Lapsi is a set of rock ledges and a small natural harbour under the cliffs below Siġġiewi. A channel through the rock is used as a pool. It has been the south coast’s swimming spot for generations and the restaurant above it has been there almost as long.
Divers use it as an entry point for the reef and for the crossing towards Filfla. There is no sand at all and the rock is sharp in places, so something on your feet is sensible. Parking is on the road above and it is tight in summer.
This is a dive site as well as a swimDive centres run guided shore dives here for qualified divers and beginners alike.
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Which winds this bay can take
It is sheltered from the west-north-west round to the east. There is no open water on those bearings for a wind to build a swell across. It is open to the east-south-east round to the west, where the sea runs for kilometres before it reaches this shore.
- NSheltered
- NNESheltered
- NESheltered
- ENESheltered
- ESheltered
- ESEOpen sea
- SEOpen sea
- SSEOpen sea
- SOpen sea
- SSWOpen sea
- SWOpen sea
- WSWOpen sea
- WOpen sea
- WNWSheltered
- NWSheltered
- NNWSheltered
Measured as metres of open water on each bearing out from the shore. This is the bay’s own geography and it does not change; whether it is swimmable this afternoon is the reading at the top of the page, which also weighs how hard the wind is actually blowing.
What is there
- Food
- Drinks
- Parking
- Toilets
- BBQ's allowed
- Wifi
- Sunbeds available
- Umbrella
- Camping
- Water Sports
Struck through means it is not there. Facilities at a Maltese bay are seasonal more often than not, so treat summer as the best case.
