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Tal-Barba Cave
San Lawrenz, Malta and Gozo, Malta
EntryShore
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Tal-Barba Cave is a 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 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. 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
- 1Whale Cave0.2 km
- 2Inland Sea, Gozo0.6 km
- 3Il-Ħofra tal-Bidwin0.7 km
- 4Coral Gardens0.8 km
- 5Coral Cave0.8 km
- 6Big Bear-Little Bear0.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org