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🇿🇦 Beaches in South Africa

234 verified beaches across 5 in South Africa. Tier-ranked S → C, with live marine conditions and OBI scoring.

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Western Cape64

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TOP 80 BEACHES IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Paternoster Main Beach

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Paternoster Main Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Camps Bay Beach

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Camps Bay Beach

Cape Town, South Africa

Zinkwazi Beach

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Zinkwazi Beach

Zinkwazi Beach, South Africa

Bekbaai Beach

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Bekbaai Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Clifton 4th Beach

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Clifton 4th Beach

Cape Town, South Africa

Eastern Beach

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Eastern Beach

East London, South Africa

Grotto Beach

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Grotto Beach

Hermanus, South Africa

Llandudno Beach

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Llandudno Beach

Llandudno, South Africa

Muizenberg Beach

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Muizenberg Beach

Muizenberg, South Africa

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Nahoon Beach

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Nahoon Beach

East London, South Africa

Voëlklip Beach

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Voëlklip Beach

Hermanus, South Africa

Voorstrand Beach

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Voorstrand Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Addington Beach

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Addington Beach

Durban, South Africa

Amanzimtoti Main Beach

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Amanzimtoti Main Beach

Amanzimtoti, South Africa

Ansteys Beach

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Ansteys Beach

Bluff, South Africa

Bay of Plenty Beach

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Bay of Plenty Beach

Durban, South Africa

Beta Beach

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Beta Beach

Bakoven, South Africa

Big Bay Beach

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Big Bay Beach

Big Bay, South Africa

Bloubergstrand Beach

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Bloubergstrand Beach

Bloubergstrand, South Africa

Blythedale Beach

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Blythedale Beach

Blythedale Beach, South Africa

Boulderbaai Beach

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Boulderbaai Beach

Namaqua National Park Coast, South Africa

Boulders Beach

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Boulders Beach

Simon’s Town, South Africa

Breakfast Bay

Breakfast Bay

Vermont, South Africa

Cape St Francis Beach

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Cape St Francis Beach

Cape St Francis, South Africa

Chintsa East Beach

Chintsa East Beach

Chintsa, South Africa

Clifton 2nd Beach

Clifton 2nd Beach

Cape Town, South Africa

Dairy Beach

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Dairy Beach

Durban, South Africa

Dolphin Beach

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Dolphin Beach

Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

Gonubie Beach

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Gonubie Beach

Gonubie, South Africa

Groenriviermond Beach

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Groenriviermond Beach

Namaqua National Park Coast, South Africa

Grootmis Beach

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Grootmis Beach

Grootmis, South Africa

Hobie Beach

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Hobie Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Hondeklipbaai Beach

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Hondeklipbaai Beach

Hondeklip Bay, South Africa

Hout Bay Beach

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Hout Bay Beach

Hout Bay, South Africa

Kammabaai Beach

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Kammabaai Beach

Hermanus, South Africa

King's Beach

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King's Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Kleinzee Beach

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Kleinzee Beach

Kleinzee, South Africa

Koringkorrelbaai Beach

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Koringkorrelbaai Beach

Namaqua National Park Coast, South Africa

Langbaai Beach

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Langbaai Beach

Hermanus, South Africa

Langstrand Beach

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Langstrand Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Main Beach

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Main Beach

Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

Maitlands Beach

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Maitlands Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

McDougalls Bay Beach

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McDougalls Bay Beach

Port Nolloth, South Africa

Mosselbank Beach

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Mosselbank Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Noordhoek Beach

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Noordhoek Beach

Noordhoek, South Africa

North Beach

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North Beach

Durban, South Africa

Noup Beach

Noup Beach

Kleinzee, South Africa

Onrus Beach

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Onrus Beach

Onrus, South Africa

Orient Beach

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Orient Beach

East London, South Africa

Oudekraal Beach

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Oudekraal Beach

Oudekraal, South Africa

Paradise Beach

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Paradise Beach

Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

Pollok Beach

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Pollok Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Port Nolloth Beach

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Port Nolloth Beach

Port Nolloth, South Africa

Prince's Grant Beach

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Prince's Grant Beach

Prince's Grant, South Africa

Salt Rock Beach

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Salt Rock Beach

Salt Rock, South Africa

Sandbaai Beach

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Sandbaai Beach

Sandbaai, South Africa

Sardinia Bay Beach

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Sardinia Bay Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Scarborough Beach

Scarborough Beach

Scarborough, South Africa

Shaka's Rock Beach

Shaka's Rock Beach

Shaka's Rock, South Africa

Sheffield Beach

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Sheffield Beach

Sheffield Beach, South Africa

South Beach

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South Beach

Durban, South Africa

St Francis Bay Beach

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St Francis Bay Beach

St Francis Bay, South Africa

St James Beach

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St James Beach

St James, South Africa

Suncoast Beach

Suncoast Beach

Durban, South Africa

Thompson's Bay Beach

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Thompson's Bay Beach

Ballito, South Africa

Tietiesbaai Beach

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Tietiesbaai Beach

Paternoster, South Africa

Tinley Manor Beach

Tinley Manor Beach

Tinley Manor, South Africa

Tugela Mouth Beach

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Tugela Mouth Beach

Tugela Mouth, South Africa

Umdloti Beach

Umdloti Beach

Umdloti, South Africa

Umhlanga Main Beach

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Umhlanga Main Beach

Umhlanga, South Africa

uShaka Beach

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uShaka Beach

Durban, South Africa

Willard Beach

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Willard Beach

Ballito, South Africa

Abjoelbaai Beach

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Abjoelbaai Beach

Namaqua National Park Coast, South Africa

Aristea Shipwreck Beach

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Aristea Shipwreck Beach

Hondeklip Bay, South Africa

Aston Bay Beach

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Aston Bay Beach

Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

Bakoven Beach

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Bakoven Beach

Bakoven, South Africa

Battery Beach

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Battery Beach

Durban, South Africa

Beachview Beach

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Beachview Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Beachwood Beach

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Beachwood Beach

Durban North, South Africa

Blue Horizon Bay Beach

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Blue Horizon Bay Beach

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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