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

Sargassum at Playacar

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Still current today, October 15 Next update: in 2 days

Current sargassum index:

LOW

Level 2 / 6

4 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Playacar

From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged low presence at Playacar.  Sargassum at Playacar rose from 400 m² to 1,336 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playacar is the fourth cleanest beach in Playa del Carmen.

Satellite image and current status of Playacar

Satellite image of sargassum at Playacar beach, Playa del Carmen — low sargassum, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Low

Approx. 120 m. of coastline covered(4 % of 3 km.)

Total on the beach
1,336 m²
Largest patch
500 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playacar, no sargassum in 2 of 3 recent observations.

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

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

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