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Sunday, 13. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de los Pozos today

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Last sample: 24 August 2026

Calculated for today

No signal today

Reason: discharge 119 m away, pending

58 metres away, Emisario submarino de Puerto del Rosario discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. According to the register the permit is still pending. The plant upstream has a secondary stage. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).

Official sample

E. coli5Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci14Limit 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 27 days, the next sample was expected on 20 September 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de los Pozos in Puerto del Rosario, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 58 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de los Pozos in Puerto del Rosario, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 58 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 mm
Current0.4 km/h
Wave height0.60 m

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Emisario submarino de Puerto del Rosario58 mpendingsecondary treatmentgood
EBAR Principal119 mpendingscreening and sievinggood
Aliviadero EBAR Los Pozos340 mpendingscreening and sievingpoor
Aliviadero EBAR Puerto691 mpendingscreening and sievingpoor
Aliviadero EBAR Médico Peña1.2 kmpendingno datagood
Aliviadero EBAR Club Herbania1.3 kmpendingno databad
Aliviadero EBAR Tomás Morales1.4 kmpendingno datagood
Aliviadero EBAR El Charco2.0 kmpendingno datagood

History

51 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 58 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 Blanca 2.0 km
  • Playa de Puerto Lajas (Las Lajas) 5.4 km
  • Playa de Caleta Fuste (Castillo) 10.9 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