List of bays of South Africa

The following is a partial list of bays of South Africa.

List of Bays of South Africa

Name	Province	Nearest Town	Coordinates	Notes
Algoa Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	33°48′S25°48′E / 33.800°S 25.800°E / -33.800; 25.800
Bakoven Bay	Western Cape	near Camps Bay	33°57′S18°22′E / 33.950°S 18.367°E / -33.950; 18.367	[1]
Ballots Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°0′S22°32′E / 34.000°S 22.533°E / -34.000; 22.533
Bantry Bay, Cape Town	Western Cape	in Cape Town	33°55.564′S18°22.670′E / 33.926067°S 18.377833°E / -33.926067; 18.377833	[1]
Betty's Bay	Western Cape	Betty's Bay	34°21′S18°54′E / 34.350°S 18.900°E / -34.350; 18.900
Blameys Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	south of Umkomaas	30°14′S30°46′E / 30.233°S 30.767°E / -30.233; 30.767
Boulder Bay	Eastern Cape	south of Port St Johns	31°43′S29°24′E / 31.717°S 29.400°E / -31.717; 29.400
Buffels Bay	Western Cape	near Knysna	34°4′S22°59′E / 34.067°S 22.983°E / -34.067; 22.983
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°19.123′S18°27.650′E / 34.318717°S 18.460833°E / -34.318717; 18.460833
Camps Bay	Western Cape	Camps Bay	33°56′S18°22′E / 33.933°S 18.367°E / -33.933; 18.367	[1]
Chapman Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°6′S18°20′E / 34.100°S 18.333°E / -34.100; 18.333
Clifton Bay	Western Cape	near Camps Bay		[1]
Coffee Bay	Eastern Cape	Coffee Bay	31°58′S29°9′E / 31.967°S 29.150°E / -31.967; 29.150
Cracker Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Umzumbe	30°38′S30°31′E / 30.633°S 30.517°E / -30.633; 30.517
East Point Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°23′S18°49′E / 34.383°S 18.817°E / -34.383; 18.817
Else Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°09.593′S18°25.921′E / 34.159883°S 18.432017°E / -34.159883; 18.432017
False Bay (Valsbaai)	Western Cape	Simon's Town	34°13′S18°38′E / 34.217°S 18.633°E / -34.217; 18.633	[1]
Fish Bay (Visbaai)	Western Cape	near Mossel Bay	34°16′S21°56′E / 34.267°S 21.933°E / -34.267; 21.933
Fish Hoek Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°08′15″S18°26′01″E / 34.13745°S 18.43374°E / -34.13745; 18.43374
Flesh Bay	Western Cape	near Mossel Bay	34°19′S21°55′E / 34.317°S 21.917°E / -34.317; 21.917
Gordon's Bay	Western Cape	Gordon's Bay	34°9′S18°50′E / 34.150°S 18.833°E / -34.150; 18.833	[1]
Granger Bay	Western Cape	Cape Town	33°54′S18°25′E / 33.900°S 18.417°E / -33.900; 18.417	[1]
Herolds Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°3′S22°23′E / 34.050°S 22.383°E / -34.050; 22.383
Hol Bay	Western Cape	near Betty's Bay	34°22′S18°51′E / 34.367°S 18.850°E / -34.367; 18.850
Hout Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°3′S18°21′E / 34.050°S 18.350°E / -34.050; 18.350	[1]
Hydra Bay	Western Cape	near Gans Bay	34°36′S19°19′E / 34.600°S 19.317°E / -34.600; 19.317
John Richard's Bay	Western Cape	near Port Beaufort	34°28′S20°51′E / 34.467°S 20.850°E / -34.467; 20.850
Kalk Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°07.698′S18°26.986′E / 34.128300°S 18.449767°E / -34.128300; 18.449767
Kerries Bay	Western Cape	near Kleinmond	34°23′S19°7′E / 34.383°S 19.117°E / -34.383; 19.117
Kosi Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	north of St Lucia	26°54′S32°52′E / 26.900°S 32.867°E / -26.900; 32.867
Lambasi Bay	Eastern Cape	near Port Grosvenor	31°22′S29°54′E / 31.367°S 29.900°E / -31.367; 29.900
Lambert's Bay	Western Cape	near Saldanha, Western Cape
Leach Bay	Eastern Cape	East London	33°2′S27°53′E / 33.033°S 27.883°E / -33.033; 27.883
Leisure Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Port Edward	31°2′S30°14′E / 31.033°S 30.233°E / -31.033; 30.233
Leeugat Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Long Bay	Western Cape	Robben Island	33°48′S18°21′E / 33.800°S 18.350°E / -33.800; 18.350
Mackerel Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°10.302′S18°25.761′E / 34.171700°S 18.429350°E / -34.171700; 18.429350
Marcus Bay	Western Cape	near Arniston	34°38′S20°15′E / 34.633°S 20.250°E / -34.633; 20.250
Mas Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°22′S18°50′E / 34.367°S 18.833°E / -34.367; 18.833
Mazeppa Bay	Eastern Cape	Mazeppa Bay	32°28′S28°39′E / 32.467°S 28.650°E / -32.467; 28.650
Mngazi Bay	Eastern Cape	south of Port St Johns	31°41′S29°25′E / 31.683°S 29.417°E / -31.683; 29.417
Moonshine Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°22′S18°49′E / 34.367°S 18.817°E / -34.367; 18.817
Morgan's Bay	Eastern Cape	Morgan's Bay	32°42′S28°20′E / 32.700°S 28.333°E / -32.700; 28.333
Mossel Bay	Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°6′S22°9′E / 34.100°S 22.150°E / -34.100; 22.150
