List of bays of South Africa

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The following is a partial list of bays of South Africa.

## List of Bays of South Africa

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Name | Province | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes

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Algoa Bay | Eastern Cape | Gqeberha | 33°48′S 25°48′E﻿ / ﻿33.800°S 25.800°E﻿ / -33.800; 25.800 |
Bakoven Bay | Western Cape | near Camps Bay | 33°57′S 18°22′E﻿ / ﻿33.950°S 18.367°E﻿ / -33.950; 18.367 | [1]
Ballots Bay | Western Cape | near George | 34°0′S 22°32′E﻿ / ﻿34.000°S 22.533°E﻿ / -34.000; 22.533 |
Bantry Bay, Cape Town | Western Cape | in Cape Town | 33°55.564′S 18°22.670′E﻿ / ﻿33.926067°S 18.377833°E﻿ / -33.926067; 18.377833 | [1]
Betty's Bay | Western Cape | Betty's Bay | 34°21′S 18°54′E﻿ / ﻿34.350°S 18.900°E﻿ / -34.350; 18.900 |
Blameys Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | south of Umkomaas | 30°14′S 30°46′E﻿ / ﻿30.233°S 30.767°E﻿ / -30.233; 30.767 |
Boulder Bay | Eastern Cape | south of Port St Johns | 31°43′S 29°24′E﻿ / ﻿31.717°S 29.400°E﻿ / -31.717; 29.400 |
Buffels Bay | Western Cape | near Knysna | 34°4′S 22°59′E﻿ / ﻿34.067°S 22.983°E﻿ / -34.067; 22.983 |
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°19.123′S 18°27.650′E﻿ / ﻿34.318717°S 18.460833°E﻿ / -34.318717; 18.460833 |
Camps Bay | Western Cape | Camps Bay | 33°56′S 18°22′E﻿ / ﻿33.933°S 18.367°E﻿ / -33.933; 18.367 | [1]
Chapman Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°6′S 18°20′E﻿ / ﻿34.100°S 18.333°E﻿ / -34.100; 18.333 |
Clifton Bay | Western Cape | near Camps Bay |  | [1]
Coffee Bay | Eastern Cape | Coffee Bay | 31°58′S 29°9′E﻿ / ﻿31.967°S 29.150°E﻿ / -31.967; 29.150 |
Cracker Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | near Umzumbe | 30°38′S 30°31′E﻿ / ﻿30.633°S 30.517°E﻿ / -30.633; 30.517 |
East Point Bay | Western Cape | near Pringle Bay | 34°23′S 18°49′E﻿ / ﻿34.383°S 18.817°E﻿ / -34.383; 18.817 |
Else Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°09.593′S 18°25.921′E﻿ / ﻿34.159883°S 18.432017°E﻿ / -34.159883; 18.432017 |
False Bay (Valsbaai) | Western Cape | Simon's Town | 34°13′S 18°38′E﻿ / ﻿34.217°S 18.633°E﻿ / -34.217; 18.633 | [1]
Fish Bay (Visbaai) | Western Cape | near Mossel Bay | 34°16′S 21°56′E﻿ / ﻿34.267°S 21.933°E﻿ / -34.267; 21.933 |
Fish Hoek Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°08′15″S 18°26′01″E﻿ / ﻿34.13745°S 18.43374°E﻿ / -34.13745; 18.43374 |
Flesh Bay | Western Cape | near Mossel Bay | 34°19′S 21°55′E﻿ / ﻿34.317°S 21.917°E﻿ / -34.317; 21.917 |
Gordon's Bay | Western Cape | Gordon's Bay | 34°9′S 18°50′E﻿ / ﻿34.150°S 18.833°E﻿ / -34.150; 18.833 | [1]
Granger Bay | Western Cape | Cape Town | 33°54′S 18°25′E﻿ / ﻿33.900°S 18.417°E﻿ / -33.900; 18.417 | [1]
Herolds Bay | Western Cape | near George | 34°3′S 22°23′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°S 22.383°E﻿ / -34.050; 22.383 |
Hol Bay | Western Cape | near Betty's Bay | 34°22′S 18°51′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 18.850°E﻿ / -34.367; 18.850 |
Hout Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°3′S 18°21′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°S 18.350°E﻿ / -34.050; 18.350 | [1]
Hydra Bay | Western Cape | near Gans Bay | 34°36′S 19°19′E﻿ / ﻿34.600°S 19.317°E﻿ / -34.600; 19.317 |
John Richard's Bay | Western Cape | near Port Beaufort | 34°28′S 20°51′E﻿ / ﻿34.467°S 20.850°E﻿ / -34.467; 20.850 |
