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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.

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Marsaxlokk, San Tumas2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Marsaxlokk, San Tumas, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	2 ft5 s	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft5 s	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	3 ft4 s	33kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	2 ft4 s	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C

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

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bahar ic-Caghaq, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft4 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	21°C

PlayGround2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at PlayGround, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	23°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