South Africa's Blue Flag beaches, boats & marinas 2020/21!

A total of 48 beaches in South Africa, along with four sustainable tourism boats and six marinas have been awarded Full Blue Flag status by the 2020/21 International Blue Flag Jury. The Western Cape has achieved the highest number of Blue Flag sites, with 31 beaches, all four boats and five of the six Blue Flag marinas. The Eastern Cape has been awarded two Blue Flag marina sites, as well as six Blue Flag beaches. KwaZulu-Natal has been awarded six Blue Flag beaches.
The Blue Flag programme also allows for potential Blue Flag sites to participate in the Pilot Programme. This year will see 19 beaches (Western Cape: two beaches; Eastern Cape: six beaches; KwaZulu-Natal: eleven beaches) across three of  South Africa's four coastal provinces on this development phase of the programme.

 
Western Cape Blue Flag beaches:

• Cape Town - Silwerstroomstrand  
• Cape Town - Clifton 4th  
• Cape Town - Camps Bay  
• Cape Town - Llandudno  
• Cape Town - Muizenberg  
• Cape Town - Strandfontein  
• Cape Town - Mnandi
• Cape Town - Bikini
• Cape Town - Melkbosstrand
• Cape Town - Fishhoek  
• Kleinmond (Overstrand Municipality) - Kleinmond  
• Hermanus (Overstrand Municipality) - Hawston  
• Hermanus (Overstrand Municipality) - Grotto 
• Pearly Beach (Overstrand Municipality) - Castle Beach
• Stilbaai (Hessequa Municipality) - Lappiesbaai   
• Stilbaai (Hessequa Municipality) - Preekstoel
• Stilbaai (Hessequa Municipality) - Stilbaai Wes
• Stilbaai (Hessequa Municipality) - Jongensfontein
• Witsand (Hessequa Municipality) - Witsand  
• Gouritsmond (Hessequa Municipality) - Gouritsmond
• Mossel Bay - Santos  
• Mossel Bay - De Bakke
• Mossel Bay - Hartenbos   
• Mossel Bay - Klein Brak 
• Mossel Bay - Glentana
• Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Robberg 5 
• Keurboomstrand (Bitou Municipality) - The Waves - Keurboomstrand 
• Keurboomstrand (Bitou Municipality) - The Dunes  
• Natures Valley (Bitou Municipality) - Nature's Valley 
• Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Lookout  
• Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Singing Kettle

  Western Cape Blue Flag marinas:

• Knysna - Thesen Islands (Home Owners)   
• Knysna - Thesen Islands (Thesen Harbour Town)   
• Cape Town - V&A Waterfront  
• Gordon's Bay - Harbour Island   
• Saldanha - Yachtport SA 

Western Cape Blue Flag boats:

• Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures) - Robberg Express
• Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures) - Oceanic Express
• Van Dyks Bay (White Shark Ventures) - Megalodo
• Van Dyks Bay (White Shark Ventures) - Megalodon II
  

Eastern Cape Blue Flag beaches:

• Hamburg (Amathole Municipality) - Hamburg
  
• Jeffrey's Bay (Kouga Municipality) - Dolphin
• Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - Humewood
• Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - King's
• Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - Hobie
• Kenton-on-Sea (Ndlambe Municipality) - Kariega
• Port Alfred (Ndlambe Municipality) - Kelly's 

Eastern Cape Blue Flag Marina:

• Port Alfred (Ndlambe Municipality) - Royal Alfred

 KwaZulu Natal Blue Flag beaches:

• Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Marina  
• Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Trafalgar 
• Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Southport
• Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Umzumbe
• Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Hiberdene
• Durban (Ethekwini Municipality) - Ushaka
• Durban (Ethekwini Municipality) - Durban North Beach
• Durban (Ethekwini Municipality) - Point
• Amanzimtoti (Ethekwini Municipality) - Amanzimtoti
• uMhlanga (Ethekwini Municipality) - uMhlanga Main

Blue Flag is a certification issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach or marina meets its stringent standards. The main criterias include standards for water quality, safety, environmental education and information, the provision of services and general environmental management criteria. Blue Flag is sought for beaches and marinas as an indication of their high environmental and quality standards. In South Africa, the first country outside Europe to be granted Blue Flag accreditation for its beaches, the Blue Flag programme is managed by WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) in partnership with participating coastal municipalities.