Aerial illustration of Playa Zamá beach, Isla Contoy, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa Zamá

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Still current today, October 16 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

MODERATE

Level 3 / 6

28 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Playa Zamá today?

From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged moderate sargassum at Playa Zamá.  Sargassum at Playa Zamá held steady versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa Zamá is the second cleanest beach in Isla Contoy.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Zamá

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa Zamá beach, Isla Contoy — moderate sargassum, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Moderate

Approx. 1.1 km. of coastline covered(28 % of 4 km.)

Total on the beach
24,170 m²
Largest patch
7,400 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Zamá, no clean observations, level moderate in 2 of 2.

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

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

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