Sargassum at Playa El Placer
Current sargassum index:
MODERATE
Level 3 / 6
10 % of coastline with sargassum
Is there sargassum at Playa El Placer today?
According to the October 22, 2026 satellite imagery, we observed moderate sargassum at Playa El Placer. Sargassum at Playa El Placer rose from 0 m² to 32,000 m² versus our previous observation, on Saturday, October 17.
Playa El Placer is the second cleanest beach in Costa Maya.
Satellite image and current status of Playa El Placer
Sargassum level today: Moderate
Approx. 910 m. of coastline covered(10 % of 9.3 km.)
- Total on the beach
- 32,000 m²
- Largest patch
- 25,800 m²
Recent observation record
At Playa El Placer, no clean observations, level brown tide in 2 of 3.
- Moderate
- Unobservable
- Brown tide
- Brown tide
- Unobservable
Each point is a satellite observation of Playa El Placer. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".
