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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de los Charcos today

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

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 1787 metres away, pending

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

Playa de los Charcos is situated in Teguise on Lanzarote. The seabed consists of white sand. Surfing and boat hire are reported in this area. Measuring approximately 450 metres in length and around 20 metres in width, the beach is larger than the average for Lanzarote's bathing areas.

Most recent official sample

E. coli9Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci61Limit 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 21 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 9 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de los Charcos in Teguise, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 776 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de los Charcos in Teguise, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 776 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de los Charcos, Lanzarote

The current water temperature at Playa de los Charcos in Teguise, Lanzarote, is 24 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.1 millimetres
Current0.8 km/h
Wave height0.60 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR Playa de las Cucharas (E)776 Meterpendingno datagood
EBAR Jablillo - El Pozo (D)1.4 Kilometerpendingno datagood
EBAR Playa Bastián (C)1.8 Kilometerpendingno datagood
EBAR Las Caletas2.6 Kilometerpendingno datagood
EBAR Pretratamiento2.8 Kilometernot authorisedno datagood

History

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

This page exists because this beach is searched for frequently. The official data show nothing unusual here.

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.