ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Sepia’s gezien tijdens een duikje west-reef. Terwijl de locals klagen over slecht zicht kijken wij onze ogen uit in het helderblauwe water.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Ben Leermakers
63 minute dive along the west reef towards the sand plain. Not that much life on the reef. nMoray Eel, Cuttlefish. Sharp thermocline at 14m.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
We are 2 people who would like to dive today in the afternoon.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Ben Leermakers
Diving with Fiona. First dive for today. Visibility alright but could be better. Slipper Lobster, big Scorpionfish, Octopus.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Ben Leermakers
Despite wind still diving here. Very busy though. Huge Octopus, arms 5cm diameter. On way back in middle of big school hunting amberjacks.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Ben Leermakers
Goede duik naar volgroeid rif en 2 grotten, heel wat vis en stingers, verkennen in scheuren rotsen: Moray paling, Scorpionfish en meer.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Ben Leermakers
Tweede duik van de dag met Chris naar de grot toe, leuke kleine grot met veel kleuren naar binnen, Middelzware zichtbaarheid, algenbloei
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Leuke ondiepe DSD' s. 4 Octopus, 3 Moray, veel kleine visjes. zoals gebruikelijk helder water.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES
Malta
The West Reef & Caves is a very popular spot near dive site Um El Faroud. Leave the inlet at the entry point, close by you will find the divers helmet which was placed on the sea bed to commemorate the 50th aniversary of the Atlam Divers Club, a local Maltese diving club. Then turn right and keep the reef at your right hand along gullies, ledges and boulders to reach the incredible Bell Tower Cave at 28 meter. The cave has three entrances and is usually full of red cardinalfish. A little further there's a second cave at 25 meters, worth exploring if your air supply is sufficient, otherwise turn around. Many divers tend to do their night dives in the inlet because of the abundance of life that can be seen then.
Particulars
Use Um El Faroud's entrance at the Zurrieq inlet. Leave the water by the ladder or otherwise at the end of the inlet at the boat ramp.
Warnings
Beware of boats on the surface in the inlet! Choppy water can make exiting difficult.
ZURRIEQ WEST REEF & CAVES Features
- Nicknames
- Zurrieq, Faroud, Blue Grotto, Wied iz-Zurrieq, west reef, west reef & caves
- Address
- Triq Congreve, Wied iz-Zurrieq, Malta
- Distance
- 20 m.
- Suitable for
- advanced divers, day out with the family, experienced divers
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- free access, stairs or ladder, giant stride
- Facilities
- accessible toilet, boat dive facilities, boat ramp, toilet, small shop, bus stop, mobile ice cream parlor
- Water
- salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- night dive, reef dive , cavern dive, reef wall dive
- Current
- limited, strong, variable
- Visibility
- 10 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- sand and rocks, boulders
- Life
- scorpionfish, seahorse , striped red mullet, common hermit crab, common octopus, parrotfish, mediterranean damselfish, painted comber, rainbow wrasse, salema porgy or cowbream, mediterranean cardinalfish or king of the mullets
- Other recreation
- snorkeling , swimming , rambling, paid boat trip to Blue Grotto
- Emergency
- 112
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Current weather conditions
Spots nearby
Zurrieq valley (0,04km)
Zurrieq east reef (0,08km)
Um el faroud (0,12km)
Wied bassasa (2,01km)
Ghar lapsi finger reef & crib (2,62km)
Wied znuber (2,68km)
Ghar lapsi black john (3,05km)
Filfla island (5,17km)
Il mara (7,16km)
Benghajsa reef (8,81km)
South reef (9,88km)
Tent peg wreck (10,10km)
