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Sargassum in Punta Cana — July 2026

A real satellite tally: 1 day of Copernicus / NOAA measurements across Punta Cana beaches in July 2026. No estimates — only what the satellite actually observed.

Live verdict 0/12 beaches clean · 12 moderate · 0 avoid
July 1 at 03:54 AM UTC ·
The tally

The month in numbers

Satellite measurements from July 1 to July 1 — 1 day observed.

1
days measured
0
days 100% clean network-wide
1
days with ≥ 1 moderate beach

0% of the month’s 12 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.

Trend

Versus the previous month

Network mean AFAI index: 0.15 in June 2026 → 0.18 in July 2026 (rising). Clean measurements: 52% → 0%.

Comparison computed on the days observed so far this month.

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
Playa Bibijagua0/1 clean days · mean AFAI 0.17
2
Bavaro Beach0/1 clean days · mean AFAI 0.18
3
Playa Los Corales0/1 clean days · mean AFAI 0.18
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 →

Other months : June 2026

Sargassum in July 2026 elsewhere : Martinique · Guadeloupe · Cancún & Riviera Maya · Florida

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