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Red bay
Għajnsielem, Gozo, Malta
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Red bay is a cave and reef dive site near Għajnsielem, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, 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
- Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
- Painted ComberSerranus scriba
- ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
- Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
- SalemaSarpa salpa
- ComberSerranus cabrilla
- Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Nearby sites
- 1Xatt I-Ahmar0.1 km
- 2Xatt l-Aħmar Reef0.3 km
- 3MT Hephaestus0.3 km
- 4MV Cominoland0.3 km
- 5MV Karwela0.4 km
- 6MV Xlendi0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org