Beach· Cat Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Port Howe Atlantic pink-sand beach
24° 9.5′ N · 75° 20.3′ W · approximate
The rose-tinted Atlantic beach near Port Howe on Cat Island's south-east coast, part of the stretch of pink sand that runs north past Greenwood. It is wild, windswept and usually empty.
Practical
Coordinate is the GeoNames point for Port Howe settlement; the beach is on the Atlantic shore nearby. The Bahamas tourism board describes a rose-coloured beach near Port Howe and an eight-mile pink-sand beach on the island. On the windward side, so reach it by dinghy and foot from the Howe Bay anchorage, or by car from New Bight, Old Bight or Hawk's Nest. Surf and longshore current can be strong; do not swim alone in onshore wind.
Best for
A wild pink-sand walk on the windward coast
Season
Calm days; surf in E trades
Nearby
- Deveaux Mansion ruins (Port Howe)Right here
- Howe Bay Anchorage (Port Howe)0.6 NM away
- Port Howe reefs and Big Winding Bay0.6 NM away
- Cat Island Dive Centre (Greenwood Beach Resort)2.4 NM away
- Greenwood Beach2.4 NM away
- Greenwood Reef2.4 NM away
- Bain Town Community Clinic (south Cat Island)2.5 NM away
- Columbus Point2.6 NM away