Residents and tourists can swim safely at beaches across Andalucia after health officials confirmed the region’s coastal waters are meeting all required quality standards.

The Junta de Andalucia said tests carried out during the second half of July found that all beaches were fit for bathing, with earlier pollution incidents now fully resolved.

Temporary swimming advisories had been issued at Pedregalejo and El Palo in Malaga, El Cable-Río Real and Los Monteros in Marbella, Zahara de los Atunes in Cadiz, and Costacabana in Almeria following short-lived microbiological contamination.

However, the regional government confirmed all of those beaches have since returned to normal and are once again safe for swimmers.

The only bathing area that remains closed is La Colada reservoir in El Viso (Cordoba), where swimming is still prohibited due to the presence of cyanobacteria.

As part of its summer monitoring programme, the Junta analysed water samples from 389 sampling points across 304 bathing areas, including 278 coastal beaches and 26 inland swimming spots.

The testing looked for microbiological contamination as well as water clarity, colour, oils, persistent foam, floating debris and other pollutants that could pose a health risk.

According to the report, all samples met the required health standards and confirmed the waters are suitable for bathing.

In Malaga province alone, officials carried out 107 tests across 99 sampling points covering 87 bathing areas in 14 municipalities.

The Junta publishes updated water quality reports every two weeks throughout the bathing season, which runs until September 30.