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Thursday, 29. October 2026

Water quality at Playa del Pris today

Data as of: 2026-10-29, 00:22

Officially measured

bathing permitted

Most recent sample: 21 September 2026

Our calculation

No signal today

Nearest waste water discharge: 975 metres away, not authorised

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

Playa del Pris is situated in Tacoronte on Tenerife. Its seabed consists of gravel, a feature listed in the Canary Islands' register for only two other bathing areas. Measuring approximately 80 metres in length and around 20 metres in width, it is only about half as long as the average bathing area on Tenerife. The official profile describes the sea conditions as rough.

Most recent official sample

E. coli100Limit 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 del Pris in Tacoronte, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 975 metres away.
Satellite image of Playa del Pris in Tacoronte, with the position of the nearest wastewater outfall 975 metres away. Map data: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Water temperature at Playa del Pris, Tenerife

The current water temperature at Playa del Pris in Tacoronte, Tenerife, is 24 degrees Celsius.

Conditions today

Rain over the past 48 hours0.0 millimetres
Current0.2 km/h
Wave height2.08 metres

Waste water discharges nearby

Waste water discharges nearbyDistanceOfficial verdictTreatmentCondition of the pipe
Edificios "Mar y Sol" y "El Roque"975 Meternot authorisedsecondary treatmentgood
Edificio "Playasol"1.0 Kilometernot authorisedsecondary treatmentno data

History

37 samples since 22 May 2023, one of them with a ban or warning. The longest ban began on 15 September 2025. The zone was not cleared again until the sample of 25 May 2026, 252 days later. Within that period, 252 consecutive days passed without a single sample.

This page exists because the official archive for this zone holds one bathing ban.

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. Whether it 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.