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[edit]

Name Province Nearest Town Coordinates Notes
Algoa Bay Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth 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

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References[edit]

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