 - Depth
- 4-50 meters
- Sea Bed
- The bottom is composed of sand with patches of
Posidonia. To the South of the island shallow
water regions can be found with depth ranging
form 6 metres to 40 meters.
- Interests
- Deep/Drop Off
- Tourist Attractions
- None
- Speciality
- Reef/Deep divers.
- Dangers
- Because Filfla used to be used as a shooting
target by the British Army in World War II,
remains of ammunition as well as empty shells are
to be found all over the island. Under no
circumstances should the diver handle these
devices. Furthermore a strong surface current in
a south easterly direction is present on the west
side and sometimes also on the north side of the
island.
- Visibility
- 10 - 30 meters. The water is very clear.
- Navigation
- To dive here you need the permission of the Malta
Maritime Authorities. Then just take a bearing
following the drop-off, and the wall. You are
likely to see some shoals of barracuda, and you
cannot eliminate the chance of seeing a shark in
these waters. You may also see large groupers and
moray eels too. Always take care with your
buoyancy... do not forget the explosives. Better
to be accompanied by somebody who knows the site.
- Entry/Exit Points
- Giant Stride entry.
- Shore/Boat/Long Swim
- boat dive.
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