Imgieba
Surf spot · Malta
Is it worth the trip?
13Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 18 kn (33 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NW 19 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- NW 18 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 18, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 323, poor
- Wed 48, too small
- Thu 53, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 920, too small
- Tue 109, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Imgieba does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-west, 19 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the north-west, 18 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft3 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 22°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:39 −0.0 mHigh 07:24 +0.1 mLow 14:17 −0.0 mHigh 20:19 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:47 −0.0 mHigh 09:47 +0.1 mLow 16:13 −0.0 mHigh 22:33 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:41 −0.0 mHigh 11:18 +0.1 mLow 17:23 −0.0 mHigh 23:38 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About Imgieba
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (41°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (221°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is San Pawl il-Baħar, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 19 dive sites.
Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,180 each
about US$1,150–US$2,180 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MLA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$556–US$1,150 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$60 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$221–US$368 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$248–US$462 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,180 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
4 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Mellie A its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in San Pawl il-Baħar on Booking.com
5 min by car · 53 places to stay
- Beds in Is Swieqi on Booking.com
18 min by car · 144 places to stay
About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 19h
About 19h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MLA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → MLA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.