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Il-Bajja tax-Xwejni, Malta

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About Il-Bajja tax-Xwejni

A reef and sand dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces N: swell from the N reaches it, and wind from the S blows out to sea. 12 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 27°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zebbug. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 21 dive sites.

  • What it is Reef and sand.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 12 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 1.0 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 25°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jul, Sep and Oct (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Il-Bajja tax-Xwejni.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 3 kn gusting 6.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.1 mflat3 kn6kn
Mon 19Oct690.6 m17 kn22kn
Tue 20Oct800.5 m10 kn21kn
Wed 21Oct770.5 m9 kn20kn
Thu 22Oct610.6 m20 kn27knboats in
Fri 23Oct800.4 m11 kn20kn
Sat 24Oct780.3 m13 kn19kn
Sun 25Oct540.8 m19 kn25kn
Mon 26Oct720.6 m15 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct700.6 m16 kn23kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £920–£1,775 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £495–£1,025
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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