Plettenberg Bay Swimming Beaches – Robberg Beach
Robberg Beach runs from the BI Hotel to the Robberg Peninsula – a 4 kilometre stretch of wide golden sand fronting ‘Millionaire’s Row’ –beachfront residences, guesthouses and B&B’s on Plett’s Beachyhead Rd. It is perfect for walks, especially in the morning and evening and dolphins are often playing in the waves.
The beach is divided into several swimming stations which are monitored by lifeguards during the holiday periods and over weekends.
Be warned, however, that the swimming stations are placed where they are for a reason, and an aerial view of Robberg would show a number of riptides much of the time.
This is a perfect family swimming beach – as long as you stay within the areas demarcated by the life-guards. The best of the swimming areas is ‘Robberg 5’ – about half-way down the beach and accessed via Beachyhead Rd (or on foot along the beach). There are public toilets at Robberg 5, but no other amenities.
Despite the density of holiday homes behind the beach, great attention has been paid to maintaining the health of the dunes and dune vegetation, and the beach is clean and well-kept.
If you are lucky, pods of bottlenose are known to swim in amongst bathers at Robberg 5, and the stretch of beach around Robberg 5 with its gentle rolling surf is a favourite venue for the local surf schools to introduce students to the fun of surfing. It is also a good spot for the Southern Right whales that like to frolic in the protected waters.
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