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Sunday, 13. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de Ajabo today

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Last sample: 7 September 2026

Calculated for today

No signal today

Reason: discharge 225 m away, pending

225 metres away, Aliviadero EBAR Callao Salvaje 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 bad (Malo).

Official sample

E. coli29Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci29Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

This sample was taken on 7 September 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, the next sample was expected on 28 September 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Ajabo in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 225 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Ajabo in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 225 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 mm
Current1.5 km/h
Wave height0.76 m

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Aliviadero EBAR Callao Salvaje225 mpendingscreening onlybad
Piscinas Privilege764 mnot authorisedno datano data
Emisario Submarino de Sueño Azul1.2 kmauthorisedscreening onlypoor

Treatment plants without a biological stage nearby

PlantPopulation equivalentsDistance
ETAR de Sueño Azul14,1911.2 km

History

58 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 225 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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Beaches nearby

  • Playa de la Enramada 4.4 km
  • Playa del Duque 5.2 km
  • Playa de Fañabé 6.3 km

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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