Mad Shark Diving
Photo: (c) Alessandra Aleotti, some rights reserved (CC BY) · via iNaturalist
Mad Shark Diving is a PADI dive centre located in St Paul’s Bay, Malta, at Triq il-Lampuki. The centre offers a wide range of courses from Discover Scuba Diving to professional levels like Open Water Scuba Instructor and Course Director, as well as technical diving courses including Tec 40 to Tec full tmx. According to the centre, they have 25+ years of experience, small group sizes, and free transport to dive sites (except boat). They are under new management by Master Instructor Mirosław Rodziewicz.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| Discover Scuba Diving | – |
| Emergency First Response | – |
| Open Water Diver | – |
| Advanced Open Water | – |
| Rescue Diver | – |
| Master Scuba Diver | – |
| AWARE Coral Reef Conservation | – |
| Deep Diver | – |
| Digital Underwater Photography | – |
| Diver Propulsion Vehicle | – |
| Drift Diving | – |
| Drysuit Diver | – |
| Emergency Oxygen Provider | – |
| Enriched Air Diver | – |
| Enriched Air Nitrox | – |
| Night Diving | – |
| Peak Performance Buoyancy | – |
| Project AWARE | – |
| Underwater Navigation | – |
| Underwater Photography | – |
| Underwater Videography | – |
| Wreck Diver | – |
| Divemaster | – |
| Assistant Instructor | – |
| Open Water Scuba Instructor | – |
| Specialty Instructor | – |
| Master Scuba Diver Trainer | – |
| IDC Staff Instructor | – |
| Master Instructor | – |
| Course Director | – |
| Tec 40 | – |
| Tec 45 | – |
| Tec 50 | – |
| Tec tmx 65 | – |
| Tec full tmx | – |
Diving with Mad Shark Diving
The centre offers both boat and shore diving, with fun dives for certified divers. They provide nitrox and technical diving options. Dive sites visited include Um El Faroud Wreck, HMS Maori, Blue Hole, Inland Sea, Double Arch Reef, and Santa Maria Caves. Services are available in English, German, and Polish.
On Google it holds an average rating of 5.0 from 25 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 16°C in February to 27°C in August. Species recorded near these coordinates include Salema Porgy, Saint Piran's Hermit Crab and Risso's Cerith.
At a glance
- One of 11 SSI centres listed in Malta
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Mad Shark Diving, St Paul's Bay, Malta, by calendar month. The water is warmest in August at 27.4 °C and coldest in February at 16.1 °C, a spread of 11.3 kelvin over the year. 3 of the twelve months average 25 °C or more.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 22.6 | 19.2 |
By season, the four quarterly averages at this location are spring (March to May) 17.2 °C, summer (June to August) 25.6 °C, autumn (September to November) 24.7 °C and winter (December to February) 17.5 °C. The months that average 25 °C or more are July, August and September.
Sea surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine (CC BY 4.0), daily model means 2022-11 to 2024-12, sampled at the coordinates of this dive centre. Values are monthly averages of the daily means, not forecasts.
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Marine life recorded in this area
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.