Murray's Bay	Western Cape	Robben Island	33°48′S18°22′E / 33.800°S 18.367°E / -33.800; 18.367
Olifantsbos Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°15′S18°22′E / 34.250°S 18.367°E / -34.250; 18.367
Piet Rogs Bay	Western Cape	near Port Beaufort	34°24′S21°22′E / 34.400°S 21.367°E / -34.400; 21.367
Plettenberg Bay	Eastern Cape	Plettenberg Bay	34°2′S23°24′E / 34.033°S 23.400°E / -34.033; 23.400
Pooles Bay	Western Cape	Hermanus	34°24′S19°15′E / 34.400°S 19.250°E / -34.400; 19.250
Preslie's Bay	Eastern Cape		31°52′S29°15′E / 31.867°S 29.250°E / -31.867; 29.250
Pringle Bay	Western Cape	Pringle Bay	34°20′S18°49′E / 34.333°S 18.817°E / -34.333; 18.817	[1]
Queensberry Bay	Eastern Cape	north of East London	32°53′S28°5′E / 32.883°S 28.083°E / -32.883; 28.083
Rooiels Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Rumbly Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Saint Francis Bay	Eastern Cape	Jeffreys Bay	34°2′S24°59′E / 34.033°S 24.983°E / -34.033; 24.983
Saint Lucia Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	St Lucia	28°23′S32°25′E / 28.383°S 32.417°E / -28.383; 32.417
Saint Mungo Bay	Western Cape	Cape Aghulas	34°49′S20°1′E / 34.817°S 20.017°E / -34.817; 20.017
Saint Sebastian Bay	Western Cape	Port Beaufort	34°23′S20°52′E / 34.383°S 20.867°E / -34.383; 20.867
Saldanha Bay	Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	33°2′S17°58′E / 33.033°S 17.967°E / -33.033; 17.967
Salmon Bay (Kwazulu-Natal)	KwaZulu-Natal	near Stanger	29°24′S31°18′E / 29.400°S 31.300°E / -29.400; 31.300
Salt Vlei Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Alfred	33°37′S26°52′E / 33.617°S 26.867°E / -33.617; 26.867
Sand Bay	Western Cape	near Hermanus	34°25′S19°12′E / 34.417°S 19.200°E / -34.417; 19.200
Sandown Bay	Western Cape	near Kleinmond	34°20′S19°2′E / 34.333°S 19.033°E / -34.333; 19.033
Sandy Bay	Western Cape	near Hout Bay	34°1′S18°19′E / 34.017°S 18.317°E / -34.017; 18.317	[1]
Santos Bay	Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°9′S22°7′E / 34.150°S 22.117°E / -34.150; 22.117
Schusters Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Shark Bay (KwaZulu-Natal)	KwaZulu-Natal	near Stanger	29°26′S31°17′E / 29.433°S 31.283°E / -29.433; 31.283
Sharks Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Alfred	33°36′S26°53′E / 33.600°S 26.883°E / -33.600; 26.883
Shuster's Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°11′S18°21′E / 34.183°S 18.350°E / -34.183; 18.350
Simons Bay	Western Cape	Simon's Town	34°10′S18°25′E / 34.167°S 18.417°E / -34.167; 18.417
Skoonberg Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°45′S20°4′E / 34.750°S 20.067°E / -34.750; 20.067
Skulpies Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°48′S20°3′E / 34.800°S 20.050°E / -34.800; 20.050
Smitswinkel Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Snake Bay (Slangbaai)	Western Cape	near Cape St Francis	34°10′S24°37′E / 34.167°S 24.617°E / -34.167; 24.617
Sodwana Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	north of St Lucia	27°32′S32°40′E / 27.533°S 32.667°E / -27.533; 32.667
Spark's Bay	Western Cape	south of Gordon's Bay	34°15′S18°50′E / 34.250°S 18.833°E / -34.250; 18.833
Still Bay	Western Cape	Still Bay	34°22′S21°25′E / 34.367°S 21.417°E / -34.367; 21.417
Strachan's Bay	Eastern Cape		31°50′S29°16′E / 31.833°S 29.267°E / -31.833; 29.267
Struys Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°43′S20°6′E / 34.717°S 20.100°E / -34.717; 20.100
Table Bay	Western Cape	Cape Town	33°53′S18°26′E / 33.883°S 18.433°E / -33.883; 18.433
Thompson's Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Ballito	29°31′S31°13′E / 29.517°S 31.217°E / -29.517; 31.217
Three Anchor Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town
Umzinto Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Pennington	30°21′S30°43′E / 30.350°S 30.717°E / -30.350; 30.717
Victoria Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°0′S22°33′E / 34.000°S 22.550°E / -34.000; 22.550
Walker Bay	Western Cape	near Hermanus
Walker's Bay	Western Cape	near Knysna	34°4′S22°56′E / 34.067°S 22.933°E / -34.067; 22.933
Waterloo Bay	Eastern Cape	north of Port Alfred	33°28′S27°9′E / 33.467°S 27.150°E / -33.467; 27.150
Witsand Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°10′S18°20′E / 34.167°S 18.333°E / -34.167; 18.333

See also

• List of estuaries of South Africa
• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of lakes of South Africa
• List of dams in South Africa
• List of lagoons of South Africa
• List of islands of South Africa

References

1. Garmin Mapsource BlueChart Atlantic V5 (Map). Garmin. 2003.