Aerial illustration of Playa el Mirador beach, Cozumel, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa el Mirador

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Still current today, October 16 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

77 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Playa el Mirador

According to the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, we observed critical sargassum levels at Playa el Mirador.  Sargassum at Playa el Mirador rose from 12,700 m² to 44,719 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa el Mirador is the second most affected beach in Cozumel.

Satellite image and current status of Playa el Mirador

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa el Mirador beach, Cozumel — critical sargassum, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 650 m. of coastline covered(77 % of 840 m.)

Total on the beach
44,719 m²
Largest patch
20,600 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa el Mirador, no clean observations, level abundant in 1 of 3.

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

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

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