Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 11 August 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Reason: discharge 249 m away, pending
249 metres away, EBAR Kontiki discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. According to the register the permit is still pending. Before that, treatment is limited to screening and sieving. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).
Official sample
| E. coli | 9 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAR Kontiki | 249 m | pending | screening and sieving | good |
| Piscina Hotel Los Fariones | 602 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| EBAR Muellito | 882 m | pending | no data | no data |
| EBAR Varadero | 1.2 km | pending | no data | no data |
| EBAR Los Infantes | 1.3 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Emisario submarino Puerto del Carmen | 1.3 km | authorised | tertiary treatment | poor |
| Vertido Playa Barranquillo | 1.8 km | not authorised | no data | poor |
History
96 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 249 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.
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. Data as of: 2026-09-13, 22:49