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Sunday, 13. September 2026

Water quality at Grandes Playas today

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Last sample: 24 August 2026

Calculated for today

No signal today

Reason: discharge 639 m away, authorised

127 metres away, EDAR Hotel RIU Oliva Beach discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. It does hold a permit. The plant upstream has a secondary stage. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).

Official sample

E. coli5Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci1Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

This sample was taken on 24 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 28 days, the next sample was expected on 21 September 2026.

Satellite image of Grandes Playas in La Oliva, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 127 metres away.
Satellite image of Grandes Playas in La Oliva, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 127 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 mm
Current0.3 km/h
Wave height1.16 m

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EDAR Hotel RIU Oliva Beach127 mauthorisedsecondary treatmentgood
EDAR Hotel RIU Palace Tres Islas639 mauthorisedsecondary treatmentgood

History

48 samples since 23 January 2023, 0 of them with a ban or warning.

Why this page exists

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 127 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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Beaches nearby

  • Playa del Pozo-El Viejo (Grandes Playas I) 1.1 km
  • Playa del Moro 2.5 km
  • Playa de Charco de las Agujas 2.7 km

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This page does not replace official bathing water monitoring or a warning issued by the municipality. The estimated part is our own calculation, not a measurement.

Sources: Gobierno de Canarias (Dirección General de Salud Pública; Censo de vertidos desde tierra al mar), Ministerio de Sanidad (NÁYADE), European Environment Agency (UWWTD), Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica, Open-Meteo. Data as of: 2026-09-13, 22:49