There is seaweed on the beach and in the water in Bavaro now. Not as bad as it was in the summer. They clean it off the beach. In some places, they use big machinery. It is not just workers with rakes and wheelbarrows.
The worse thing is that it is in the water. And, the currents seem to have changed somehow. They bring more sand in the water close to the beach. Some of the wide beaches have been reduced in width.
So, the water is dirty with seaweed and sand. Unless you go farther out. Not like it used to be. It changes some from week to week. So, what we say today might not be what it when you come.
It might also matter exactly where you are. We are not near Melia (Reserve), further north a few kilometers.,