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Sunday, 13. September 2026

Water quality at Playa de Torviscas today

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Last sample: 10 August 2026

Calculated for today

Weak signal today

Reason: discharge 341 m away, not authorised, slight contamination possible.

188 metres away, Aliviadero EBAR Torviscas discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. It does hold a permit. Before that, treatment is limited to screening and sieving. The register describes the condition of the pipe as good (Bueno).

Official sample

E. coli29Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci9Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

This sample was taken on 10 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, the next sample was expected on 31 August 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Torviscas in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 188 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Torviscas in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 188 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 mm
Current1.2 km/h
Wave height0.82 m

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Aliviadero EBAR Torviscas188 mauthorisedscreening onlygood
Piscinas Club Náutico Puerto Colón341 mnot authorisedno datano data
Hotel Jardín Tropical798 mauthorisedno datapoor
Aliviadero EBAR Pueblo Canario1.0 kmpendingscreening onlypoor
Emisario Submarino Adeje - Arona (Barranco de Troya)1.7 kmnot authorisedsecondary treatmentpoor
Aliviadero EBAR Barranco de Troya1.8 kmauthorisedscreening onlypoor
Emisario submarino Adeje-Arona2.2 kmauthorisedsecondary treatmentno data
Aliviadero EBAR Playa de Troya2.5 kmauthorisedscreening onlygood

History

55 samples since 23 January 2023, 0 of them with a ban or warning.

Why this page exists

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 188 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.

Official bathing water profile (PDF)

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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: 2026-09-13, 22:49