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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa Grande (Blanca) 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: 249 metres away, pending

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

Playa Grande (Blanca) is situated in Tías on Lanzarote. At around 1,190 metres long and approximately 35 metres wide, it is one of the five longest bathing areas on Lanzarote. The seabed consists of white sand. Boat hire and diving are reported for this area.

Most recent official sample

E. coli12Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci2Limit 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 28 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 16 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa Grande (Blanca) in Tías, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 249 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa Grande (Blanca) in Tías, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 249 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa Grande (Blanca), Lanzarote

The current water temperature at Playa Grande (Blanca) in Tías, Lanzarote, is 23 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.4 km/h
Wave height0.56 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR Kontiki249 Meterpendingscreening and sievinggood
Piscina Hotel Los Fariones602 Meternot authorisedno datano data
EBAR Muellito882 Meterpendingno datano data
EBAR Varadero1.2 Kilometerpendingno datano data
EBAR Los Infantes1.3 Kilometernot authorisedno datano data
Emisario submarino Puerto del Carmen1.3 Kilometerauthorisedtertiary treatmentpoor
Vertido Playa Barranquillo1.8 Kilometernot authorisedno datapoor

History

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

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)

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.