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Il-Ħofra tal-Bidwin
Il Ofra Tal Bidwin · San Lawrenz, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore — Il Ofra Tal Bidwin
Max depth40 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Il-Ħofra tal-Bidwin is a blue hole and 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 40 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 Gardens0.1 km
- 2Coral Cave0.1 km
- 3Big Bear-Little Bear0.2 km
- 4Inland Sea, Gozo0.2 km
- 5Crocodile Rock0.3 km
- 6Whale Cave0.5 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