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Winds force unexpected arrival of sargassum onto Cancun, Riviera Maya beaches

The post Winds force unexpected arrival of sargassum onto Cancun, Riviera Maya beaches appeared first on Riviera Maya News. Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Recent winds forced an abundance of unexpected sargassum onto beaches from Cancun to Xcalak. Cleaning brigades were seen along public sandy… The post Winds force unexpected arrival of sargassum onto Cancun, Riviera Maya beaches appeared first on Riviera Maya News.
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The surada recorded yesterday that affected Quintana Roo caused the swell to bring with it a layer of sargaso that ended up relocating in Playa del Carmen, being the first atypical arrival of the macroalga to the Entity in 2026; the details on TV Azteca Quintana Roo . According to information given by authorities on social networks, this arrival of the thalofita was given because the winds and marine currents are directed directly towards the be…

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Redacción / Grupo Cantón Municipal authorities maintain a permanent operation on the beaches before the unusual arrival of sargazo and marine garbage, derived from the surada. Playa del Carmen.— The municipal government, headed by President Estefanía Mercado, reported that, due to the presence of a surada, an atypical street has been recorded in the [...] The post Playa del Carmen reinforces operation by atypical sargazo street appeared first on…

The sargaso season began unusually in Quintana Roo, with the arrival of seaweed in at least five municipalities. Zones like Cozumel, Tulum, Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen already record the presence of this phenomenon the beach, despite the fact that...

In the middle of the high tourist season, the beaches of Tulum are already beginning to register a remarkable arrival of sargazo, a phenomenon that this year would be presenting in advance in the Mexican Caribbean, according to Esteban Amaro, director of the Sargazo Monitoring Network in the state. Amaro pointed out that for several days the presence of this macroalga has been detected, mainly in the southern area of Quintana Roo, such as Mahahu…

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Travel Off Path broke the news in on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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