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

Sargassum at Playa Fundadores

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Still current today, October 16 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

BROWN TIDE

Level 6 / 6

0 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Playa Fundadores today?

In the October 12, 2026 satellite pass we detected brown tide at Playa Fundadores.  Sargassum at Playa Fundadores fell from 1,000 m² to 0 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa Fundadores is the eighth most affected beach in Playa del Carmen.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Fundadores

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

Sargassum level today: Brown tide

Approx. 0 m. of coastline covered(0 % of 430 m.)

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Recent observation record

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

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

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

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