Aerial illustration of Ixpalbarco beach, Cozumel, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Ixpalbarco

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Still current today, October 11 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

MODERATE

Level 3 / 6

25 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Ixpalbarco

In our satellite observation of October 7, 2026, Ixpalbarco showed moderate sargassum.  Sargassum at Ixpalbarco rose from 0 m² to 104,950 m² versus our previous observation, on Friday, October 2.

Ixpalbarco is the seventh most affected beach in Cozumel.

Satellite image and current status of Ixpalbarco

Satellite image of sargassum at Ixpalbarco beach, Cozumel — moderate sargassum, October 7, 2026

Sargassum level today: Moderate

Approx. 4.5 km. of coastline covered(25 % of 17.9 km.)

Total on the beach
104,950 m²
Largest patch
20,400 m²
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Recent observation record

At Ixpalbarco, no clean observations, level moderate in 2 of 3.

  1. Moderate
  2. Unobservable
  3. Moderate
  4. Unobservable
  5. Abundant

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

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