Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 25 August 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Reason: discharge 1568 m away, not authorised
At a distance of 496 metres lies the discharge point Conducción de desagüe de Bahía Feliz (EDAM Maspalomas I + EDAR Bahía Feliz), carrying brine from a desalination plant. 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. coli | 3 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 2 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 25 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 28 days, the next sample was expected on 22 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 2.5 km/h |
| Wave height | 0.50 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conducción de desagüe de Bahía Feliz (EDAM Maspalomas I + EDAR Bahía Feliz) | 496 m | authorised | secondary treatment | good |
| EBAR Pozo del Águila | 1.2 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Aliviadero EBAR Playa del Águila | 1.6 km | not authorised | no data | good |
| Aliviadero EBAR Monte El Moro | 2.1 km | not authorised | no data | good |
History
53 samples since 24 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 496 metres away and water quality here has been officially objected to once before.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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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