Aerial illustration of Bahía Petempich beach, Riviera Cancún, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Bahía Petempich

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

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

73 % of coastline with sargassum

Is there sargassum at Bahía Petempich today?

In the October 22, 2026 satellite pass we detected critical sargassum levels at Bahía Petempich.  Sargassum at Bahía Petempich rose from 0 m² to 48,926 m² versus our previous observation, on Saturday, October 17.

Bahía Petempich has the most sargassum of any beach in Riviera Cancún right now.

Satellite image and current status of Bahía Petempich

Satellite image of sargassum at Bahía Petempich beach, Riviera Cancún — critical sargassum, October 22, 2026

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 2.2 km. of coastline covered(73 % of 3 km.)

Total on the beach
48,926 m²
Largest patch
8,100 m²
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Recent observation record

At Bahía Petempich, no clean observations, level excessive in 2 of 3.

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

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

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