Aerial illustration of Hotel Riu Playacar, Playa del Carmen (Playacar beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Hotel Riu Playacar

Report from

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

Current sargassum index:

CLEAR

Level 1 / 6

Is there sargassum at Hotel Riu Playacar today?

On October 12, 2026 we monitored Hotel Riu Playacar by satellite, at Playacar, and found no sargassum. We checked 172 meters of beachfront and up to 210 meters out to sea.  Sargassum in front of Hotel Riu Playacar held steady versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Planning your stay at Hotel Riu Playacar? See rates for your dates

Satellite image and current status of Hotel Riu Playacar

Sargassum status — Hotel Riu Playacar

Sargassum level today: Clear

We detected no sargassum across 170 m. of monitored frontage

0 sargassum patches detected near the hotel

Sargassum in cone
0 m²

beach 0 m² water 0 m²

Download card

Recent observation record

In front of Hotel Riu Playacar, 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 Hotel Riu Playacar's own sea frontage, not the whole beach. Days with no usable image due to cloud appear as "Unobservable".

Nearby beaches with better conditions

Do you want to report sargassum at Hotel Riu Playacar?

Select the amount of sargassum you observe near the hotel

Send your report via:

Note: Your email app will open.
You can attach photos from your gallery.