Grotto Beach South africa

Grotto beach is the signature white sand Cape seascape set in the signature Cape Coast small town. Hermanus is the whale watching capital of South Africa, besides which it is one of the most sublimely pleasant settlements in the region. With white dunes, a mountain backdrop, easy access to some of the best food and white purveyors on the coast and with unobtrusive beach facilities, this is one of SA’s top beach spots.

Jeffreys Bay South Africa

Jeffreys Bay

The home to perfect wave, and the surf capital of SA. Set against a typical East Coast backdrop of sand, dunes and aloes, Jeffreys Bay is home to the annual Billabong Pro WCT surfing event and boasts one of South Africa’s many Blue Flag beaches. It also famous fro seafood, particularly its calamari, and for a variety of watersports and venture activities. Jeffreys Bay is definitely one of SA’s premier beach destinations.

Gansbaai Beach South Africa

Visitors to Gaansbaai are not usually thinking about the beach. This is the cage diving mecca of South Africa where close encounters with great whites are a daily feauture. Despite this Gaansbaai is another of those languid stretches of white sandy beach with dunes and mountains to set the soul aslumber. Great food and wide are also a feature of this Cape Coast Wonderland.

Cape town Bunch of beaches

Cape Town

Cape Town is not a beach but a bunch of beaches, and all rank up there as among the best in the land. Clifton Beach is perhaps the most famous, but others like the nudist Sandy Beach, and Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, Boulders Beach, Noordhoek and Camps Bay all grace this most beautiful of all the worlds graceful cities. Cape Town is a jewel, and as a coastal town one of the choisest in the world. It cannot be beat, so don’t even try.

Beach Facts: The KwaZulu/Natal South Coast and Maputaland are comfortable all year round, although summertime (October/March) can get very hot and sticky. There is always a Christmas holiday rush at all of South Africa’s holiday destinations, and in particular at beach resorts, so advance book or avoidance is the key here.

The waters of the Atlantic Seaboard – those around Cape Town as far east as Hermanus, and along the coast west of Cape Town, are always cold. This is a summertime destination with sea temperatures in the region of 12C or 13C, while further east, as the Indian Ocean currents appear water temperatures rise to 21C and 24C on beaches around Durban and north-east, up to Cape Vidal. Summer air temperatures range from a low of 22C in Nature’s Valley, to 28C plus in Camp’s Bay [Cape Town], Durban and up to Cape