• Attractions

Durban: Three beaches are currently closed for swimming due to water quality Durban: Three 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 26 July 2024) open and safe for swimming, closed for swimming and of swimming pools that are currently open to the public. According to the lists, 20 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at three beaches is prohibited due to water quality. 33 swimming pools in Durban are currently open to the public.

The following beaches are open for swimming:
- operating hours 06:00 - 18:30 -

  1. Wedge
  2. uShaka
  3. Addington
  4. Point Beach
  5. Bay of Plenty
  6. North Beach
  7. South Beach
  8. Warner Beach
  9. Country Club
  10. Laguna Beach
  11. Battery Beach
  12. Thekwini Beach
  13. uMhlanga Main
  14. Bronze Beach
  15. mDloti Main
  16. uMgababa
  17. Toti Main Beach
  18. Pipeline Beach
  19. Brighton
  20. Winkelespruit

Beach (es) closed for swimming:

  1. Westbrook
  2. Anstey's Beach
  3. Reunion

Recreational activities other than swimming at beaches closed for swimming are allowed.

Source: TravelComments.com Official Blog