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Sargassum in Punta Cana — August 2026

A real satellite tally: 16 days of Copernicus / NOAA measurements across Punta Cana beaches in August 2026. No estimates — only what the satellite actually observed.

The tally

The month in numbers

Satellite measurements from August 16 to August 31 — 16 days observed.

16
days measured
15
days 100% clean network-wide
1
days with ≥ 1 moderate beach

99% of the month’s 192 beach-day measurements were clean.

A day counts as “100% clean” when every beach measured that day is clean (AFAI index < 0.15). A single moderate (0.15–0.40) or avoid (> 0.40) beach downgrades the day.

Beaches

Best beaches of the month

Ranking computed from the month’s real measurements: share of clean days, then mean AFAI index (lower = less sargassum).

1
Arena Gorda16/16 clean days · mean AFAI 0.08
2
El Cortecito16/16 clean days · mean AFAI 0.08
3
Bavaro Beach16/16 clean days · mean AFAI 0.08
What now?

Today’s status, beach by beach

The monthly tally says what happened. The map says where to go today.

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How these numbers are verified →

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SARGASSUM PUNTA CANA · Data: Copernicus Marine & NOAA ERDDAP · tally recomputed with every update