Sargassum in Tulum: Season, 2026 Outlook and Planning
When the seaweed usually arrives, what the 2026 outlook says, how to check conditions and how to plan around it.
Beaches
Beach guides for the coasts we cover, written to answer the question a visitor actually has: which beach suits you, and how to reach it. They compare beaches by coast and exposure in Antigua and St Barts, explain the calm bays north of Tulum and which Los Cabos beaches are generally swimmable, and describe the beaches of Punta Mita, Grand Cayman and Punta Cana.
Where conditions change through the year, such as sargassum on the Tulum coast, the guide carries the date of the bulletin it relies on. Access rules, facilities and what is not permitted are stated as the responsible authority publishes them.
Tulum
Soliman Bay, Tulum: A Guide to the Calm Bay North of Town
Where the bay is, what its reef-protected water is like, how to get there, and who a stay there suits.
Tankah Bay and Casa Cenote: Calm Water North of Tulum
What the bay is like, how to visit Casa Cenote responsibly, and how Tankah compares with Soliman Bay.
Los Cabos
Swimmable Beaches in Los Cabos
Choose among Médano, Chileno, Santa María, Palmilla, and Land's End—with current flags and lifeguard instructions controlling every swim.
Punta Mita
Punta Mita Beaches
Which beach suits swimming, surfing or a day by the water, how to reach each one, and what the conditions are.