Kalk Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°07.698′S 18°26.986′E﻿ / ﻿34.128300°S 18.449767°E﻿ / -34.128300; 18.449767 |
Kerries Bay | Western Cape | near Kleinmond | 34°23′S 19°7′E﻿ / ﻿34.383°S 19.117°E﻿ / -34.383; 19.117 |
Kosi Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | north of St Lucia | 26°54′S 32°52′E﻿ / ﻿26.900°S 32.867°E﻿ / -26.900; 32.867 |
Lambasi Bay | Eastern Cape | near Port Grosvenor | 31°22′S 29°54′E﻿ / ﻿31.367°S 29.900°E﻿ / -31.367; 29.900 |
Lambert's Bay | Western Cape | near Saldanha, Western Cape |  |
Leach Bay | Eastern Cape | East London | 33°2′S 27°53′E﻿ / ﻿33.033°S 27.883°E﻿ / -33.033; 27.883 |
Leisure Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | near Port Edward | 31°2′S 30°14′E﻿ / ﻿31.033°S 30.233°E﻿ / -31.033; 30.233 |
Leeugat Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Long Bay | Western Cape | Robben Island | 33°48′S 18°21′E﻿ / ﻿33.800°S 18.350°E﻿ / -33.800; 18.350 |
Mackerel Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°10.302′S 18°25.761′E﻿ / ﻿34.171700°S 18.429350°E﻿ / -34.171700; 18.429350 |
Marcus Bay | Western Cape | near Arniston | 34°38′S 20°15′E﻿ / ﻿34.633°S 20.250°E﻿ / -34.633; 20.250 |
Mas Bay | Western Cape | near Pringle Bay | 34°22′S 18°50′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 18.833°E﻿ / -34.367; 18.833 |
Mazeppa Bay | Eastern Cape | Mazeppa Bay | 32°28′S 28°39′E﻿ / ﻿32.467°S 28.650°E﻿ / -32.467; 28.650 |
Mngazi Bay | Eastern Cape | south of Port St Johns | 31°41′S 29°25′E﻿ / ﻿31.683°S 29.417°E﻿ / -31.683; 29.417 |
Moonshine Bay | Western Cape | near Pringle Bay | 34°22′S 18°49′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 18.817°E﻿ / -34.367; 18.817 |
Morgan's Bay | Eastern Cape | Morgan's Bay | 32°42′S 28°20′E﻿ / ﻿32.700°S 28.333°E﻿ / -32.700; 28.333 |
Mossel Bay | Western Cape | Mossel Bay | 34°6′S 22°9′E﻿ / ﻿34.100°S 22.150°E﻿ / -34.100; 22.150 |
Murray's Bay | Western Cape | Robben Island | 33°48′S 18°22′E﻿ / ﻿33.800°S 18.367°E﻿ / -33.800; 18.367 |
Olifantsbos Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°15′S 18°22′E﻿ / ﻿34.250°S 18.367°E﻿ / -34.250; 18.367 |
Piet Rogs Bay | Western Cape | near Port Beaufort | 34°24′S 21°22′E﻿ / ﻿34.400°S 21.367°E﻿ / -34.400; 21.367 |
Plettenberg Bay | Eastern Cape | Plettenberg Bay | 34°2′S 23°24′E﻿ / ﻿34.033°S 23.400°E﻿ / -34.033; 23.400 |
Pooles Bay | Western Cape | Hermanus | 34°24′S 19°15′E﻿ / ﻿34.400°S 19.250°E﻿ / -34.400; 19.250 |
Preslie's Bay | Eastern Cape |  | 31°52′S 29°15′E﻿ / ﻿31.867°S 29.250°E﻿ / -31.867; 29.250 |
Pringle Bay | Western Cape | Pringle Bay | 34°20′S 18°49′E﻿ / ﻿34.333°S 18.817°E﻿ / -34.333; 18.817 | [1]
Queensberry Bay | Eastern Cape | north of East London | 32°53′S 28°5′E﻿ / ﻿32.883°S 28.083°E﻿ / -32.883; 28.083 |
Rooiels Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Rumbly Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Saint Francis Bay | Eastern Cape | Jeffreys Bay | 34°2′S 24°59′E﻿ / ﻿34.033°S 24.983°E﻿ / -34.033; 24.983 |
Saint Lucia Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | St Lucia | 28°23′S 32°25′E﻿ / ﻿28.383°S 32.417°E﻿ / -28.383; 32.417 |
Saint Mungo Bay | Western Cape | Cape Aghulas | 34°49′S 20°1′E﻿ / ﻿34.817°S 20.017°E﻿ / -34.817; 20.017 |
Saint Sebastian Bay | Western Cape | Port Beaufort | 34°23′S 20°52′E﻿ / ﻿34.383°S 20.867°E﻿ / -34.383; 20.867 |
Saldanha Bay | Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | 33°2′S 17°58′E﻿ / ﻿33.033°S 17.967°E﻿ / -33.033; 17.967 |
Salmon Bay (Kwazulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | near Stanger | 29°24′S 31°18′E﻿ / ﻿29.400°S 31.300°E﻿ / -29.400; 31.300 |
