St Thomas Bay, Marsascala — St Thomas' Bay. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Marsaxlokk

Marsaxlokk is a town in Marsaxlokk, Malta. From Marsaxlokk you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Marsaxlokk, San Tumas, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MLA, 5 km away.

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Staying in Marsaxlokk

17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MLA, 5 km, CIY, 128 km, LMP, 178 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Marsaxlokk.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Marsaxlokk each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Marsaxlokk too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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PlayGround2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft51 kJ

4 ft56 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at PlayGround, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	4 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft4 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots, offshore	22°C

Marsaxlokk, San Tumas2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft53 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marsaxlokk, San Tumas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	3 ft6 s	55kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	4 ft5 s	53kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft4 s	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 s	25kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 s	21kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 s	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	22°C

Bahar ic-Caghaq13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in San Pawl il-Baħar, 5 km

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bahar ic-Caghaq, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	3 ft4 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Marsaxlokk, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Marsaxlokk

Blenheim Bomber 2.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Marsaxlokk

Ta' VictorMediterranean · in the centre
Bello Nettuno Restaurant - MaltaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Ir RizzuSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
T'Annamari RestaurantItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Tartarun RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
TerroneSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits