Aerial illustration of Desire Pearl Riviera Maya, Puerto Morelos (Puerto Morelos Norte beach), Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Desire Pearl Riviera Maya

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Still current today, October 22 Next update: in 4 days

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

2,888 m² of sargassum detected

Is there sargassum at Desire Pearl Riviera Maya today?

From the October 22, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged roughly 2,888 m² of patches consistent with sargassum off Desire Pearl Riviera Maya, about 50 meters from the shore at Puerto Morelos Norte.  Sargassum appeared in front of Desire Pearl Riviera Maya, absent in our previous observation, on Saturday, October 17.

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Satellite image and current status of Desire Pearl Riviera Maya

Sargassum status — Desire Pearl Riviera Maya

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 120 m. of beach covered(79 % of 150 m.)

1 sargassum patch detected near the hotel

Sargassum in cone
2,888 m²

beach 2,469 m² water 419 m²

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Recent observation record

In front of Desire Pearl Riviera Maya, no clean observations, level excessive in 3 of 3.

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

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

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