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Sunday, 13. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de Taurito today

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Last sample: 25 August 2026

Calculated for today

No signal today

Reason: discharge 82 m away, pending

82 metres away, Emisario submarino de Taurito discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. According to the register the permit is still pending. The plant upstream has a secondary stage. The register describes the condition of the pipe as bad (Malo).

Official sample

E. coli12Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci2Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

This sample was taken on 25 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, the next sample was expected on 15 September 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Taurito in Mogán, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 82 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Taurito in Mogán, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 82 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 mm
Current1.9 km/h
Wave height0.98 m

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Emisario submarino de Taurito82 mpendingsecondary treatmentbad
Desaladora Hotel Taurito Princess241 mauthorisedno datagood
Conducción de desagüe de la EDAM de Playa de Mogán1.6 kmauthorisedno datano data
EDAR Puerto de Mogán1.6 kmnot authorisedsecondary treatmentpoor
Emisario submarino de Playa del Cura2.9 kmpendingsecondary treatmentbad

History

60 samples since 25 January 2023, 0 of them with a ban or warning.

Why this page exists

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 82 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

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