Sea Shell Dive Center
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Sea Shell Dive Center is a dive centre in Mellieha, Malta. It offers training through SSI, PADI, and TDI, from beginner courses like Discover Scuba Diving and Bubblemaker up to professional Divemaster programs, as well as technical diving including TDI and PADI TecRec courses. The centre also runs fun dives for certified divers.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| Discover Scuba Diving in Malta | €110 |
| SSI Open Water Diver Course | €530 |
| SSI Advanced Open Water Diver | €430 |
| TDI Advanced Nitrox | €575 |
| TDI Decompression Procedures | €575 |
| PADI TecRec Tec 40 | €560 |
| PADI TecRec Tec 45 | €620 |
| PADI TecRec Tec 50 | €680 |
| PADI TecRec Tec Trimix 65 | – |
| PADI TecRec Tec Trimix Diver | – |
| TDI Air Diluent CCR Diver Course, JJCCR or XCCR | – |
| TDI CCR Air Diluent Decompression Procedures Diver JJCCR or XCCR | – |
| TDI CCR Helitrox Decompression Procedures JJCCR or XCCR | – |
| PADI Scuba Diver Course | €370 |
| PADI Open Water Diver course | €600 |
| PADI Open Water Referral | €410 |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | €555 |
| PADI Reactivate | €130 |
| PADI Scuba Review | €100 |
| PADI Adventure Diver | €410 |
| SSI Advanced Diver | €0 |
| PADI Emergency First Response | €330 |
| PADI Rescue Diver | €650 |
| PADI Divemaster Program | – |
| PADI Night Diver | €550 |
| SSI Equipment Techniques | €120 |
| PADI Underwater Naturalist | €320 |
| PADI Boat Diver | €320 |
| SSI Deep Diving | €350 |
| SSI Wreck Diving | €390 |
| SSI Diver Stress & Rescue | €450 |
| SSI Enriched Air Nitrox | €130 |
| PADI Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) | €150 |
| SSI Perfect Buoyancy | €180 |
| PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy | €310 |
| SSI Dry Suit Diving | €180 |
| PADI Underwater Navigator | €350 |
| SSI Boat Diving | €180 |
| PADI Digital Underwater Photographer | €320 |
| SSI Digital Underwater Photography | €180 |
| PADI Deep Diver Course | €390 |
| PADI Wreck Diver | €490 |
| Kids Padi Discover Scuba Diving | €110 |
| PADI Bubblemaker course | €70 |
| PADI Junior Scuba Diver | €380 |
| PADI Junior Open Water | €590 |
| PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver | €485 |
Prices as listed on the centre’s own website, checked October 2026. Please confirm current prices directly with the centre.
Diving with Sea Shell Dive Center
Sea Shell Dive Center operates its own two boats on flexible schedules, according to the centre, and guests do not need to walk with heavy kit. They offer nitrox for extended bottom times. Dive sites visited include Cirkewwa, P29 shipwreck, Tug Boat Rozi, Cirkewwa Arch, Le Polynesien, and HMS Stubborn – II World War Wreck, among others. Services are provided in English.
On Google it holds an average rating of 4.9 from 343 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 16°C in February to 27°C in August. Species recorded near these coordinates include Striped Seabream and Peacock Blenny.
At a glance
- One of 11 SSI centres listed in Malta
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Sea Shell Dive Center, Mellieha, 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.
Marine life recorded in this area
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.
