Port Salut tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 00:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are America/Port-au-Prince local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Port Salut is a coastal town in the Nippes-Sud boundary area of western Haiti, on the Caribbean-facing south coast of the Tiburon Peninsula. It has a reputation, well established among Haitian domestic tourists from Port-au-Prince, as the most attractive beach destination accessible from the capital without leaving the mainland — a status that reflects both the quality of the beach and the relative lack of comparable options that are both safe and accessible from Port-au-Prince by road. The coast at Port Salut is one of the more visually attractive on the southern peninsula: a broad arc of white sand beach with palm trees at the back of the beach, the Caribbean water transitioning from light turquoise close in over the sandy bottom to deeper blue over the reef, and the mountains of the Massif de la Hotte rising steeply inland. The beach facing south gives sun exposure throughout the day. The tidal regime is Caribbean microtidal — mixed semidiurnal, spring range approximately 0.3 to 0.5 metres. The beach width change between high and low water is 15 to 25 metres; the beach is broad enough to use at all states of tide. The coral reef at Port Salut begins relatively close to shore — within 50 to 100 metres in places — and is accessible for snorkelling by swimmers who can reach it by swimming from the beach. The reef is in better condition than many easily accessible Caribbean reefs due to the low level of commercial tourism pressure; the fish community includes parrotfish, snapper, surgeonfish, and the other reef species typical of the Caribbean. Coral cover on the shallower sections is moderate; the deeper reef faces are less documented. The hotels and guesthouses of Port Salut are primarily Haitian-owned family operations: concrete buildings with beach access, simple restaurants serving grilled fish and rice and beans, and the direct service of a coastal community that is genuinely rather than performatively welcoming to visitors. The accommodation ranges from budget guesthouses in the village to small boutique hotels directly on the beach. Port Salut receives Haitian families at Easter, Christmas, and Carnival who drive the three to four hours from Port-au-Prince on the Route Nationale 2 through Les Cayes. In the periods between holiday weekends the beach is quiet. International visitors are rare; when they are present they typically arrive through NGO or development organisation work in the region. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. The Hydrographie Nationale d'Haïti is the national maritime authority for this coast.