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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de la Concha today

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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 21 September 2026

Our calculation

Some concern today

Reason: waste water discharge 426 metres away, not authorised, 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 de la Concha is situated in Arrecife on Lanzarote. The beach consists of fine golden sand. The local council reports that it has a beach promenade, an access road and a footpath. Measuring approximately 250 metres in length and around 80 metres in width, the beach is smaller than the average for Lanzarote's bathing areas.

Most recent official sample

E. coli2Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci29Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 21 September 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 14 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 5 October 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de la Concha in Arrecife, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 162 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de la Concha in Arrecife, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 162 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de la Concha, Lanzarote

The current water temperature at Playa de la Concha in Arrecife, Lanzarote, is 24 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current1.5 km/h
Wave height0.48 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR La Concha162 Meternot authorisedno datano data
EBAR Los Robles - Los Roques426 Meternot authorisedno datagood
EBAR El Cable973 Meternot authorisedno datagood
EBAR Mesana1.2 Kilometernot authorisedno datano data
Aliviadero de saneamiento zona Cabildo1.8 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood
EBAR Portugal y EBAR Las Buganvillas2.1 Kilometernot authorisedscreening and sievinggood
Pluviales Aeropuerto de Lanzarote2.6 Kilometerauthorisedno datano data
EBAR Casino2.9 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood

History

36 samples since 22 May 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 162 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:

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.