Aerial illustration of Playa Xcayal beach, Xcalak, Mexican Caribbean

Sargassum at Playa Xcayal

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Still current today, October 23 Next update: in 4 days

Current sargassum index:

EXCESSIVE

Level 5 / 6

32 % of coastline with sargassum

Current sargassum status at Playa Xcayal

From the October 22, 2026 satellite imagery, our detector flagged critical sargassum levels at Playa Xcayal.  Sargassum at Playa Xcayal rose from 0 m² to 44,800 m² versus our previous observation, on Saturday, October 17.

Playa Xcayal is the second cleanest beach in Xcalak.

Satellite image and current status of Playa Xcayal

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

Sargassum level today: Excessive

Approx. 370 m. of coastline covered(32 % of 1.1 km.)

Total on the beach
44,800 m²
Largest patch
17,000 m²
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Recent observation record

At Playa Xcayal, no clean observations, level excessive in 4 of 4.

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

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

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