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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa de Troya I (Américas I) today

Data as of: 2026-10-28, 23:48

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 19 October 2026

Our calculation

Some concern today

Reason: waste water discharge 123 metres away, authorised, slight contamination possible. Please observe any signage on site.

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

Playa de Troya I in Adeje, Tenerife, has dark sand and a bathing area that is partly open and partly sheltered. At approximately 206 metres long and around 44 metres wide, it is smaller than the average bathing area on Tenerife. The local council reports that it has wheelchair-accessible entry and a beach promenade.

Most recent official sample

E. coli9Limit 500
Intestinal enterococci2Limit 185
Official verdictbathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño)
Annual classexcellent (EXCELENTE)

The most recent sample was taken on 19 October 2026. For conditions today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, and by that rhythm the next sample is due on 9 November 2026.

Satellite image of Playa de Troya I (Américas I) in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 123 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa de Troya I (Américas I) in Adeje, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 123 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa de Troya I (Américas I), Tenerife

The current water temperature at Playa de Troya I (Américas I) in Adeje, Tenerife, is 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.9 km/h
Wave height1.12 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Aliviadero EBAR Barranco de Troya123 Meterauthorisedscreening onlypoor
Aliviadero EBAR Pueblo Canario653 Meterpendingscreening onlypoor
Emisario Submarino Adeje - Arona (Barranco de Troya)810 Meternot authorisedsecondary treatmentpoor
Hotel Jardín Tropical887 Meterauthorisedno datapoor
Aliviadero EBAR Playa de Troya934 Meterauthorisedscreening onlygood
Emisario submarino Adeje-Arona1.2 Kilometerauthorisedsecondary treatmentno data
Hotel Villa Cortés1.3 Kilometerauthorisedno datagood
Piscinas Club Náutico Puerto Colón1.4 Kilometernot authorisedno datano data

History

62 samples since 23 January 2023, one of them with a ban or warning.

This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 123 metres away and water quality here has been officially objected to once before.

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.