Aerial illustration of Areia Playa del Carmen, Playa del Carmen (Playa Fundadores beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Areia Playa del Carmen

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Still current today, October 14 Next update: in 3 days

Current sargassum index:

CLEAR

Level 1 / 6

Is there sargassum at Areia Playa del Carmen today?

On October 12, 2026 we monitored Areia Playa del Carmen by satellite, at Playa Fundadores, and found no sargassum. We checked 38 meters of beachfront and up to 100 meters out to sea.  Sargassum in front of Areia Playa del Carmen held steady versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

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Satellite image and current status of Areia Playa del Carmen

Sargassum status — Areia Playa del Carmen

Sargassum level today: Clear

We detected no sargassum across 40 m. of monitored frontage

0 sargassum patches detected near the hotel

Sargassum in cone
0 m²

beach 0 m² water 0 m²

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Recent observation record

In front of Areia Playa del Carmen, no sargassum across all 3 usable observations of our last 5.

  1. Clear
  2. Clear
  3. Unobservable
  4. Clear
  5. Unobservable

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

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