Octopus Garden Diving Centre
Photo: (c) Alessandra Aleotti, some rights reserved (CC BY) · via iNaturalist
Octopus Garden Diving Centre is an SSI dive centre and training academy in St Paul’s Bay, Malta. Located in the Gillieru Harbour Hotel, it offers courses from SSI Try Mermaid to SSI React Right, as well as fun dives for certified divers. The centre is an SSI Instructor Training Center and caters primarily to German-speaking divers.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| SSI Try Mermaid | €79 |
| SSI Ocean Mermaid | €159 |
| SSI Model Mermaid | €119 |
| SSI Water Safety Attendant | €79 |
| SSI Pool Lifeguard | €119 |
| SSI Inland Open Water Lifeguard | €119 |
| SSI Beach Lifeguard | €119 |
| SSI Basic Diver | €199 |
| SSI Scuba Diver | €349 |
| SSI Open Water Diver | €499 |
| SSI Advanced Open Water Diver | €389 |
| SSI Advanced Speciality Diver | – |
| SSI Stress & Rescue Diver | €499 |
| SSI Master Diver | – |
| SSI Try Freediving | €99 |
| SSI Basic Freediving | €199 |
| SSI Free Immersion | €199 |
| SSI React Right | €119 |
Prices as listed on the centre’s own website, checked October 2026. Please confirm current prices directly with the centre.
Diving with Octopus Garden Diving Centre
The centre runs boat dives from its own jetty. Dive sites include locations around Malta, Gozo, and Comino. The centre operates in German.
On Google it holds an average rating of 4.9 from 391 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 Sharpsnout Seabream.
At a glance
- One of 11 SSI centres listed in Malta
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Octopus Garden Diving Centre, 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.
Marine life recorded in this area
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.
