Aerial illustration of Playa Bonita beach, Costa Maya, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa Bonita

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Current sargassum index:

BROWN TIDE

Level 6 / 6

72 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Playa Bonita

In our satellite observation of October 12, 2026, Playa Bonita showed brown tide.  Sargassum at Playa Bonita rose from 134,770 m² to 179,025 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa Bonita is the fifth most affected beach in Costa Maya.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Bonita

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa Bonita beach, Costa Maya — brown tide, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Brown tide

Approx. 5.4 km. of coastline covered(72 % of 7.5 km.)

Total on the beach
179,025 m²
Largest patch
26,300 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Bonita, no clean observations, level brown tide in 3 of 4.

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

Each point is a satellite observation of Playa Bonita. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".

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