Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 11 August 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Reason: discharge 182 m away, authorised
182 metres away, Emisario submarino Puerto del Carmen discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. It does hold a permit. The register describes the condition of the pipe as poor (Precario).
Official sample
| E. coli | 9 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 9 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 11 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 28 days, the next sample was expected on 8 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 0.54 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emisario submarino Puerto del Carmen | 182 m | authorised | tertiary treatment | poor |
| Vertido Playa Barranquillo | 683 m | not authorised | no data | poor |
| EBAR Kontiki | 1.4 km | pending | screening and sieving | good |
| Piscina Hotel Los Fariones | 1.7 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| EBAR Muellito | 2.0 km | pending | no data | no data |
| EBAR Varadero | 2.3 km | pending | no data | no data |
| EBAR Los Infantes | 2.4 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
History
49 samples since 23 January 2023, 0 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 182 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.
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