Aerial illustration of The Reef Playacar, Playa del Carmen (Playacar beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at The Reef Playacar

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Still current today, October 22 Next update: any moment now

Current sargassum index:

UNOBSERVABLE

Beach covered by clouds

Is there sargassum at The Reef Playacar today?

On October 17, 2026 clouds covered The Reef Playacar's coast at Playacar and we could not confirm the sargassum situation by satellite this pass. On October 12 we had our last clear image of this coast and detected no sargassum. We didn't detect any on October 7 either.

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Satellite image and current status of The Reef Playacar

Sargassum status — The Reef Playacar

Sargassum level today: Unobservable

Clouds or haze over the beach0 % of the observed area visible

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Recent observation record

In front of The Reef Playacar, no sargassum across all 3 usable observations of our last 5.

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

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

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