Imġiebaħ Beach in summer, Malta — Imgieba. Photo: Fiszi37, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Pawl il-Baħar

San Pawl il-Baħar is a town in Mellieħa, Malta. From San Pawl il-Baħar you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 16 dive sites. The nearest is Xemxija Bay, a dive site 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MLA, 14 km away.

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Staying in San Pawl il-Baħar

53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MLA, 14 km, CIY, 118 km, LMP, 168 km

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Where it is

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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 San Pawl il-Baħar each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for San Pawl il-Baħar 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bahar ic-Caghaq5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

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

PlayGround19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Marsaxlokk, 3 km

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

Ghajn tuffieha5.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

4 ft59 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ghajn tuffieha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 shollow	59kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C

Golden bay5.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

4 ft59 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Golden bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 shollow	59kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C

Imgieba2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Imgieba, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	1 ft5 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 shollow	25kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	21°C

Mellieha bay2.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mellieha bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 shollow	7kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Pawl il-Baħar, 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).

Kite near San Pawl il-Baħar

Free Way 1.5 km · stays here

Dive near San Pawl il-Baħar

Xemxija Bay 0.8 km · stays here
Sirens 1.5 km · stays here
The Canyon 2.2 km · stays here
Qawra Nofsinhar 2.9 km · stays here
Qawra Tramuntana 2.9 km · stays here
Fra Ben cave 3 km · stays here
Tuna Farm (Qawra) 3.6 km · stays here
Jesus of Qawra 3.7 km · stays here
MV Imperial Eagle 3.7 km · stays here
Smugglers Cave 5.1 km · stays here
Dornier Wal XI 5.8 km · stays here
HMS Stubborn 5.8 km · stays here
Ahrax Bay 6.1 km · stays here
L-Aħrax 6.1 km · stays here
Dragonara cave 6.2 km · stays here
Tuna Farm 7.1 km · stays here

Places to eat near San Pawl il-Baħar

La Buona Trattoria del NonnoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Blue WhaleChinese · 0.7 km from the centre
Sole by TarragonMediterranean · 0.7 km from the centre
Gandhi TandooriIndian · 0.8 km from the centre
MezzalunaItalian · 0.9 km from the centre
The Mamma Mia ExperienceSeafood · 0.9 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

San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta

About San Pawl il-Baħar

Staying in San Pawl il-Baħar

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near San Pawl il-Baħar

Dive near San Pawl il-Baħar

Places to eat near San Pawl il-Baħar