Officially measured
bathing temporarily prohibited
Last sample: 7 September 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 413 m away, pending, slight contamination possible.
At a distance of 310 metres lies the discharge point Central Diesel Punta Grande 1, carrying industrial waste water. It does hold a permit. No treatment stage is documented for it. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).
Official sample
| E. coli | 130 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 330 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing temporarily prohibited (Zona donde queda prohibido el baño temporalmente) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 7 September 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 28 days, the next sample was expected on 5 October 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 0.62 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Diesel Punta Grande 1 | 310 m | authorised | no data | good |
| EBAR Ensenada de las Caletas (A) | 413 m | pending | no data | good |
| Central Diesel Punta Grande 2 | 482 m | authorised | no data | good |
| Desaladoras Lanzarote III, IV y V | 756 m | authorised | no data | good |
| EBAR Pretratamiento | 920 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Vertidos de DISA | 1.0 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Aliviadero del E.S. Harinas del Mar | 1.1 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Emisario Submarino Harinas del Mar | 1.1 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
History
50 samples since 23 January 2023, 1 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 310 metres away and water quality here has been officially objected to once before.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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Beaches nearby
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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. Data as of: 2026-09-13, 22:49