Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 24 August 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 35 m away, not authorised, slight contamination possible.
Less than 35 metres from the beach, EBAR Muelle Chico discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. The register lists no permit for it. No treatment stage is documented for it. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).
Official sample
| E. coli | 50 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 6 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | good (BUENA) | |
This sample was taken on 24 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 14 days, the next sample was expected on 7 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.16 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAR Muelle Chico | 35 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| EBAR Puerto | 464 m | not authorised | screening and sieving | good |
| EBAR Poseidón | 681 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| EDAM de Suministros de Agua de La Oliva | 1.0 km | authorised | no data | good |
| EDAM de Corralejo | 1.2 km | authorised | no data | no data |
| Emisario Submarino de Corralejo | 1.7 km | not authorised | secondary treatment | good |
History
71 samples since 23 January 2023, 1 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 35 metres away and water quality here has been officially objected to once before.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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Beaches nearby
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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, 23:48