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

Sargassum at Playacar

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Still current today, October 11 Next update: tomorrow

Current sargassum index:

CLEAR

Level 1 / 6

1 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Playacar today?

From the October 7, 2026 satellite imagery, we found no sargassum at Playacar.  Sargassum at Playacar held steady versus our previous observation, on Friday, October 2.

Playacar is the sixth cleanest beach in Playa del Carmen.

Satellite image and current status of Playacar

Satellite image of sargassum at Playacar beach, Playa del Carmen — clear, October 7, 2026

Sargassum level today: Clear

Approx. 40 m. of coastline covered(1 % of 3 km.)

Total on the beach
400 m²
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Recent observation record

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

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

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

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