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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de Butihondo today

Data as of: 2026-10-29, 00:48

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 129 metres away, pending

* Calculated from rain, live data on ocean currents and the zone own sample series. Updated hourly.

Playa de Butihondo is situated in Pájara on Fuerteventura. The beach consists of fine golden sand. Measuring approximately 1,038 metres in length and around 50 metres in width, the beach is about one and a half times as long as the average bathing area on Fuerteventura. Motorboats, surfing and windsurfing are reported in this area.

Most recent official sample

E. coli2Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci4Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 19 October 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 28 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 16 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Butihondo in Pájara, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 129 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Butihondo in Pájara, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 129 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de Butihondo, Fuerteventura

The current water temperature at Playa de Butihondo in Pájara, Fuerteventura, is 23 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.9 km/h
Wave height1.24 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Emisario submarino de Butihondo129 Meterpendingno datagood
Desaladora Club Aldiana2.4 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood

History

50 samples since 23 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 129 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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Beaches nearby

For the nearest zones it is noted where the same discharge lies nearby and where the register already holds a bathing ban. Whether a discharge reaches a stretch of coast depends on current and rainfall:

All bathing zones on Fuerteventura To the map of all Canary Islands

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.