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Wreck of SS Margit, Malta

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sliema, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLA (MLA), 6 km.

About Wreck of SS Margit

A wreck dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced 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. 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 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 January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sliema, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLA (MLA), 6 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 15 dive sites.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 22 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 6 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away.

Facts: verified.

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 24°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in May, Jun, Jul and Sep (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 18 h 50 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.

    See flights ORD → MLA · Skyscanner from about £495 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Wreck of SS Margit.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Sliema, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLA (MLA), 6 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.3 m. Wind 4 kn gusting 13.

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

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Wreck of SS Margit
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.3 m4 kn13kn
Mon 19Oct40, fair0.5 m12 kn28knboats in
Tue 20Oct80, good0.6 m12 kn28kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.4 m8 kn24kn
Thu 22Oct0, poor0.6 m14 kn32knboats in
Fri 23Oct80, good0.5 m10 kn24kn
Sat 24Oct80, good0.4 m9 kn20kn
Sun 25Oct40, fair0.7 m12 kn28knboats in
Mon 26Oct79, good0.5 m11 kn23knboats in
Tue 27Oct80, good0.5 m11 kn25kn

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. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 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 £700–£1,405 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Food £155–£290

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