Data as of: 2026-10-29, 23:48

Officially measured

Pendiente Valoración por Administración Sanitaria

Most recent sample: 26 October 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 865 metres away, pending

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

Playa de los Cristianos is situated in Arona on Tenerife. It has golden sand and the bathing area is partly open and partly sheltered. Measuring approximately 300 metres in length and 82 metres in width, the beach is larger than the average bathing area on Tenerife. Sailing and canoeing are also reported in this area.

Most recent official sample

E. coli	220	Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci	42	Limit 185
Official verdict	Pendiente Valoración por Administración Sanitaria
Annual class	excellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 26 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 9 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de los Cristianos in Arona, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 405 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de los Cristianos, Tenerife

The current water temperature at Playa de los Cristianos in Arona, Tenerife, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours	0.0 millimetres
Current	0.5 km/h
Wave height	0.92 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearby	Distance	Official verdict	Treatment	Condition of the pipe
Aliviadero EBAR El Puerto	405 Meter	authorised	screening only	good
Aliviadero Colector Costamar	865 Meter	pending	screening only	good
Aliviadero EBAR Costamar	883 Meter	pending	screening only	no data
Aliviadero EBAR El Camisón	1.2 Kilometer	authorised	screening only	good
EBAR Salinas	1.7 Kilometer	pending	no data	good
Hotel Villa Cortés	2.0 Kilometer	authorised	no data	good
Aliviadero EBAR Playa de Troya	2.2 Kilometer	authorised	screening only	good
Aliviadero EBAR Barranco de Troya	2.4 Kilometer	authorised	screening only	poor

History

173 samples since 23 January 2023, none of them with a ban or warning. One individual reading was above the statutory limit.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 405 metres away.

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:

Playa de las Vistas 568 Meter same discharge at 1.4 Kilometer
Playa del Camisón 1.4 Kilometer
Playa de Troya I (Américas I) 2.4 Kilometer bathing ban in the register

The register also records a bathing ban at Playa del Bobo.

Weather in Los Cristianos: current forecast, water temperature and UV index

All bathing zones on Tenerife To the map of all Canary Islands

Waste water news from the 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.

How the rating is calculated