Sargassum at Playa Ancha
Current sargassum index:
BROWN TIDE
Level 6 / 6
11 % of coastline with sargassum
Current sargassum status at Playa Ancha
From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged brown tide at Playa Ancha. Sargassum at Playa Ancha held steady versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.
Playa Ancha leads Cancún for sargassum today.
Satellite image and current status of Playa Ancha
Sargassum level today: Brown tide
Approx. 90 m. of coastline covered(11 % of 800 m.)
- Total on the beach
- 800 m²
- Largest patch
- 600 m²
Recent observation record
At Playa Ancha, no clean observations, level low in 2 of 3.
- Brown tide
- Low
- Unobservable
- Unobservable
- Low
Each point is a satellite observation of Playa Ancha. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".
