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Smugglers Cave
Mellieħa, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore
Max depth3 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp16–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Smugglers Cave is a cave dive site near Mellieħa, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 3 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, nudibranchs, octopus, jacks, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 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
- 1Dragonara cave1.1 km
- 2Ahrax Bay1.1 km
- 3MV Pippo1.6 km
- 4Mellieha bay2.2 km
- 5Dive Site and Shipwreck3.8 km
- 6The Canyon4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org