Aerial illustration of Playa Santa Rosa beach, Xcalak, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa Santa Rosa

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

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

78 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Playa Santa Rosa

From the October 22, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged critical sargassum levels at Playa Santa Rosa.  Sargassum at Playa Santa Rosa rose from 0 m² to 177,100 m² versus our previous observation, on Saturday, October 17.

Playa Santa Rosa is the second most affected beach in Xcalak.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Santa Rosa

Satellite image of sargassum at Playa Santa Rosa beach, Xcalak — critical sargassum, October 22, 2026

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 7.2 km. of coastline covered(78 % of 9.2 km.)

Total on the beach
177,100 m²
Largest patch
22,000 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Santa Rosa, no clean observations, level excessive in 3 of 4.

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

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

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