Aerial illustration of Playa del Pecado beach, Playa del Carmen, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa del Pecado

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Still current today, October 16 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

BROWN TIDE

Level 6 / 6

73 % of coastline with sargassum

How much sargassum is at Playa del Pecado today?

According to the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, we observed brown tide at Playa del Pecado.  Sargassum at Playa del Pecado held steady versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa del Pecado is the worst hit beach in Playa del Carmen today.

Satellite image and current status of Playa del Pecado

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa del Pecado beach, Playa del Carmen — brown tide, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Brown tide

Approx. 230 m. of coastline covered(73 % of 310 m.)

Total on the beach
2,500 m²
Largest patch
800 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa del Pecado, no clean observations, level brown tide in 2 of 3.

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

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

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