Aerial illustration of Maya Caribe Faranda, Cancún (Playa Tortugas beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Maya Caribe Faranda

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Current sargassum index:

ABUNDANT

Level 4 / 6

932 m² of sargassum detected

Is there sargassum at Maya Caribe Faranda today?

From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged roughly 932 m² of patches consistent with sargassum off Maya Caribe Faranda, about 50 meters from the shore at Playa Tortugas.  Sargassum in front of Maya Caribe Faranda increased versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7 (+798 m²).

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Satellite image and current status of Maya Caribe Faranda

Sargassum status — Maya Caribe Faranda

Sargassum level today: Abundant

Approx. 50 m. of beach covered(49 % of 90 m.)

2 sargassum patches detected near the hotel

Sargassum in cone
932 m²
Largest patch
793 m²

beach 905 m² water 27 m²

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Recent observation record

In front of Maya Caribe Faranda, no clean observations, level low in 1 of 3.

  1. Abundant
  2. Low
  3. Unobservable
  4. Unobservable
  5. Brown tide

Each point is a satellite observation of Maya Caribe Faranda's own sea frontage, not the whole beach. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".

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