Golden Bay
Northern Region, Malta
- Lifeguards
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C69°F
- Water
- 24°C75°F
- Wind
- 127 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:16 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 2 am, -0.3 m<1 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.
About Golden Bay
Golden Bay is a bay and beach in the Northern Region of Malta. It has a sandy surface and is 229 meters long. The nearest village, Il-Manikata, is 1.129 kilometers away, and there are 8 food options within 1 kilometer.
Golden Bay (Maltese: Il-Mixquqa) is one of the bays and sand beaches in Malta. It was previously known as Military Bay. The white beach slopes gently allowing swimmers to easily walk into the sea. In summer months, there are lifeguards on duty. Golden Bay is the most popular tourist beach of the Manikata region. Several beach clubs and a large hotel are located on the beach. The Ghajn Tuffieha International Scout Campsite is also located nearby offering an all-year-round camping experience for everyone. A bus terminus and car park are located at Golden Bay.
Source: Golden Bay (Malta) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Restrooms90 m290 ft away
- Showers420 m0.3 mi away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
- Picnic tables440 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 170 m570 ftGħajn Tuffieħa - Ferħ
- Nearest town
- 1.1 km0.7 miIl-Manikata (village)
Nearby places
- Munchies Spiaggia d'OroFood and drink50 m160 ft
- Munchies Beach CaféFood and drink50 m170 ft
- AgliolioFood and drink90 m280 ft
- EssenceFood and drink110 m370 ft
- Apple's EyeFood and drink150 m500 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Għajn Tuffieħa0.3 km0.2 mi south-east away8.0 Great
- Ir-Ramla t' Għajn Tuffieħa0.5 km0.3 mi south away8.0 Great
- Il-Bajja tal-Qarraba0.8 km0.5 mi south away8.0 Great
- Ir-Ramla tal-Ġnejna1.5 km0.9 mi south away8.0 Great
- Ras il-Wahx1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away8.0 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Golden Bay.
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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%