Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 9 September 2026

Calculated for today

Some concern today

Reason: discharge 405 metres away, authorised, slight contamination possible.

Playa de los Cristianos is situated in Arona on Tenerife. Approximately 300 metres long and 82 metres wide, it is larger than the average for Tenerife's bathing areas. The seabed consists of golden sand and the bathing area is partly open and partly sheltered. The official profile describes the sea conditions as calm. Sailing and canoeing are listed as activities.

Most recent official sample

E. coli	180	Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci	9	Limit 185
Official verdict	bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual class	excellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 9 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 23 September 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.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours	0.0 millimetres
Current	1.5 km/h
Wave height	0.76 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

168 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)

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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 415 Meter
Playa del Camisón 1.4 Kilometer same discharge at 1.1 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.

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. Data as of: 2026-09-14, 13:20

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