Beach info: every beach we track
A guide for each of the 252 beaches on Sargazo Watch, grouped by destination. Each one covers the beach's position relative to the Atlantic sargassum belt, what its exposure and reef mean for the water there, how to reach it and where to park, alongside our own dated photographic record.
For live conditions and today's scores, use the Riviera Maya map or the Florida & Caribbean map.
Riviera Maya & the Mexican Caribbean
Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel, Holbox and the coast south to Xcalak. 130 beaches
El Cuyo
North coast · Gulf side, near Holbox
Holbox
Island · ferry from Chiquilá
Isla Contoy
Protected national park island
North Cancún
North resort strip of Cancún
Isla Mujeres
Island · ferry from Cancún
Cancún
Hotel Zone & downtown
- Playa Caracol
- Punta Cancún (Playa del Faro)
- Playa Langosta
- Playa Las Perlas
- Playa Marlín
- Playa Delfines
- Playa El Palmar
- Playa Blanca
- Playa Coral
- Playa Tortugas
- Playa San Miguel
- Punta Sam
- Playa Chac-Mool
- Westin Lagunamar
- Puerto Cancún
- Puerto Juárez
- Puerta del Mar
- Playa Ancha
- AVA Resort Cancún
- Playa del Niño
- Punta Nizuc
- Playa Gaviota Azul (Playa Forum)
- Playa Ballenas
Puerto Morelos
Reef town
Playa del Carmen
Riviera Maya hub
- Xcaret Delphinus
- Playa Mahekal (Calle 38)
- Punta Maroma
- Parque Fundadores
- Fairmont Mayakoba
- Punta Bete
- Montecarlo
- Playa Pelícanos (Calle 44)
- Playa Ave. Constituyentes
- Playa 88 (Calle 88)
- Playa Mamitas
- Playa El Recodo (Calle 16)
- Playacar ZH Fase 2
- Xcalacoco
- Punta Venado
- Playa Colosio (Calle 72)
- Punta Esmeralda
- Playacar ZH Fase 1
Puerto Aventuras
Marina & quiet coves
Akumal
Turtle bays
Tulum
Ruins & beach clubs
Bacalar
Freshwater lagoon
Cozumel
Island · ferry from Playa del Carmen
Costa Maya & Xcalak
The southern coast, below the Sian Ka’an reserve
Sian Ka’an & Punta Allen
Biosphere reserve coast, south of Tulum
Florida & Puerto Rico
From the Panhandle round to the Keys, plus the Atlantic coast and Puerto Rico. 66 beaches
Miami
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Palm Beach
Florida
Treasure Coast
Florida
Space Coast
Florida
Northeast Florida
Florida
Florida Keys
Florida Keys
Tampa Bay
Florida
Southwest Florida
Florida
Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Punta Cana, Bávaro, Samaná, Puerto Plata and the north coast. 33 beaches
Punta Cana (DR)
Dominican Republic
Miches (DR)
Dominican Republic
Bayahibe / La Romana (DR)
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo coast (DR)
Dominican Republic
Samaná (DR)
Dominican Republic
North Coast (DR)
Dominican Republic
Northwest (DR)
Dominican Republic
Southwest (DR)
Dominican Republic
Cayman Islands & the wider Caribbean
Islands tracked alongside the main maps. 7 beaches
Bahamas
Florida
Jamaica
Florida
Turks & Caicos
Florida
Honduras
Florida
Southern Caribbean
Florida
Lesser Antilles
Florida
Every other beach we cover
Guides for beaches across the wider Caribbean basin, grouped by country. 16 beaches
Florida
Dominican Republic
Crandon
Culebra
Puerto Plata
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Conditions change daily. These guides cover what stays true about each beach; for what the water looks like today, see the live map, the beach cams or where to swim today.