Interest
Reef
Popularity
High
Depth
5m (avg), 18m (max)
Qualification
Beginner
Shore access
Easy
Location
35.9881° N 14.3275° E (Exact)
35°59.286' N 014°19.650' E
35°59'17" N 014°19'39" E
Rating
★★★☆☆ from 4 divers

Susie's Pool is a shallow diving area in Cirkewwa. This dive site is ideal for beginners as there is a rocky plateau of only 6 meters deep which is often used to practice skills. It's also a good warm up to dive to the start a diving holiday in Malta.

The reef has a steep drop off to about 30 metres. Halfway along the reef wall there is a statue of Our Lady, also known as Madonna, in a small cave at a depth of 18 metres. The Madonna statue was placed in this cavern by a local dive club Amphibians Diving Club in November 1987. For the 20th anniversary in 2007 the dive club added a commemorative plaque inside the cave. In Christmas 2017 the club also added a small crib next to Madonna statue.

Other underwater statues in Malta are Statue of Christ (Kristu tal-Bahhara) off Qawra Point, Crib nativity scene in Ghar Lapsi, and diving helmet in Wied iz-Zurrieq.

More info about Susie's Pool dive site

http://www.calypsosac.org/marfa-point-the-madonna/

Diver in Susie's Pool Reef [Pascal Pardoux] Reef [Pascal Pardoux] Reef [Pascal Pardoux] Madonna [David Agius] Surface view of Susie's Pool [Matjaz Repnik] amazing entrance place. [Matjaz Repnik] Great place for skills. [Matjaz Repnik] Madonna statue

Comments and Ratings

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Charlie Matthews, August 2025:
★★★★☆ Good training area, often a good place to spot cuttlefish in the shallows against the back wall if you're looking for something to do in your safety stop. Additionally (at least in 2024) several yellow doris nudis and sea hares seemed to love this area for the whole summer for some reason, so eyes out because you never know what you might spot if you pay attention.
Pascal Pardoux, July 2025:
★★★★☆ Easy diving with a good volume of rock and a fairly rich flora and fauna
Adam Sant, July 2020:
★★☆☆☆ Not much to see, good for training I guess.
Matjaz Repnik, October 2017:
Easy exit from end of dive...
Mika Tanninen, January 2015:
★★☆☆☆ Good for training and killing deco/safety stop.

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