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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de la Pinta (San Eugenio) today

Data as of: 2026-10-29, 00:44

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

Some concern today

Reason: waste water discharge 164 metres away, not authorised, slight contamination possible. Please observe any signage on site.

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

Playa de la Pinta in San Eugenio is situated in Adeje on Tenerife. The seabed is sandy, and the Canary Islands register lists only one other bathing area with this characteristic. The bathing area is partly exposed and partly sheltered. Measuring approximately 197 metres in length and around 43 metres in width, the beach is smaller than the average for Tenerife's bathing areas.

Most recent official sample

E. coli50Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci8Limit 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 14 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 2 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de la Pinta (San Eugenio) in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 164 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de la Pinta (San Eugenio) in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 164 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de la Pinta (San Eugenio), Tenerife

The current water temperature at Playa de la Pinta (San Eugenio) in Adeje, Tenerife, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.9 km/h
Wave height1.12 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Piscinas Club Náutico Puerto Colón164 Meternot authorisedno datano data
Aliviadero EBAR Torviscas180 Meterauthorisedscreening onlygood
Hotel Jardín Tropical520 Meterauthorisedno datapoor
Aliviadero EBAR Pueblo Canario755 Meterpendingscreening onlypoor
Emisario Submarino Adeje - Arona (Barranco de Troya)1.5 Kilometernot authorisedsecondary treatmentpoor
Aliviadero EBAR Barranco de Troya1.5 Kilometerauthorisedscreening onlypoor
Emisario submarino Adeje-Arona2.0 Kilometerauthorisedsecondary treatmentno data
Aliviadero EBAR Playa de Troya2.2 Kilometerauthorisedscreening onlygood

History

70 samples since 23 January 2023, two of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 164 metres away and a bathing ban once stood here for weeks.

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 and where the register already holds a bathing ban. Whether a discharge reaches a stretch of coast depends on current and rainfall:

The register also records a bathing ban at Playa de Troya I (Américas I).

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.