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

Sargassum at Playa Nube

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Still current today, October 16 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

ABUNDANT

Level 4 / 6

49 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Playa Nube today?

From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged high sargassum levels at Playa Nube.  Sargassum at Playa Nube rose from 3,700 m² to 2,926 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa Nube is among the cleaner beaches in Playa del Carmen today.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Nube

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa Nube beach, Playa del Carmen — high sargassum, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Abundant

Approx. 490 m. of coastline covered(49 % of 1 km.)

Total on the beach
2,926 m²
Largest patch
500 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Nube, no clean observations, level moderate in 1 of 3.

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

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

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