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Big Bear-Little Bear
San Lawrenz, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Big Bear-Little Bear is a cave dive site near San Lawrenz, Saint Lawrence, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Painted ComberSerranus scriba
- Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
- ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
- Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
- ComberSerranus cabrilla
- SalemaSarpa salpa
- Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1Coral Cave0.1 km
- 2Coral Gardens0.1 km
- 3Crocodile Rock0.1 km
- 4Il-Ħofra tal-Bidwin0.2 km
- 5Inland Sea, Gozo0.4 km
- 6Fungus Rock0.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org