Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 25 August 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 475 m away, not authorised, slight contamination possible.
At a distance of 475 metres lies the discharge point Tanque de Tormentas - CICER, 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 | 41 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 38 | 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 14 days, the next sample was expected on 8 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.32 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanque de Tormentas - CICER | 475 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Red de salada Mesa y López | 829 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Vertido de pluviales | 830 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Aliviadero EBAR Santa Catalina | 837 m | not authorised | screening and sieving | no data |
| EBAS Arsenal | 845 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Salida de la galería del intercambiador de guaguas salida sur / EBAS Santa Catalina | 900 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Posible salida intercambiador de guaguas | 952 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Galería intercambiador de guaguas salida norte | 979 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
History
322 samples since 24 January 2023, 3 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 475 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