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Saturday, 19. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de la Jaquita today

Data as of: 2026-09-19, 11:48

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 7 September 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 973 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa de la Jaquita is situated in Granadilla de Abona on Tenerife. The beach consists of golden sand and the bathing area is partly open and partly sheltered. Windsurfing, football and volleyball are reported in this area. The beach is approximately 250 metres long and about 15 metres wide, which is roughly in line with the average size of a bathing area on Tenerife.

Most recent official sample

E. coli9Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci4Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 7 September 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 14 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 21 September 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de la Jaquita in Granadilla de Abona, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 660 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de la Jaquita in Granadilla de Abona, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 660 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.6 km/h
Wave height0.78 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
EBAR Beach I660 Meternot authorisedno datapoor
Emisario Submarino de La Batata - Ensenada Pelada916 Meterpendingscreening and sievingbad
Emisario submarino El Médano973 Meternot authorisedno databad
EBAR Los Balos1.5 Kilometernot authorisedno datapoor

Treatment plants without a biological stage nearby

PlantPopulation equivalentsDistance
ETAR de Ensenada Pelada29,074912 Meter

History

36 samples since 22 May 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a treatment plant without biological treatment discharges into the sea nearby. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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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:

  • Playa del Cabezo 553 Meter same discharge at 457 Meter
  • Playa de El Médano-Chica 870 Meter same discharge at 458 Meter
  • Playa de El Médano 987 Meter same discharge at 605 Meter

All bathing zones on Tenerife 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.