Salt Vlei Bay | Eastern Cape | Port Alfred | 33°37′S 26°52′E﻿ / ﻿33.617°S 26.867°E﻿ / -33.617; 26.867 |
Sand Bay | Western Cape | near Hermanus | 34°25′S 19°12′E﻿ / ﻿34.417°S 19.200°E﻿ / -34.417; 19.200 |
Sandown Bay | Western Cape | near Kleinmond | 34°20′S 19°2′E﻿ / ﻿34.333°S 19.033°E﻿ / -34.333; 19.033 |
Sandy Bay | Western Cape | near Hout Bay | 34°1′S 18°19′E﻿ / ﻿34.017°S 18.317°E﻿ / -34.017; 18.317 | [1]
Santos Bay | Western Cape | Mossel Bay | 34°9′S 22°7′E﻿ / ﻿34.150°S 22.117°E﻿ / -34.150; 22.117 |
Schusters Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Shark Bay (KwaZulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | near Stanger | 29°26′S 31°17′E﻿ / ﻿29.433°S 31.283°E﻿ / -29.433; 31.283 |
Sharks Bay | Eastern Cape | Port Alfred | 33°36′S 26°53′E﻿ / ﻿33.600°S 26.883°E﻿ / -33.600; 26.883 |
Shuster's Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°11′S 18°21′E﻿ / ﻿34.183°S 18.350°E﻿ / -34.183; 18.350 |
Simons Bay | Western Cape | Simon's Town | 34°10′S 18°25′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°S 18.417°E﻿ / -34.167; 18.417 |
Skoonberg Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Aghulas | 34°45′S 20°4′E﻿ / ﻿34.750°S 20.067°E﻿ / -34.750; 20.067 |
Skulpies Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Aghulas | 34°48′S 20°3′E﻿ / ﻿34.800°S 20.050°E﻿ / -34.800; 20.050 |
Smitswinkel Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Snake Bay (Slangbaai) | Western Cape | near Cape St Francis | 34°10′S 24°37′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°S 24.617°E﻿ / -34.167; 24.617 |
Sodwana Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | north of St Lucia | 27°32′S 32°40′E﻿ / ﻿27.533°S 32.667°E﻿ / -27.533; 32.667 |
Spark's Bay | Western Cape | south of Gordon's Bay | 34°15′S 18°50′E﻿ / ﻿34.250°S 18.833°E﻿ / -34.250; 18.833 |
Still Bay | Western Cape | Still Bay | 34°22′S 21°25′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 21.417°E﻿ / -34.367; 21.417 |
Strachan's Bay | Eastern Cape |  | 31°50′S 29°16′E﻿ / ﻿31.833°S 29.267°E﻿ / -31.833; 29.267 |
Struys Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Aghulas | 34°43′S 20°6′E﻿ / ﻿34.717°S 20.100°E﻿ / -34.717; 20.100 |
Table Bay | Western Cape | Cape Town | 33°53′S 18°26′E﻿ / ﻿33.883°S 18.433°E﻿ / -33.883; 18.433 |
Thompson's Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | near Ballito | 29°31′S 31°13′E﻿ / ﻿29.517°S 31.217°E﻿ / -29.517; 31.217 |
Three Anchor Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town |  |
Umzinto Bay | KwaZulu-Natal | near Pennington | 30°21′S 30°43′E﻿ / ﻿30.350°S 30.717°E﻿ / -30.350; 30.717 |
Victoria Bay | Western Cape | near George | 34°0′S 22°33′E﻿ / ﻿34.000°S 22.550°E﻿ / -34.000; 22.550 |
Walker Bay | Western Cape | near Hermanus |  |
Walker's Bay | Western Cape | near Knysna | 34°4′S 22°56′E﻿ / ﻿34.067°S 22.933°E﻿ / -34.067; 22.933 |
Waterloo Bay | Eastern Cape | north of Port Alfred | 33°28′S 27°9′E﻿ / ﻿33.467°S 27.150°E﻿ / -33.467; 27.150 |
Witsand Bay | Western Cape | near Cape Town | 34°10′S 18°20′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°S 18.333°E﻿ / -34.167; 18.333 |

## See also

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* List of estuaries of South Africa
* List of rivers of South Africa
* List of lakes of South Africa
* List of dams in South Africa
* List of lagoons of South Africa
* List of islands of South Africa

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Garmin Mapsource BlueChart Atlantic V5 (Map). Garmin. 2003.