Aerial illustration of 40 Cañones, Mahahual (Mahahual Centro beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at 40 Cañones

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Still current today, November 9 Next update: in 2 days

Current sargassum index:

MODERATE

Level 3 / 6

176 m² of sargassum detected

Is there sargassum at 40 Cañones today?

From the November 6, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged roughly 176 m² of patches consistent with sargassum off 40 Cañones, about 20 meters from the shore at Mahahual Centro.  Sargassum in front of 40 Cañones held steady versus our previous observation, on Sunday, November 1.

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Satellite image and current status of 40 Cañones

Sargassum status — 40 Cañones

Sargassum level today: Moderate

Approx. 10 m. of beach covered(27 % of 40 m.)

1 sargassum patch detected near the hotel

Sargassum in cone
176 m²

beach 137 m² water 39 m²

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Recent observation record

In front of 40 Cañones, no clean observations, level moderate in 4 of 4.

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

Each point is a satellite observation of 40 Cañones's own sea frontage, not the whole beach. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".

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