# Xlendi Cave and Reef: scuba diving weather

Shore dive · Xlendi, Gozo · 36.0296, 14.2145

Updated Sat 14 Nov, 16:30 (Europe/Malta). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (100/100)
- Waves: 0.5 m
- Wind: 3 kn from NW, gusts 7 kn (offshore)
- Water: 22 °C at the surface
- Suit: 5 mm wetsuit

## Next days

Best daylight window per day. Days marked “trend” are low confidence.

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sat 14 | Excellent 100 | 16:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 3 kn | 22 °C |
| Sun 15 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 5 kn | 22 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.4 m | up to 9 kn | 22 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 100 | 07:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.4 m | up to 9 kn | 22 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 95 | 07:00–17:00 | – | up to 0.9 m | up to 9 kn | 22 °C |
| Thu 19 | Excellent 100 (trend) | 07:00–14:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 7 kn | 22 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 97 (trend) | 07:00–11:00 | – | up to 0.7 m | up to 13 kn | 22 °C |

Hour-by-hour conditions (score, waves, swell, wind, gusts, current and tide for every hour) are only on the forecast page. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/malta/gozo/xlendi/xlendi-cave-reef.

## Conditions at Xlendi Cave and Reef

Xlendi Cave and Reef is open to the sea from the **SSW–W**, so waves build there when the lbiċ and punent blow.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better every day. Thu and Fri are only a trend so far.

When it's rough here, try [Xwejni Bay](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/malta/gozo/xwejni/xwejni-bay) (6.3 km, sheltered from the SSW–W), [Santa Maria Caves](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/malta/comino/comino/santa-maria-caves) (11 km, sheltered from the SSW–W) or [Bottleneck Cave](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/malta/gozo/ghasri/bottleneck-cave) (6.2 km, sheltered from the SSW–WSW).

The water is warm to about 41 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/malta/gozo/xlendi/xlendi-cave-reef)
- [Water temperature in Gozo](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/malta/gozo)
- [Xlendi Cave and Reef on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=xlendi-cave-reef)

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