Water quality: excellent (EU classification 2025)no bathing ban today (Canary Islands health service)
Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral in San Bartolomé de Tirajana 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.
Official Water Quality
The European Environment Agency classifies Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent without a break since 2018.
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.
This bathing water has 2 official sampling points, and each one is classified on its own. The overall rating above uses the weakest point.
Sampling point PM1
PISCINA NATURAL GRANDE
EU classification 2025excellent
Latest sample21 Sep 2026
E. coli2
Enterococci2
Water at sampling24 °C
Official samples (Náyade)37
EU identifierES705M0192573
Sampling point PM2
PISCINA NATURAL PEQUEÑA
EU classification 2025excellent
Latest sample21 Sep 2026
E. coli14
Enterococci23
Water at sampling24 °C
Official samples (Náyade)36
EU identifierES705M0192574
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.
Bathing Bans
The Canary Islands health service (Servicio Canario de la Salud) currently lists Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral 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 y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral. They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.
Blue Flag
Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral 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.
Discharges Nearby
In the official register of discharges into the sea (Censo de vertidos 2025, Government of the Canary Islands), the nearest active discharge point is 1.0 km from the beach: «Emisario Submarino de Castillo I», a submarine outfall carrying urban wastewater. Its status in the register: permitted. A discharge point nearby does not automatically mean polluted bathing water. What counts for bathing quality are the official lab samples.
Map
Blue: the official sampling points of this bathing water. Red, amber and grey: active discharge points within two kilometres (no permit, permit pending, permitted).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you swim at Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral today?
According to the Canary Islands health service, there is no bathing ban for Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral 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 0.9 m today (slight), wind of up to 33 km/h and a UV index of up to 6.7 (high). On site, the lifeguards' flags and the council's notices always apply.
How good is the water quality at Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral?
The European Environment Agency classifies Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral as «excellent» for the 2025 bathing season. It has been rated excellent without a break since 2018. The latest official sample, taken on 21 Sep 2026 at sampling point PM1, showed 2 E. coli and 2 enterococci per 100 ml.
How warm is the sea at Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral today?
The marine model shows 24.5 °C for the sea off Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral today (as of 13 Oct 2026, 07:55). According to the model, waves reach up to 0.9 m today.
Does Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral have a Blue Flag?
Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral 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 y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral?
In the official register of discharges into the sea (Censo de vertidos 2025, Government of the Canary Islands), the nearest active discharge point is 1.0 km from the beach: «Emisario Submarino de Castillo I», a submarine outfall carrying urban wastewater. Its status in the register: permitted. A discharge point nearby does not automatically mean polluted bathing water. What counts for bathing quality are the official lab samples.
Has Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral had bathing bans before?
The official data since 2023 show no bathing ban or closure for Playa y Piscinas Naturales de Castillo del Romeral. They are based on the incidents that Náyade and the Canary Islands health service report for each sampling point.
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Sources
- European Environment Agency (EEA): bathing water quality under the EU Bathing Water Directive, seasons 2015–2025, retrieved on 12 Oct 2026
- Servicio Canario de la Salud (Government of the Canary Islands): Mapa sanitario de playas, status and latest samples, retrieved on 13 Oct 2026
- Spanish Ministry of Health, Náyade: samples and bathing bans, retrieved on 13 Oct 2026
- ADEAC: Bandera Azul 2026, list of awarded beaches (published on 5 May 2026)
- Government of the Canary Islands: Censo de vertidos desde tierra al mar, 2025 update (opendata.sitcan.es)
- Open-Meteo: weather models and marine model, as of 13.10.2026 07:55. Model values, not an official bathing warning
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.