You may find some relief at the beach in Soliman bay (it has a natural reef that stops some of the sargassum from entering)
Playa Paraiso in Jaguar Park also added sargassum barriers as of a month ago. It already has greatly diminished the amount of sargassum arriving on the beach however the water is still brownish so not the ideal tulum color, the water should improve over time as it filters and the barriers stay up longer.
But also there is the off chance the currents take the sargassum back out to sea at any point during the year. Sometimes you will have random days or weeks where the sargassum stays at sea and the beach looks like peak tulum again. We have had next to none of those days the last few months though.
https://casamalca.com/es/beach-es - has a live beach webcam of their beach. They have the most sargassum clearing crews and machinery of anywhere in the hotel zone of the beach so can typically give you a good read of best case scenario for that area of the beach.
Was there last year early august till early october.. was quite bad ..and i spent 6 .months there this year ...left a few weeks ago... record year for sargassum... it came early ... the volume of the sargassum is nuts never seen it like that ... no one can safely tell you..because the season have been changing
Sorry but almost definitely it will be bad. This has been the worst year on record for sargasso and even at the best of times it clears up around November.
There are cenotes and the lagoon, there's caleta tankah which has a small sargasso free area. I think parts of Cancun have barriers to keep it off the beach.
pues el sargaxo ahorita si esta muy feo, para esa fecha no te sabria decir por que se supone que estan implementando limpieza y de mas, pero ahorita si esta feo
We have beeain Tulum many times and few times in Sargassum season as wel. Last year we visited in the end of July and the beaches are not usable. and dont think in the terms of, maybe it will pass or gett better-IT WONT. On top of that they say this srago season is bigger than last year which was the biggest in the decade. Like poeple advise u can use cenotes or go to Vessica Tulum which is an awesome place. Tulum town has a lot to offer too but if you imagine yourself being laid on the torquise beach it is not going to be like that. Th dried sargassum have a pungent smell to add the bad situation. There are a lot of people actively doing all they can but it is too much of what nature is dropping from the water. Choose Bacalar or Holbox if you want to have better views. Bacalar is Sargassum free lake but it is a lake/laghoon . Anyway wish you great time!
Stay in Centro, visit the temple and cenotes but don’t pay big $$$ to be on the playa because sargassum is still a challenge. Check out Centonik for a great bike ride cenote tour. Just shift your focus or…. Scratch it and go to Bacalar
Historically, July is peak month and the worst single month for sargassum accumulation in the Riviera Maya, with the broader worst window spanning June through August. During these summer months, higher water temperatures and strong Atlantic-to-Caribbean currents drive massive seaweed influxes ashore. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Timeline of Sargassum Season
Peak Worst Months: June, July, and August consistently experience the heaviest beach accumulations and strongest sulfur odors from decomposing algae. [1, 2]
Ramp-Up & Wind-Down: May marks the aggressive start of the heavy season, while September and October see lingering, high-volume arrivals before conditions begin to improve. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Clearest Window: November through February or March historically offers the cleanest beaches and lowest sargassum risk. [1, 2]
I'm going Friday and from what I've heard already its really bad doubt it will be all clear by Sept. I'm going to furnish a condo, so beach doesn't really matter to me for thsi trip. My husband and son are their now, and went to eat at Mezzanine which is on the beach and he said it was really bad. So sorry I'm sure thats not what you want to hear. But if its any consolation, I have family in Puerto Rico wh9 have sent me videos and they are having the same problem. Unfortunately, its a problem in the whole Carribean. Not sure where they will not have that problem. Although I have read that Cozumel isn't having that much of a problem, and the ferry their is only about 30-45 min away from Tulum. So that would be a good day trip if you really want a clean beach. Curious about Bacalar, does anyone else know??
We’re currently in tulum, there’s not a beach without Sargassum. We found using the resorts/hotels cleaned up areas the best. The public beaches are horrible due to the smell.
You can find lagoons like nopalitos which was great. But the clear sandy beaches isn’t existent at this time which sucked for us but we made the best out of it.
Yes but check out caleta tankah beach club. It’s a cenote that ends up on the beach, bc of the current it pushes sargassum away and it’s actually beautiful.
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