These beaches offer something for everyone from protected beaches to family excursions to tame paradise-like beaches. Dive or snorkel on the elephant coast or enjoy a holiday experience on the four blue flag beaches of the South Coast.
The beaches offer plenty of recreation and sports facilities including surfing, boating, fishing and whale watching dolphins or for an adventurer for a trip on a microlight to enjoy the spectacular views from above. Surfer's paradise, offering the best waves of the country. There are great waves everywhere where you go hot with water all year long, so you need more than a warm boots, and even in hot summer days this is not necessarily necessary.
in the real surfer season, a gentle eight feet long waves from Cape Coast to May to August. In the summer months, the swelling is a bit smaller, with a variety of windsurfing surfing, most surfers take advantage of windless mornings before the winds in the North East wind up.
on the beach only a handful of popular breaks arrive crowded but there are many quieter waves along the shore, many good roads provide easy access. Additionally, surf fanatics are sorry to miss this awesome beach and your adventure may even reveal a ribbon that has never been affected before.
KZN Southcoast is a province of "Blue Flag" beaches.
MARGATE BEACH:
One mile long beach on the South Coast ideal for swimming, bodyboarding and surfing. There is also a famous fishing spot on a specially built pier. Margate is a lively resort town with dozens of restaurants, bars and shops, as well as accommodation for all budgets.
MARINA / SAN LAMEER:
A beautiful, long sandy beach,. The beach is between Southbroom and San Lameer, close to the mouth and lagoon of the Trafalgar Marine Reserve and the Mpenjati River. Shelters are always present and the facilities are maintained throughout the year to the highest standards. Easy access for people with disabilities
RAMSGATE BEACH:
Ramsgate is a strange village in the southern Margate. A quiet seaside park with picnics and parkland offers a tranquil haven of bustling seaside towns. A light walk south from Ramsgate to the picturesque Southbroom Beach and the Lagoon.
Hibberdene, based on the southern shores of KwaZulu-Natal, is a relatively narrow beach that is protected from the south. The often steep sloping seaside have good waves. The grassy picnic area is ideal for families. A new shipbuilding area has been developed with the blue flag area.
LUCIEN BEACH:
Lucien Beach is a quiet, but popular beach with a steep stairway, northeast of Margate's main beach. The high-quality life-saving facilities are on site in a new building with many car parks. The raised parking area offers good views of the sea and shore towards Margate. It's a good place to park and then walk along the coast to Uvongo – a pleasant walk, overlooking the dolphins and other marine life.
WILLARD BEACH:
This is Ballito's main beach, the North Coast "Pearl". The 2.4 km promenade follows the southern direction from the south and is easy to walk to the bays and coves with magnificent views. A stronger path stretches north from Willard to the Shaka Rock that leads through a rocky hole – the best attempt at low tide.