Diving in Baħrija
5 dive sites around Baħrija: 1 wreck, 4 caves, 1 reef and 4 walls. The stretch takes in Rabat, Fomm ir-Riħ, Ras ir-Raħeb and Mtaħleb.
Depths run from 20 to 70 m. 1 is a shore dive and 4 need a boat.
Most of these sites close when the wind or swell comes from the N, SW, W and NW, and almost all are sheltered in a wind from the NE, E and SE.
Best right now
- Rdum tal-Vigarju13Stay dry
- Migra Ferħa10Stay dry
- Ghar it-Trozz5Stay dry
Scores blend the wave, swell and wind forecasts for each site against the directions it is open to. Check the site page before you go.
Dive sites around Baħrija
Digital Render
Ghar it-Trozz
Baħrija, Malta
A big, serious wall on Malta's wild west coast, run through with fissures and a sponge lined cave, dropping from the cliff foot past 50 m and on beyond 70. Boat access only, and only when the weather behaves.
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Migra Ferħa
Baħrija, Malta
A wild cleft in the Dingli cliffs on Malta's south west coast, with a car graveyard, a boulder field, an archway and caves at every depth, and about 150 steps between you and your car.
Digital RenderRas ir-Raheb
Baħrija, Malta
Malta's western elbow, where a cave you can swim into from the surface drops to 25 m and the cliff outside falls away past 70 m into open blue. One of the island's great big-water dives.
Digital RenderRdum tal-Vigarju
Baħrija, Malta
A stepped west coast wall just south of Ras ir-Raheb that drops in stages to 50 m, with a small cave at the surface, a boulder field to the north and grouper wedged under every big rock.
Digital RenderIl-Qaws
Baħrija, Malta
A little visited cave and wall dive on Malta's exposed west coast, with colourful rock faces, a pair of caverns worth a torch, and depths that run past forty metres if you follow the wall down.