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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de Puertito de Güimar (La Charcada-Muelle) today

Data as of: 2026-10-29, 00:48

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 21 September 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 978 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa de Puertito de Güímar, La Charcada-Muelle, is situated in Güímar on Tenerife. The seabed consists of gravel and dark sand. The local council reports that the beach has wheelchair access and a promenade. At around 100 metres long and approximately 30 metres wide, the beach is only about half as long as the average bathing area on Tenerife.

Most recent official sample

E. coli9Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci29Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 21 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 5 October 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Puertito de Güimar (La Charcada-Muelle) in Güímar, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 151 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Puertito de Güimar (La Charcada-Muelle) in Güímar, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 151 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de Puertito de Güimar (La Charcada-Muelle), Tenerife

The current water temperature at Playa de Puertito de Güimar (La Charcada-Muelle) in Güímar, Tenerife, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.9 km/h
Wave height0.42 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Plaza del Puertito de Güímar151 Meternot authorisedno datapoor
EBAR Edelmira Pérez Campos317 Meternot authorisedscreening onlygood
Club Náutico Puertito Güímar978 Meternot authorisedno datagood
Conducción de Desagüe Puertito de Güímar1.1 Kilometerauthorisedscreening onlybad
Saneamiento de Punta Prieta2.9 Kilometernot authorisedno databad

Treatment plants without a biological stage nearby

PlantPopulation equivalentsDistance
ETAR de Los Tarajales10,8751.3 Kilometer

History

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

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 151 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

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:

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.