Aerial illustration of Playa Kanai beach, Puerto Morelos, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa Kanai

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

Current sargassum index:

BROWN TIDE

Level 6 / 6

23 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Playa Kanai today?

In our satellite observation of October 12, 2026, Playa Kanai showed brown tide.  Sargassum at Playa Kanai rose from 0 m² to 25,800 m² versus our previous observation, on Wednesday, October 7.

Playa Kanai leads Puerto Morelos for sargassum today.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Kanai

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa Kanai beach, Puerto Morelos — brown tide, October 12, 2026

Sargassum level today: Brown tide

Approx. 900 m. of coastline covered(23 % of 3.9 km.)

Total on the beach
25,800 m²
Largest patch
9,600 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Kanai, no clean observations, level moderate in 1 of 2.

  1. Brown tide
  2. Unobservable
  3. Moderate
  4. Unobservable
  5. Unobservable

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

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