Durban: Five beaches are currently closed for swimming due to water quality!
The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has released updated lists of beaches that are currently (as of 13 March 2024) open and safe for swimming, closed for swimming and of swimming pools that are currently open to the public. According to the lists, 18 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at five beaches, namely Country Club, Thekwini Beach, Laguna Beach, Reunion and mDloti Main, is prohibited due to water quality. 32 swimming pools in Durban are currently open to the public.
The following beaches are open for swimming:
- operating hours 06:00 - 18:30 -
- uShaka
- Addington
- Point Beach
- North Beach
- Bay of Plenty
- Wedge
- Battery Beach
- South Beach
- uMgababa
- uMhlanga Main Beach
- Bronze Beach
- Westbrook
- Brighton
- Pipeline Beach
- Anstey's Beach
- Warner Beach
- Winkelespruit
- Toti Main Beach
Beach (es) closed for swimming:
- Country Club
- Thekwini Beach
- Laguna Beach
- Toti Main Beach
- Reunion
- mDloti Main
Recreational activities other than swimming at beaches closed for swimming are allowed
