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

Playa del Bollullo in La Orotava 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
5.8
moderate now 0.0
Sea temperature
24.4 °C
marine model off the coast
Waves now
1.0 m
up to 1.3 m today · moderate
Wind now
5 km/h
from E · gusts up to 43 km/h

The European Environment Agency classifies Playa del Bollullo as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent without a break since 2019.

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 izquierda (frente kiosco)
EU classification 2025excellent
Latest sample15 Sep 2026
E. coli9
Enterococci29
Official samples (Náyade)25
EU identifierES709M0262594

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 del Bollullo as «suitable for bathing», last updated on 15 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 del Bollullo. They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.

Playa del Bollullo is not on the 2026 list of Blue Flag beaches. That says nothing bad about the water: the council has to apply for the flag, and services and facilities are assessed as well.

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 del Bollullo today?

According to the Canary Islands health service, there is no bathing ban for Playa del Bollullo 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 16 km/h and a UV index of up to 5.8 (moderate). On site, the lifeguards' flags and the council's notices always apply.

How good is the water quality at Playa del Bollullo?

The European Environment Agency classifies Playa del Bollullo as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent without a break since 2019. The latest official sample, taken on 15 Sep 2026 at sampling point PM1, showed 9 E. coli and 29 enterococci per 100 ml.

How warm is the sea at Playa del Bollullo today?

The marine model shows 24.4 °C for the sea off Playa del Bollullo today (as of 13 Oct 2026, 07:55). According to the model, waves reach up to 1.3 m today.

Does Playa del Bollullo have a Blue Flag?

Playa del Bollullo is not on the 2026 list of Blue Flag beaches. That says nothing bad about the water: the council has to apply for the flag, and services and facilities are assessed as well.

Are there sewage discharges near Playa del Bollullo?

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 del Bollullo had bathing bans before?

The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa del Bollullo. 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.