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Santa Marija Caves Dive Site
Santa Marija Caves · Qala, Malta and Gozo, Malta
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EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Santa Marija Caves Dive Site is a cave and reef dive site near Qala, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, octopus, jacks, cuttlefish. 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
- 1Santa Marija Reef Dive Site0.1 km
- 2P310.6 km
- 3Crystal Lagoon Dive Site1.4 km
- 4Dive Site and Shipwreck1.5 km
- 5Blue Lagoon Tunnel Dive Site1.5 km
- 6Alex's Cave Dive Site1.6 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