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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa del Inglés today

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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 20 October 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 676 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa del Inglés is situated in Valle Gran Rey on La Gomera. Its seabed consists of rock and fine dark sand, a combination found in only one other bathing area in the Canary Islands. Measuring approximately 200 metres in length and around 20 metres in width, it is one of the five longest bathing areas on La Gomera. Surfing is reported in this area.

Most recent official sample

E. coli2Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci2Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 20 October 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 27 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 16 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa del Inglés in Valle Gran Rey, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 579 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa del Inglés in Valle Gran Rey, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 579 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa del Inglés, La Gomera

The current water temperature at Playa del Inglés in Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.1 millimetres
Current0.8 km/h
Wave height1.68 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Apartamentos Los Tarajales579 Meterpendingno datagood
Aliviadero EBAR 2676 Meternot authorisedscreening onlybad
EBAR Condesa2.2 Kilometernot authorisedscreening onlyno data
Pluviales en Avenida El Llano2.3 Kilometerauthorisedscreening onlyno data

History

54 samples since 23 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because this beach is searched for frequently. The official data show nothing unusual here.

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.