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Wednesday, 23. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de Guasimeta today

Data as of: 2026-09-23, 22:48

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 8 September 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 399 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa de Guasimeta is situated in San Bartolomé on Lanzarote. The beach consists of fine white sand. At approximately 1,400 metres long and around 90 metres wide, it is one of the five longest beaches on Lanzarote. Kayaking and windsurfing are reported for this area.

Most recent official sample

E. coli29Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci5Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 8 September 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 6 October 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Guasimeta in San Bartolomé, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 399 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Guasimeta in San Bartolomé, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 399 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.6 km/h
Wave height0.62 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR Mesana399 Meternot authorisedno datano data
Pluviales Aeropuerto de Lanzarote1.1 Kilometerauthorisedno datano data
EBAR Los Robles - Los Roques1.1 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood
EBAR La Concha1.7 Kilometernot authorisedno datano data
EBAR El Cable2.5 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood

History

50 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 399 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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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:

The register also records a bathing ban at Playa del Reducto.

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.