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Fomm ir-Riħ

Northern Region, Malta

Fomm ir-Riħ 3 photos

  • Natural scenery shot of Fomm or-Riħ bay in Mgarr, Malta. Rocky beach (no sand) currently not accessible by the public.

    Natural scenery shot of Fomm or-Riħ bay in Mgarr, Malta. Rocky beach (no sand) currently not accessible by the public.. MauiLizard, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fomm ir-Riħ

    Fomm ir-Riħ. Mickey Luigi Logitmark from Randers, Denmark, CC0. Source

  • Fomm ir-Rih - Malta

    Fomm ir-Rih - Malta. Plutoworld, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am127
8.7Excellent9 am138
8.4GreatNow149
8.2Great11 am159
7.9Great12 pm159
8.2Great1 pm159
8.4Great2 pm1610
8.9Excellent3 pm1610
8.5Excellent4 pm159
8.9Excellent5 pm149
8.6Excellent6 pm127
Sat
7.7Great8 am117
6.5Good9 am128
6.5Good10 am159
6.5Good11 am138
6.5Good12 pm1510
6.4Good1 pm1711
6.3Good2 pm1811
6.2Good3 pm1711
6.2Good4 pm1610
6.0Good5 pm1711
5.7Good6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -0.5 mHigh 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m860 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miIl-Baħrija (village)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Fomm ir-Riħ.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 7%
  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 3%