Aerial illustration of Playa El Dorado beach, Puerto Morelos, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa El Dorado

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

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

74 % of coastline with sargassum

How much sargassum is at Playa El Dorado today?

From the October 12, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged critical sargassum levels at Playa El Dorado.  Sargassum at Playa El Dorado rose from 31,000 m² to 22,932 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa El Dorado is the fourth most affected beach in Puerto Morelos.

Satellite image and current status of Playa El Dorado

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa El Dorado beach, Puerto Morelos — critical sargassum, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 1.6 km. of coastline covered(74 % of 2.1 km.)

Total on the beach
22,932 m²
Largest patch
4,800 m²
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Recent observation record

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

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

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

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