Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 24 August 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 461 m away, not authorised, slight contamination possible.
At a distance of 461 metres lies the discharge point Aliviadero EBAR Garita I, carrying domestic waste water. The register lists no permit for it. Before that, treatment is limited to screening and sieving. The register describes the condition of the pipe as poor (Precario).
Official sample
| E. coli | 2 | 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 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 | 1.0 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.22 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliviadero EBAR Garita I | 461 m | not authorised | screening only | poor |
| Emisario submarino de Hoya del Pozo (EDAR Hoya del Pozo) | 761 m | not authorised | secondary treatment | poor |
| Desaladora Las Remudas | 812 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Aliviadero EBAR Playa del Hombre I | 946 m | not authorised | screening only | poor |
| Emisario Submarino EBAR Garita III | 1.0 km | authorised | screening only | poor |
| Aliviadero EBAR Playa del Hombre II | 1.3 km | not authorised | screening only | bad |
| Cultivos Marinos | 1.8 km | pending | no data | good |
| La Ballena | 1.9 km | pending | no data | no data |
History
81 samples since 31 January 2023, 2 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 461 metres away and this has repeatedly caused problems with water quality.
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, 22:49