Playa El Cabezo · Paseo de las Palmeras1
Güímar · East
Latest test
22 Sept 2026 · 45 days ago
Microbiology
E. coli 9 · Ent. 2
Latest official status
OpenAnnual quality
ExcellentMunicipality
Water quality in Güímar
MiCharco brings together official measurements, classifications and recorded incidents for the 2 bathing zones of Güímar, Tenerife. All data comes from official sources, with a direct link to each original source.
- Bathing areas
- 2
- With an active situation
- 0
- Last updated
- 1 Nov 2026
In addition, there are 8 recorded public actions related to sanitation, wastewater treatment and coastal infrastructure in Güímar. See what's being done
Bathing zones in Güímar
View on the map2 monitored bathing zones
| Latest official status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Güímar · East | Moderate86 | Open | 22 Sept 2026 45 days ago | E. coli9 Ent.2 | Excellent | 198 mUnauthorised |
Güímar · East | Poor78 | Open | 21 Sept 2026 46 days ago | E. coli9 Ent.29 | Good | 91 mUnauthorised |
Moderate86
Playa Puertito de Güimar · La Charcada · Muelle1
Güímar · East
Latest test
21 Sept 2026 · 46 days ago
Microbiology
E. coli 9 · Ent. 29
Latest official status
OpenAnnual quality
GoodRecorded incidents in Güímar
See all incidents| Location | Status | Description | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Reopened | Bathing reopened after the latest analyses confirmed that the water was again suitable for bathing following the short-term contamination episode. | ||
| 11 Sept 2026 | Closed | Temporary bathing prohibition after sanitary monitoring found 410 CFU/100 ml of intestinal enterococci in the sample taken on 9 September. |
Reopened
Bathing reopened after the latest analyses confirmed that the water was again suitable for bathing following the short-term contamination episode.
Closed
Temporary bathing prohibition after sanitary monitoring found 410 CFU/100 ml of intestinal enterococci in the sample taken on 9 September.
Projects & updates in Güímar
See all actionsProsecutors seek prison sentences over discharges from the Valle de Guimar industrial estate
According to the published reports, in August 2026 the public prosecutor filed charges against four mayors and former mayors over discharges from the Valle de Güímar industrial estate: Carmen Luisa Castro (mayor of Güímar), María Concepción Brito (mayor of Candelaria), José Gumersindo García Trujillo (former mayor of Candelaria) and José Juan Lemes Expósito (former mayor of Arafo). The alleged offences are dereliction of duty by omission and an environmental offence, with four years in prison and thirteen years of disqualification sought. The trial is set for 8 February 2027 at the Provincial Court. These are charges awaiting trial, not proven facts. No specific beach is identified and no official closure order is linked to these proceedings.
Date
26 Aug 2026
Type
Under investigation
MONITORING / ENFORCEMENT
Where
Valle de Güímar industrial estate · Güímar · Candelaria · Arafo · Tenerife
Who
Environmental Prosecutor's Office of Santa Cruz de TenerifeOrganiser
Güímar Town CouncilAuthority addressed
Candelaria Town CouncilAuthority addressed
Six major projects to reduce wastewater discharges in Tenerife
The Cabildo is advancing six major hydraulic projects across Tenerife as part of a sanitation and wastewater treatment programme aimed at improving wastewater treatment, reducing discharges into the sea and increasing the reuse of treated water.
Date
2 Jul 2025
Type
In progress
SANITATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
Where
Tenerife · Granadilla de Abona · Guía de Isora · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · San Cristóbal de La Laguna · Rosario (El) · Puerto de la Cruz · Orotava (La) · Realejos (Los) · Arafo · Güímar · Candelaria
Who
Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)Public institutions
ACUAES (Aguas de las Cuencas de España)Public institutions
Tenerife Island Water CouncilPublic institutions
Source
€33.6 million approved for six major hydraulic projects
The Cabildo approved €33.6 million to advance six major hydraulic infrastructure projects across Tenerife, including sanitation measures intended to reduce wastewater discharges.
This infrastructure action does not in itself imply any change in current bathing-water quality.
Date
2 Jul 2025
Type
In progress
SANITATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
Where
Granadilla de Abona · Guía de Isora · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · San Cristóbal de La Laguna · Rosario (El) · Puerto de la Cruz · Orotava (La) · Realejos (Los) · Arafo · Güímar · Candelaria · Tenerife
Who
Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)Public institutions
ACUAES (Aguas de las Cuencas de España)Public institutions
Tenerife Island Water CouncilPublic institutions
Source
More than €40 million invested in Valle de Güímar sanitation
More than €40 million was being invested in sanitation and wastewater treatment across the Valle de Güímar, including the regional treatment plant, pumping systems and municipal sewer infrastructure.
This infrastructure action does not in itself imply any change in current bathing-water quality.
Investment: Más de / More than
Date
1 Apr 2025
Type
In progress
SANITATIONTREATMENT
Where
Güímar, Candelaria and Arafo · Güímar · Candelaria · Arafo · Tenerife
Who
Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)Public institutions
Tenerife Island Water CouncilPublic institutions
Source
Valle de Güímar industrial wastewater plant enters operation
The industrial wastewater treatment facility in Valle de Güímar entered operation at approximately 1,000 cubic metres per day, with capacity for later expansion.
This infrastructure action does not in itself imply any change in current bathing-water quality.
Date
23 Feb 2025
Type
Completed
TREATMENTSANITATION
Where
Valle de Güímar industrial area · Güímar · Tenerife
Who
Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)Public institutions
Tenerife Island Water CouncilPublic institutions
Source
Key Valle de Güímar wastewater infrastructure completed
CIATF reported completion during this programme period of major Valle de Güímar infrastructure including Phase I of the regional wastewater treatment plant, the industrial treatment facility and the Arafo–Güímar TF-525 wastewater collector.
This infrastructure action does not in itself imply any change in current bathing-water quality.
Date
2023
Type
Completed
TREATMENTSANITATION
Where
Güímar, Arafo and Candelaria · Güímar · Arafo · Candelaria · Tenerife
Who
Tenerife Island Water CouncilPublic institutions
Rehabilitation of Güímar wastewater pumping station awarded
The Cabildo awarded the rehabilitation of the Güímar wastewater pumping station. The project was intended to bring the previously unused facility back into service and convey wastewater towards treatment infrastructure.
This infrastructure action does not in itself imply any change in current bathing-water quality.
Date
17 Nov 2022
Type
Contract awarded
SANITATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
Where
Güímar · Tenerife
Who
Cabildo de Tenerife (island council)Public institutions
Source
CJEU imposes financial penalties on Spain for failing to fully comply with an earlier wastewater judgment
Following an earlier 2011 judgment, the Court of Justice imposed on Spain a lump sum of EUR 12 million and a penalty payment of EUR 10 950 000 for each six-month period of delay, with the effective amount reduced as compliance progressed. Tenerife was among the territories affected by the procedure, including the Valle de Güímar agglomeration.
The penalty was imposed on Spain, not on Tenerife or on any specific island council. The later sharing of those costs between administrations was settled in a separate procedure, whose official documentation is also linked. None of this describes the situation at a particular beach.
Date
25 Jul 2018
Type
Financial penalty
EU COMPLIANCE
Where
Spain
Who
European Union – Court of Justice of the European UnionPublic institutions