Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 24 August 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 87 m away, pending, slight contamination possible.
87 metres away, EBAR Playa de La Arena discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. According to the register the permit is still pending. No treatment stage is documented for it. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).
Official sample
| E. coli | 30 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 70 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 24 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, the next sample was expected on 14 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.2 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.8 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.04 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBAR Playa de La Arena | 87 m | pending | no data | good |
| Piscina Casa del Mar | 210 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Piscinas Apartamentos Europa | 435 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Conducción de Desagüe del Charco de los Chochos | 856 m | pending | screening and sieving | bad |
| Conducción de Desagüe de Puerto Santiago | 893 m | not authorised | screening only | bad |
| Emisario Submarino de Punta Blanca | 1.3 km | not authorised | screening only | bad |
| Aliviadero EBAR Punta Blanca | 1.3 km | not authorised | screening and sieving | poor |
| Aliviadero EBAR Isla Cangrejo | 1.4 km | pending | no data | poor |
Treatment plants without a biological stage nearby
| Plant | Population equivalents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ETAR de Puerto de Santiago | 11,487 | 818 m |
| ETAR de Punta Blanca | 2,769 | 1.5 km |
| ETAR de Los Gigantes | 2,462 | 2.2 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 87 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, 23:48