About beaches.mt
beaches.mt is built for anyone who spends time at the sea in Malta. Whether you are checking conditions before heading out or sharing what you see when you get there, the idea is simple: make it easier to know what the water is actually like, right now.
What is beaches.mt?
beaches.mt brings together live sea and weather conditions, certified water quality results and reports from other swimmers into one place, covering beaches across Malta, Gozo and Comino. Rather than checking across multiple sites and sources, you get a single, up-to-date picture of each beach.
Every piece of information shown on the site is sourced, timestamped and updated regularly. Nothing is estimated or made up. If the data is not there, the site says so.
The swim score
Each beach carries a live swim score that is recalculated throughout the day. It takes into account current sea and weather conditions, the latest official water quality data and recent reports from people who have been at that beach. The outcome is a straightforward rating that tells you at a glance whether now is a good time to get in the water.
The score is a guide. Conditions at the water's edge can change quickly. Always pay attention to the lifeguard flags on site.
Where the data comes from
- Environmental Health Directorate (EHD) publishes weekly bathing water quality reports for all classified swimming zones in Malta. These results are fed directly into beaches.mt and updated as soon as new data is available.
- Open-Meteo provides the marine and weather forecast data including sea state, wind and UV readings. Forecasts are pulled for the grid point closest to each beach.
- Community reports are submitted anonymously by people at the beach. Every report is timestamped and can be confirmed or marked as resolved by other users.
Reporting from the beach
Anyone at a beach can share what they see in real time through beaches.mt. Jellyfish, seaweed, rough water, pollution, crowd levels, what flag is flying — all of it helps other swimmers make better decisions. Reports are anonymous, take seconds to submit, and go live immediately.
The more people share, the more useful the site becomes. If you spot something worth knowing about, report it.