Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) in Pájara is an officially monitored EU bathing water with 2 sampling points. This page shows the official classifications and lab results next to today's UV, sea temperature, waves and wind.
The European Environment Agency classifies Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent every year since 2015.
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.
This bathing water has 2 official sampling points, and each one is classified on its own. The overall rating above uses the weakest point.
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 Matorral (Morro Jable) as «suitable for bathing», last updated on 28 Sep 2026. CITA checks this status three times a day.
The official bathing season with regular sampling runs here from 1 Feb 2026 to 30 Nov 2026. Outside the season there is no regular official sampling.
The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable). They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.
Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) 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 all year round.
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.
According to the Canary Islands health service, there is no bathing ban for Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) 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 30 km/h and a UV index of up to 6.7 (high). On site, the lifeguards' flags and the council's notices always apply.
The European Environment Agency classifies Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent every year since 2015. The latest official sample, taken on 28 Sep 2026 at sampling point PM1, showed 1 E. coli and 2 enterococci per 100 ml.
The marine model shows 23.1 °C for the sea off Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) today (as of 13 Oct 2026, 07:55). According to the model, waves reach up to 1.3 m today.
Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable) 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 all year round.
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.
The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable). 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.