NOAA reading · 20 Oct 2026
Sargassum in Playa del Carmen today
The chance of sargassum washing up at 24 beaches in Playa del Carmen, worst first, from NOAA satellite data refreshed daily.
Today at a glance
- Watch24
| Beach | Sargassum risk |
|---|---|
| Inti Beach | Watch |
| La Coronela Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Mamita's Beach Club | Watch |
| Mandarino Beach Club | Watch |
| Marco Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Maroma Beach | Watch |
| Plage de Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Plaja del Carmen Mexique | Watch |
| Playa 72 Colosio | Watch |
| Playa 88 | Watch |
| Playa del Amor | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen la Palapa | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen Lighthouse | Watch |
| Playa del Carmen Wild Beach | Watch |
| Playa del Pecado | Watch |
| Playa Incluyente Playa del Carmen | Watch |
| Playa Mamitas | Watch |
| Playa Punta Esmeralda | Watch |
| Public Beach | Watch |
| Zenzi Beach | Watch |
| Zitla Playa | Watch |
Before you go
Reading Playa del Carmen's numbers
A beach behind the reef or facing away from the open sea often stays clear when its neighbours don't, so compare the list rather than the town as a whole.
How this works
What the reading is, and isn't
- NOAA and the University of South Florida grade the whole Caribbean coastline every day for sargassum inundation risk. Satellites map floating algae, and NOAA compares the 50 to 100 km of sea off each stretch of coast with the days before it. Each beach takes the grade of the coastline nearest to it.
- Four grades, NOAA's own: low risk, watch, medium risk and high risk.
- It is a risk grade, not a count of weed on the sand. Cleanup crews and the last few hours of wind decide what lands, and a beach behind the reef or on the leeward side can stay clear next to a heavy one. Check the local semáforo flag when you arrive.
- When clouds leave NOAA too little to go on there is no reading, and we say so rather than guess. NOAA calls the product experimental. NOAA's daily risk map.