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Mġarr ix-Xini

Mġarr, Gozo · Reef · Shore Dive

  • Rough
  • Waves1.1 m
  • Wind S 21 km/h
  • Sea22°C
  • Cloudy23°C

Sea read at Mġarr ix-Xini, the nearest beach with a forecast (10 m away).

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Photo: Ann Marie Mamo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea right now

Rough

The dive

15mmax depth

  • LevelOpen Water Diver
  • EntryShore Dive
  • TypeReef

The water

22°C

Wind S 21 km/h
Waves 1.1 m offshore

Much the same down to 20 m
  1. Surface23°C
  2. 10 m23°C
  3. 20 m23°C

Today’s average. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service information.

Diving Mġarr ix-Xini

Mġarr ix-Xini is a narrow, steep-sided inlet on Gozo’s south coast, west of Mġarr harbour. In the time of the Knights it was used as a small harbour for galleys; today it is a quiet, sheltered bay with a shingle beach.

The sandy seabed, crossed by Neptune grass, slopes gently towards the mouth of the bay, with boulders along the sides. Two caves sit below the cliff on the west (right-hand) wall at about 6 and 16 metres. The bay is known for smaller life: seahorses, pipefish, gurnards, stargazers, octopus and cuttlefish.

It is an easy shore dive from the beach and a favourite for training and night dives. The swim out to the caves is fairly long, so plan your air. Boat traffic in summer means a surface marker buoy is wise.

Getting there

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Dive centres for Mġarr ix-Xini

Based nearest to Mġarr ix-Xini, so the shortest drive with your kit. Most centres dive sites all over the islands, so ask the one you like too.

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