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Ras il-Qali

Southern Region, Malta

Ras il-Qali 5 photos

  • Coastal Erosion, St Peter's Pool, Delimara, Malta

    Coastal Erosion, St Peter's Pool, Delimara, Malta. Christian Formosa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Il-Ħofra ż-Żgħira 2

    Il-Ħofra ż-Żgħira 2. JosephAmodio, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Il-Ħofra ż-Żgħira 3

    Il-Ħofra ż-Żgħira 3. JosephAmodio, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hofra z-Zghira coast-1

    Hofra z-Zghira coast-1. Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Piscina de San Pedro

    Piscina de San Pedro. Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am138
8.6ExcellentNow149
8.7Excellent10 am1711
8.3Great11 am1710
8.5Excellent12 pm1610
8.2Great1 pm1610
8.4Great2 pm1610
8.7Excellent3 pm1710
9.2Excellent4 pm1610
8.9Excellent5 pm1610
9.3Excellent6 pm149
Sat
8.3Great8 am138
7.0Great9 am128
6.4Good10 am1610
6.5Good11 am159
6.6Good12 pm159
6.4Good1 pm1711
6.1Good2 pm1912
6.0Good3 pm2012
6.1Good4 pm1811
6.0Good5 pm1811
6.0Good6 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 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miMarsaxlokk (village)

Nearby places

  • Summer TimeFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 9%