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Billinghurst Cave
Żebbuġ, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Billinghurst Cave is a cave dive site near Żebbuġ, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, groupers, jacks. 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
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca- DamselfishChromis chromis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris- Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
- Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
- Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
- Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
- Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Nearby sites
- 1Reqqa Point0.1 km
- 2Bottleneck Cave0.2 km
- 3Għar ta' Ras il-Qamħ0.5 km
- 4Għar il-Katidral0.5 km
- 5Anchor reef (Gozo)0.6 km
- 6Double Arch Reef1.0 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