Wreck
down to 17 m
HMS Maori
Shallow shore dive on a WWII British destroyer bombed in 1942, now an artificial reef with octopus, morays and sometimes seahorses.
- Open Water
- Cuttlefish
Malta, Gozo & Comino
Diving in Malta
39 documented dive sites, 6 of them for Open Water divers. Known for rays, barracuda and cuttlefish.
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Water
- 14–28 °C
- Levels
- Open Water, Advanced, Experienced, Technical
- Diving from
- Shore diving, Day boats
- Nearest airport
- MLA
When to go
Pick a month: the diving season, from published sources, and the typical weather.
Pick a month
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Malta, Gozo & Comino in October
Best season- Sea
- 25 °C
- at the surface
- Air
- 25 °C
- 20 °C at night
- Rain
- 50 mm
- one of the wettest months
- Wind
- 14 km/h
- on average
Typical weather, not a forecast: averages for 2021–2025 (air, rain, wind) and 2023–2025 (sea), data from Open-Meteo (ERA5 / Copernicus, Météo-France). Covers an area of roughly 10 to 25 km around the destination.
Best Apr–Oct; diveable year-round but winter is challenging (down to ~14 °C).
Dive sites in Malta, Gozo & Comino
From the easiest to the most demanding. Levels with a dashed outline are estimates we are still verifying.
Open Water friendly
usual dive down to 18 m6 sitesCavern
down to 30 m
L'Ahrax Point
Malta's northernmost point combines reef, swim-throughs and an inland sea cavern whose collapsed roof opens 10 m above the sea.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Reef
down to 30 m
Paradise Bay (Cirkewwa)
Boulder fields, swim-throughs and the Left (White) Arch at Cirkewwa, with groupers hanging around the boulders.
- Open Water
- Groupers
Cavern
down to 35 m
Qawra Point
An easy shore dive with the shallow Fra Ben cavern on the north side and a little arch at 18 m near the reef.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Reef
down to 25 m
St Paul's Reef
- Open Water
- Barracuda
For Advanced divers
usual dive down to 30 m20 sites
Inland Sea & Tunnel (Dwejra)
An 80 m tunnel leads from Dwejra's enclosed lagoon to the open sea, deepening from 3 m to 26 m at the seaward end.
- Advanced
- Rock formations
- Eagle rays
Cirkewwa Arch
A natural underwater archway, the remains of a collapsed cavern, with its top 12 m below the surface and 8 m above the seabed.
- Advanced
- Rock formations
- Groupers
Rozi
A 35 m tug scuttled in 1992, dived from the shore at Ċirkewwa about 130 m from the entry point.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Wall
down to 100 m
Middle Finger (Ras il-Ħobż)
A pinnacle rises from 40+ m to around 10 m off Gozo, visited by amberjacks, dentex and moray eels.
- Advanced
- Moray eels
Reqqa Point
A north Gozo shore dive with very good visibility and very large groupers, some over 1 m long.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Rays
Anchor Bay (Popeye Village)
- Advanced
- Cavern
- Octopus
Cavern
down to 50 m
Lantern Point
Off Comino's south-west tip, an L-shaped chimney drops from a 6 m plateau to 16 m beside a wall plunging to 50 m.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Wall
down to 37 m
Ta' Ċenċ
A steep sloping wall near Mġarr ix-Xini with a cave at 14 m that extends far in.
- Advanced
- Octopus
Wreck
down to 25 m
Tug 2
A 30 m tug scuttled off Sliema in 2013 where divers can swim through the wheelhouse and the engine room.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Cavern
down to 16 m
Crystal Lagoon / Alex's Cave
- Advanced
- Stingrays
For experienced divers
usual dive down to 40 m12 sites
MV Karwela
A 50 m passenger ferry scuttled in 2006 off Gozo, with three decks and a photogenic staircase lit by portholes.
- Experienced
- Wreck
Um El Faroud Wreck
Called the best recreational wreck dive in Malta, it sits upright off Wied iż-Żurrieq from 15 m at the funnel to 36 m at the propeller.
- Experienced
- Wreck
- Barracuda
Migra Ferha
Beneath the Dingli Cliffs, a wall dive with caves, caverns, overhangs and an archway, dropping beyond 60 m.
- Experienced
- Cavern
- Octopus
Ras ir-Raheb
A boat-only wall dive on Malta's west coast with a cave running from the surface down to about 25 m.
- Experienced
- Cavern
- Barracuda
Wreck
down to 42 m
Bristol Blenheim Bomber
- Experienced
Rock formations
down to 45 m
Double Arch (Xwejni)
Two natural arches stacked one above the other off Xwejni, where shoals of barracuda are often seen.
- Experienced
- Barracuda
Pinnacle
down to 50 m
Fessej Rock
- Experienced
- Tuna
Technical and specialty dives
1 siteMarine life
When the big encounters happen, month by month.
Reported here, season not documented yet:
- Rays
- Barracuda
- Cuttlefish
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus
- Scorpionfish
- Groupers
- Moray eels
- Sharks
- Dolphins
- Turtles
- Tuna
- Seahorses
Where is Malta, Gozo & Comino?
- Nearest airport
- MLA
- How people dive here
- Shore diving, Day boats
Somewhere quieter?
Malta, Gozo & Comino is one of the busiest dive hubs in the world. These destinations dive in a similar way and see far fewer divers: Crete, Finistère (Brest, Crozon & Glénan) and Mallorca.
See all alternatives to Malta, Gozo & Comino →Malta, Gozo & Comino: frequently asked questions
- When is the best time to dive Malta, Gozo & Comino?
- The best months to dive Malta, Gozo & Comino are Apr–Oct. Best Apr–Oct; diveable year-round but winter is challenging (down to ~14 °C).
- Is Malta, Gozo & Comino good for beginner divers?
- Yes, partly: 6 of the 39 dive sites we document are suited to Open Water divers, including HMS Maori, Elephant Rock (Santa Marija Tunnel) and L'Ahrax Point. The others need more experience or a higher certification.
- What is the water temperature in Malta, Gozo & Comino?
- The water is usually between 14 °C and 28 °C over the year.
- What marine life can you see in Malta, Gozo & Comino?
- Divers regularly see rays, barracuda, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, octopus and scorpionfish.
- How do you dive Malta, Gozo & Comino?
- The nearest airport is MLA. Ways to dive here: shore diving and day boats.
About this page
Seasons and marine life come from the sources below. Site levels and depths marked as estimated come from our original catalogue and are being checked one by one. Conditions change: always confirm with a local dive centre.
Your next dive is somewhere out there.
Find my next dive tripPhoto credits
- Cliffs of Dwejra Bay, Gozo, Felix König, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coral Cave Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial Eagle Wreck & Jesus Statue dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inland Sea Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Bellina 09, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- MV Karwela Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Mrcrycrash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- P31 Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Um El Faroud Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Hole Gozo dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Mrcrycrash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cirkewwa Arch dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Migra Ferha dive site, Malta, Continentaleurope, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- P29 Boltenhagen Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Pstraudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ras ir Rahab Cave dive site, Ras ir-Raħeb, Malta, RomanoPhileas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- MV Rozi Wreck dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Richard Kingfelt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ghar Lapsi dive site, Malta, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reqqa Point dive site, Malta / Gozo / Comino, Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anchor Bay / Popeye Village dive site, Malta, StudioSelinous, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sunlight and bubbles in deep blue water, Sarah Lee, Unsplash License, on Unsplash
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