Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 7 September 2026
Calculated for today
Weak signal today
Reason: discharge 80 m away, not authorised, slight contamination possible.
80 metres away, Piscina Apartamentos Columbus discharges into the sea, the outflow of a sea water pool. The register lists no permit for it. No treatment stage is documented for it.
Official sample
| E. coli | 9 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 29 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 7 September 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 14 days, the next sample was expected on 21 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.4 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.34 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piscina Apartamentos Columbus | 80 m | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Piscina Edificio Altagay | 239 m | authorised | no data | no data |
| Aliviadero EDAR Punta del Hidalgo | 643 m | not authorised | screening only | no data |
| Emisario Submarino Punta del Hidalgo | 1.5 km | authorised | secondary treatment | good |
| Piscinas públicas de Bajamar | 1.5 km | not authorised | no data | good |
| Saneamiento Piscinas de Bajamar | 1.6 km | not authorised | no data | no data |
| Aliviadero emergencia EBAR Bajamar | 2.0 km | not authorised | screening only | no data |
| Emisario Submarino de Emergencia EBAR Bajamar | 2.0 km | authorised | screening only | poor |
History
36 samples since 22 May 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 80 metres away and water quality here has been officially objected to once before.
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, 23:48