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Saturday, 19. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de Mogán today

Data as of: 2026-09-19, 18:58

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 25 August 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 982 metres away, pending

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

Playa de Mogán is situated in Mogán on Gran Canaria. The seabed consists of fine golden sand. Sailing, kayaking, canoeing and windsurfing are reported in this area. Measuring approximately 209 metres in length and 55 metres in width, the beach is smaller than the average for Gran Canaria's bathing areas.

Most recent official sample

E. coli30Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci7Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classgood (BUENA)

The most recent sample was taken on 25 August 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 8 September 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Mogán in Mogán, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 591 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Mogán in Mogán, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 591 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.8 km/h
Wave height1.06 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Conducción de desagüe de la EDAM de Playa de Mogán591 Meterauthorisedno datano data
EDAR Puerto de Mogán750 Meternot authorisedsecondary treatmentpoor
Desaladora Hotel Taurito Princess856 Meterauthorisedno datagood
Emisario submarino de Taurito982 Meterpendingsecondary treatmentbad

History

86 samples since 25 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning. Two individual readings were above the statutory limit.

This page exists because the measurement archive for this zone holds a value above the legal limit.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

The map needs JavaScript. All readings are in the tables on this page as well.

Beaches nearby

For the nearest zones it is noted where the same discharge lies nearby. Whether it reaches a stretch of coast depends on current and rainfall:

All bathing zones on Gran Canaria To the map of all 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.