, usually. I've seen very small amounts of it there on occasion.