Officially measured
bathing permitted
Most recent sample: 7 September 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Nearest discharge: 1770 metres away, authorised
Playa de las Teresitas is situated in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife. At approximately 1,260 metres long and around 70 metres wide, it is the longest bathing area on Tenerife. The seabed consists of golden sand. The bathing area is exposed to the swell. However, the official profile describes the sea conditions as calm.
Most recent official sample
| E. coli | 9 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 29 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (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 20 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 27 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 millimetres |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.00 metres |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conducción de desagüe de San Andrés | 1.8 Kilometer | authorised | screening and sieving | good |
Treatment plants without a biological stage nearby
| Plant | Population equivalents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ETBAR de San Andrés | 4,855 | 1.4 Kilometer |
History
239 samples since 23 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning.
This page exists because a treatment plant without biological treatment discharges into the sea nearby and a single reading in this zone archive has exceeded the limit before.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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Beaches nearby
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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: 2026-09-14, 11:59