List of beaches in South Africa

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Street vendor in Umkobi Beach in Southbroom, KwaZulu-Natal Province Street vendor, Umkobi Beach.jpg
Street vendor in Umkobi Beach in Southbroom, KwaZulu-Natal Province

The following is a list of beaches in South Africa. There are many wide, sandy beaches along the coast of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. [1] The coastline of the Western Cape has a mix of sandy beaches, as well as secluded coves and cliffs above the ocean. [1]

Name of BeachProvinceNearest townCoördinatesLength in M
Beaches of Cape Town Western Cape Cape Town
Beaches of Durban KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Alkantstrand Beach KwaZulu-Natal Richards Bay
Banana Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
Bazley Beach KwaZulu-Natal Bazley
Black Rock Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Bluewater Beach Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Blythedale Beach KwaZulu-Natal KwaDukuza
Cape St. Francis Beach Eastern Cape Cape St. Francis
Clarke Bay Beach KwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Compensation Beach KwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Elands Bay Beach Western Cape Elands Bay
Glenmore Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Hibberdene Beach KwaZulu-Natal Hibberdene
Ifafa Beach KwaZulu-Natal Ifafa Beach
Ivy Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Jeffreys Bay Beach Eastern Cape Jeffreys Bay
Kidds Beach Eastern Cape Kidds Beach
Kidds Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
King's Beach Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Leisure Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Lucien Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Manaba Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Margate Main Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Melville Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone/Hibberdene
Mtwalume Beach KwaZulu-Natal Mtwalume
New Brighton Beach Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Oslo Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
Palm Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Pennington Beach KwaZulu-Natal Pennington
Pollok Beach Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Port Edward Main Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Portobello Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Port Shepstone Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
Pumula Beach KwaZulu-Natal Hibberdene
Ramsgate Main Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Ramsgate South Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Rennies Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Salmon Bay Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Salt Rock Beach KwaZulu-Natal Salt Rock
San Lameer Beach KwaZulu-Natal Southbroom
Scottburgh Beach KwaZulu-Natal Scottburgh
Sea Park Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
Sheffield Beach KwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Shelly Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Silver Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Southbroom Main Beach KwaZulu-Natal Southbroom
Southport Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
St Michael's Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Tinley Manor Beach KwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Thompsons Bay BeachKwaZulu-Natal Ballito/Shaka's Rock
T.O. Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Edward
Trafalgar Beach KwaZulu-Natal Southbroom
Tugela Beach KwaZulu-Natal Tugela Mouth
Tweni Beach KwaZulu-Natal Port Shepstone
Umhlali BeachKwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Umkobi Beach KwaZulu-Natal Southbroom
Umzumbe Beach KwaZulu-Natal Hibberdene
Uvongo Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Willard BeachKwaZulu-Natal Ballito
Windsor on Sea Beach KwaZulu-Natal Margate
Zinkwazi Beach KwaZulu-Natal KwaDukuza

See also

References

  1. 1 2 South Africa. Peterborough: Thomas Cook. 2009. pp. 7, 9. ISBN   9781848481879.