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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa Bastián today

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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

Some concern today

Reason: waste water discharge 172 metres away, pending, slight contamination possible. Please observe any signage on site.

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

Playa Bastián is situated in Teguise on Lanzarote. Its seabed consists of rock and white sand, a combination that the register lists for only three other bathing areas in the Canary Islands. The local council reports that the beach has wheelchair-accessible entry and a promenade. At around 375 metres long and approximately 15 metres wide, the beach is roughly the average size for a bathing area on Lanzarote.

Most recent official sample

E. coli9Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci2Limit 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 28 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 16 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa Bastián in Teguise, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 172 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa Bastián in Teguise, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 172 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa Bastián, Lanzarote

The current water temperature at Playa Bastián in Teguise, Lanzarote, is 24 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.1 millimetres
Current0.8 km/h
Wave height0.52 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR Playa Bastián (C)172 Meterpendingno datagood
EBAR Jablillo - El Pozo (D)292 Meterpendingno datagood
EBAR Playa de las Cucharas (E)858 Meterpendingno datagood
EBAR Las Caletas970 Meterpendingno datagood
EBAR Pretratamiento1.2 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood
EBAR Ensenada de las Caletas (A)1.7 Kilometerpendingno datagood
Central Diesel Punta Grande 12.3 Kilometerauthorisedno datagood
Central Diesel Punta Grande 22.4 Kilometerauthorisedno datagood

History

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

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 172 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 Lanzarote 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.