Playa de las Cucharas is in Teguise on Lanzarote.
Data as of: 2026-09-14, 15:48
Officially measured
bathing permitted
Most recent sample: 31 August 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Nearest discharge: 843 metres away, pending
The archive of this zone holds at least one sample above the legal limit.
Most recent official sample
| E. coli | 9 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 2 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
The most recent sample was taken on 31 August 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 21 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 millimetres |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.5 km/h |
| Wave height | 0.68 metres |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAR Playa de las Cucharas (E) | 200 Meter | pending | no data | good |
| EBAR Jablillo - El Pozo (D) | 843 Meter | pending | no data | good |
| EBAR Playa Bastián (C) | 1.2 Kilometer | pending | no data | good |
| EBAR Las Caletas | 2.0 Kilometer | pending | no data | good |
| EBAR Pretratamiento | 2.2 Kilometer | not authorised | no data | good |
| EBAR Ensenada de las Caletas (A) | 2.7 Kilometer | pending | no data | good |
History
58 samples since 23 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning. One individual reading was above the statutory limit.
This page exists because the measurement archive for this zone holds a value above the legal limit.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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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.