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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 21 September 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 172 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa de Hoya del Pozo is situated in Telde on Gran Canaria. The official profile states that the sea there is rough, and activities reported include bodyboarding, surfing and handball. The seabed consists of dark sand. At around 130 metres long and approximately 45 metres wide, the beach is only about half as long as the average bathing area on Gran Canaria.

Most recent official sample

E. coli	3	Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci	4	Limit 185
Official verdict	bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual class	excellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 21 September 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 14 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 5 October 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Hoya del Pozo in Telde, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 40 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de Hoya del Pozo, Gran Canaria

The current water temperature at Playa de Hoya del Pozo in Telde, Gran Canaria, is 24 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours	0.0 millimetres
Current	0.0 km/h
Wave height	0.88 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearby	Distance	Official verdict	Treatment	Condition of the pipe
Emisario submarino de Hoya del Pozo (EDAR Hoya del Pozo)	40 Meter	not authorised	secondary treatment	poor
Aliviadero EBAR Playa del Hombre I	172 Meter	not authorised	screening only	poor
Aliviadero EBAR Playa del Hombre II	567 Meter	not authorised	screening only	bad
Emisario Submarino EBAR Garita III	958 Meter	authorised	screening only	poor
Aliviadero EBAR Garita I	1.0 Kilometer	not authorised	screening only	poor
Cultivos Marinos	1.1 Kilometer	pending	no data	good
La Ballena	1.1 Kilometer	pending	no data	no data
Banco Español de Algas (BEA)	1.2 Kilometer	not authorised	no data	good

History

36 samples since 22 May 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 40 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:

Playa del Hombre 376 Meter same discharge at 233 Meter
Playa de la Garita 776 Meter same discharge at 945 Meter bathing ban in the register
Playa de Melenara 1.4 Kilometer same discharge at 1.2 Kilometer bathing ban in the register

The register also records a bathing ban at Playa de Salinetas.

All bathing zones on Gran Canaria To the map of all Canary Islands

Waste water news from the 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.

How the rating is calculated