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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera today

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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 577 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera is situated in San Sebastián de la Gomera on La Gomera. Its seabed consists of pebbles and fine dark sand. This combination is found in only three other bathing areas in the Canary Islands. At approximately 600 metres long and around 24 metres wide, the beach is one of the five longest bathing areas on La Gomera.

Most recent official sample

E. coli12Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci6Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 19 October 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 9 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera in San Sebastián de la Gomera, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 272 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera in San Sebastián de la Gomera, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 272 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera, La Gomera

The current water temperature at Playa de San Sebastián de la Gomera in San Sebastián de la Gomera, La Gomera, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.2 millimetres
Current1.1 km/h
Wave height0.72 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Central Diésel El Palmar272 Meterauthorisedsecondary treatmentgood
Conducción de desagüe de San Sebastián577 Meternot authorisedscreening and sievingpoor
Aliviadero EBAR San Sebastián578 Meternot authorisedscreening and sievinggood
Emisario submarino de Avalos2.9 Kilometerpendingscreening and sievinggood

History

177 samples since 24 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 272 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

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 La Gomera 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.