Name: Mellieha Bay
Address: MT

Overview

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Mellieha Bay (Ghadira Bay) is the largest sandy beach in Malta, located in the north of the island. This spot offers a shallow and relatively sheltered body of water, ideal for beginners and intermediates. Northwesterly (Maestral) and northeasterly (Grigal) winds work well here. The bay is shallow over a large distance, making the spot safe.

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Spot forecast for Mellieha Bay

Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 18:20

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Mellieha Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

178h

in April · 17 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, April and May, at 17 rideable days and 20 °C. The low point is September, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is February, with 43 mm.

Monthly averages: Mellieha Bay

Monthly averages — Mellieha Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	149 h	17 °C	42 mm
February	13.5	124 h	17 °C	43 mm
March	13.5	142 h	19 °C	28 mm
April	17.0	178 h	20 °C	10 mm
May	16.0	183 h	24 °C	29 mm
June	13.5	100 h	30 °C	1 mm
July	15.0	160 h	32 °C	0 mm
August	13.0	121 h	31 °C	1 mm
September	10.0	108 h	29 °C	8 mm
October	11.0	111 h	25 °C	16 mm
November	14.0	121 h	21 °C	25 mm
December	15.5	142 h	18 °C	42 mm

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Technical details of Mellieha Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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