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Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay (Popeye Village) · Mellieħa, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore — Anchor Bay (Popeye Village)
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp16–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Anchor Bay is a cave dive site near Mellieħa, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, octopus, jacks, moray eels, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
- Painted ComberSerranus scriba
- ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
- Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
- SalemaSarpa salpa
- ComberSerranus cabrilla
- Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
- Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Nearby sites
- 1Scorpion Cave0.2 km
- 2Scotscraig0.8 km
- 3Devil's Reef2.0 km
- 4Mellieha bay2.4 km
- 5Rdum il-Qawwi2.5 km
- 6Madonna3.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org