LIVE 13.10.2026 07:55 (Canary time)
Water quality: excellent (EU classification 2025)no bathing ban today (Canary Islands health service)

Playa de Timijiraque in Valverde is an officially monitored EU bathing water with one sampling point. This page shows the official classifications and lab results next to today's UV, sea temperature, waves and wind.

UV index today
6.6
high now 0.0
Sea temperature
24.6 °C
marine model off the coast
Waves now
1.0 m
up to 1.3 m today · moderate
Wind now
23 km/h
from NE · gusts up to 58 km/h

The European Environment Agency classifies Playa de Timijiraque as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent every year since 2015.

2022excellent
2023excellent
2024excellent
2025excellent

The 2025 classification is based on all official samples from the 2022 to 2025 bathing seasons. Two gut bacteria are measured, Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci: on the coast, «excellent» means that 95 per cent of the results are below 250 E. coli and below 100 enterococci per 100 millilitres.

Sampling point PM1

CENTRO
EU classification 2025excellent
Latest sample21 Sep 2026
E. coli2
Enterococci9
Water at sampling24 °C
Official samples (Náyade)36
EU identifierES703M0481895

For context: to be rated «excellent» on the coast, 95 per cent of samples must be below 250 E. coli and below 100 enterococci per 100 ml; for «good» the limits are 500 and 200. Single values above these limits are marked amber (above «excellent») or red (above «good»); the health service decides on bathing bans.

The Canary Islands health service (Servicio Canario de la Salud) currently lists Playa de Timijiraque as «suitable for bathing», last updated on 21 Sep 2026. CITA checks this status three times a day.

The official bathing season with regular sampling runs here from 1 Jun 2026 to 15 Oct 2026. Outside the season there is no regular official sampling.

The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa de Timijiraque. They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.

Playa de Timijiraque flies the Blue Flag (Bandera Azul) in the 2026 season. The environmental foundation ADEAC awards it each year only to beaches with excellent water quality, lifeguards, environmental information and services. According to the international Blue Flag register, the award applies here from 1 July to 31 December.

The official register (Censo de vertidos 2025) lists no active discharge point within two kilometres. The register covers permitted and unpermitted discharges from land into the sea.

Blue: the official sampling points of this bathing water. The register lists no active discharge point within two kilometres.

Can you swim at Playa de Timijiraque today?

According to the Canary Islands health service, there is no bathing ban for Playa de Timijiraque today (checked on 13 Oct 2026). The water quality is excellent according to the 2025 EU classification. The weather model expects waves of up to 1.3 m today (moderate), wind of up to 25 km/h and a UV index of up to 6.6 (high). On site, the lifeguards' flags and the council's notices always apply.

How good is the water quality at Playa de Timijiraque?

The European Environment Agency classifies Playa de Timijiraque as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent every year since 2015. The latest official sample, taken on 21 Sep 2026 at sampling point PM1, showed 2 E. coli and 9 enterococci per 100 ml.

How warm is the sea at Playa de Timijiraque today?

The marine model shows 24.6 °C for the sea off Playa de Timijiraque today (as of 13 Oct 2026, 07:55). According to the model, waves reach up to 1.3 m today.

Does Playa de Timijiraque have a Blue Flag?

Playa de Timijiraque flies the Blue Flag (Bandera Azul) in the 2026 season. The environmental foundation ADEAC awards it each year only to beaches with excellent water quality, lifeguards, environmental information and services. According to the international Blue Flag register, the award applies here from 1 July to 31 December.

Are there sewage discharges near Playa de Timijiraque?

The official register (Censo de vertidos 2025) lists no active discharge point within two kilometres. The register covers permitted and unpermitted discharges from land into the sea.

Has Playa de Timijiraque had bathing bans before?

The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa de Timijiraque. They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.

We check the official data daily and the weather values three times a day (07:15, 13:15 and 19:15 Canary time). We use only official or open sources; where a value is missing, the page says so.