Port Elizabeth’s Beaches
40km of Beautiful Beaches in Port Elizabeth
Southern Beaches, Northern Beaches & Beaches near PE – Noordhoek Beach and Sardinia Bay.
Port Elizabeth’s Beaches are roughly divided into the Southern Beaches and Northern Beaches, though there are many coastal areas and beaches a short drive from Port Elizabeth, and South Africa’s Sunshine Coast (of which Port Elizabeth is the Capital) is renowned for its pristine coastline and endless stretches of wide golden beach.
Southern Beaches
The Southern Beaches are the most centrally located and the best known beaches for swimming and beach activities. These beaches include Humewood Beach – Port Elizabeth’s official Blue Flag Beach, King’s Beach, Hobie Beach and Pollock Beach.
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The Northern Beaches
The Northern Beaches are situated on the northern outskirts of Port Elizabeth and are known for their side sand-dunes – popular for sand-boarding and excellent angling. These beaches include New Brighton Beach, Blue Water Bay, Well’s Estate, St George’s Beach and the Maitland River Mouth.
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Other Beaches near Port Elizabeth
A number of coves and beaches are found south of Port Elizabeth around Cape Recife. These beaches are less ideal for families, but very popular among surfers and watersports enthusiasts.
Noordhoek Beach is popular among windsurfers and surfers. It is located just north of Cape Recife and is accessed via Summerstrand. There are few facilities and no lifeguards.
Southwest of PE on the western side of Cape Recife, Sardinia Bay’s Beach offers miles of remote and often barely populated beach and dunes. The Sardinia Bay Coastline is part of a Marine Reserve, so there are no watersports permitted there besides Scuba Diving and snorkelling, making for a peaceful day out for those who object to noise and activity – although the beach is utilised for beach horse rides.
There are picnic facilities behind the beach, but there are no lifeguards.
All in all there is over 40km of beachfront along the length of Algoa Bay – offering something for everyone, from the family with small children to watch over, to surfers, watersports enthusiasts, bikini babes, honeymoon couples, to those looking to experience the remote beauty of the unique beaches of the Sunshine Coast.
The water is warm – up to 22 deg in the summer months, though it can drop to around 15 in the winter. There are many great surf spots and the dunes on the Northern Beaches and beyond are legendary. You won’t find the palm fringed thin strips of white sand and flat water that characterize so many of the world’s Hot Beach Holiday spots. The beaches of the Sunshine Coast are long, wide, golden, and backed by thick temperate coastal forest and iconic Aloe plants. With the exception of the beaches that front the city, they are wild and beautiful, some all but untouched by human footprints. There is good wave action for swimming and fantastic surf breaks at different points at different times of the year. Swimming is safe at most of the beaches, but not all.
There is prolific marine life – some to be marvelled at such as the Bottlenose Dolphins that surf the translucent waves, humpback whales that breach and fur seals that play and chase fish – and some to be wary of! A number of shark species are found here, including Great Whites and Tiger sharks.
Respect our seas, the waves, the currents and the marine life, don’t be foolhardy, don’t swim alone…and enjoy the clean ocean and some of the most beautiful unspoiled beaches and coastal dunes in the world!
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