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Best beaches in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

We rank 248 beaches using the objective information available: historical water tests, facilities, accessibility, lifeguards, Blue Flag status and beach characteristics. Popularity in public polls is only a secondary signal.

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Playa Bajamar 1 Breña Alta · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Bajamar

Sand · 400 m 26 °C · Cloudy ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Charco Verde 2 Los Llanos de Aridane · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Charco Verde

Sand · 271 m 27 °C · overcast with light rain ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Las Vistas 3 Arona · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Las Vistas

Sand · 850 m 22 °C · overcast with light rain ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Torviscas 4 Adeje · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Torviscas

Sand · 290 m 24 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa El Puerto de Tazacorte 5 Tazacorte · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa El Puerto de Tazacorte

Sand / Gravel · 410 m 28 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa San Juan 6 Guía de Isora · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa San Juan

Sand · 360 m 22 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa San Marcos 7 Icod de los Vinos · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa San Marcos

Sand · 160 m 23 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa El Duque 8 Adeje · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa El Duque

Sand · 390 m 24 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Puerto Naos 9 Los Llanos de Aridane · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Puerto Naos

Sand / Gravel · 510 m 27 °C · overcast with light rain ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa La Restinga 10 El Pinar de El Hierro · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa La Restinga

Sand / Gravel · 50 m 26 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details Playa El Socorro 11 Los Realejos · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa El Socorro

Sand · 400 m 22 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details Playa Santa Cruz de La Palma 12 Santa Cruz de la Palma · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Santa Cruz de La Palma

Sand / Cobbles · 1,230 m 27 °C · Partly cloudy ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details Playa Jardin 13 Puerto de la Cruz · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Jardin

Sand · 250 m 24 °C · overcast with light rain Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Los Cancajos 14 Breña Baja · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Los Cancajos

Sand / Rock · 624 m 25 °C · Partly cloudy ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details Playa La Arena 15 Santiago del Teide · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa La Arena

Sand · 140 m 19 °C · overcast with light rain Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Santiago 16 Alajeró · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Santiago

Sand / Gravel · 1,000 m 23 °C · Overcast ★ Blue Flag Excellent water quality Very high coverageView details Playa Fañabé 17 Adeje · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Fañabé

Sand · 600 m 24 °C · Overcast Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details Playa Las Teresitas 18 Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Playa Las Teresitas

Sand · 1,300 m 29 °C · Overcast Excellent water quality Accessible Very high coverageView details

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BeachAnnual water qualityBlue FlagAccessibleLifeguardsFacilities
Playa BajamarBreña AltaExcellentYesYesYes7 published
Playa Charco VerdeLos Llanos de AridaneExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa Las VistasAronaExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa TorviscasAdejeExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa El Puerto de TazacorteTazacorteExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa San JuanGuía de IsoraExcellentYesYesYes4 published
Playa San MarcosIcod de los VinosExcellentYesYesYes4 published
Playa El DuqueAdejeExcellentYesYesYes5 published
Playa Puerto NaosLos Llanos de AridaneExcellentYesYesUnknown6 published
Playa La RestingaEl Pinar de El HierroExcellentYesUnknownYes6 published
Playa El SocorroLos RealejosExcellentYesUnknownYes5 published
Playa Santa Cruz de La PalmaSanta Cruz de la PalmaExcellentYesUnknownYes5 published
Playa JardinPuerto de la CruzExcellentUnknownYesYes8 published
Playa Los CancajosBreña BajaExcellentYesUnknownYes4 published
Playa La ArenaSantiago del TeideExcellentUnknownYesYes6 published
Playa SantiagoAlajeróExcellentYesUnknownUnknown6 published
Playa FañabéAdejeExcellentUnknownYesYes6 published
Playa Las TeresitasSanta Cruz de TenerifeExcellentUnknownYesYes5 published

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Historical water quality contributes up to 25 points; facilities 20; Blue Flag 15; accessibility 15; the detail of the physical profile 15; and lifeguards and first aid 10. Popularity can contribute up to 30 points when an identified, dated public poll is available: first place receives 30, last place 5 and intermediate positions a proportional score. This signal never replaces the other criteria, and unknown fields are not treated as “no”.

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