Recent incidents and full history
Browse the incidents recorded at beaches and bathing areas across Tenerife. Explore closures, restrictions, contamination episodes and other recent incidents, or consult the full history by year. Older restrictions only appear in the recent incidents view if they remain officially active.
1 incident · 1 reopening update
| Location | Status | Description | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2026 | Realejos (Los) | Reopened | Los Realejos Town Council announced that Playa de El Socorro has reopened to bathing after new analyses confirmed the water quality, which the council described as "excellent". The beach had been closed on 23 September after routine checks detected a short-duration contamination episode with E. coli levels above the reference values. | |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Realejos (Los) | Closed | Bathing temporarily prohibited due to faecal contamination. Los Realejos council decreed a precautionary bathing ban on 23 September, after that morning's water-quality checks opened a short-duration contamination period. The prohibition remains in force, as a precaution, until Friday 25 September. No microbiological values have been published. |
Los Realejos Town Council announced that Playa de El Socorro has reopened to bathing after new analyses confirmed the water quality, which the council described as "excellent". The beach had been closed on 23 September after routine checks detected a short-duration contamination episode with E. coli levels above the reference values.
Bathing temporarily prohibited due to faecal contamination. Los Realejos council decreed a precautionary bathing ban on 23 September, after that morning's water-quality checks opened a short-duration contamination period. The prohibition remains in force, as a precaution, until Friday 25 September. No microbiological values have been published.
