Durban: Fourteen beaches are currently open and safe for swimming!

The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has released lists of beaches that are currently (as of 29 December 2022) open and safe for swimming, closed for swimming and of swimming pools that are currently open to the public. According to the lists, fourteen beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at nine beaches is prohibited due to water quality. 28 swimming pools in Durban are currently open to the public.

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The following beaches are open for swimming:
- operating hours 06:00 - 18:30 -

1. Point
2. uShaka
3. Addington
4. South Beach
5. Wedge
6. North Beach
7. Bay of Plenty
8. Anstey's
9. Toti Main
10. Brighton
11. uMdloti Main
12. uMgababa
13. uMhlanga Main
14. Westbrook

Beaches closed for swimming:

1. Bronze
2. Battery
3. Country Club
4. Thekweni
5. Laguna
6. Réunion
7. Warner
8. Winkelespruit
9. Pipeline 

Recreational activities other than swimming at beaches closed for swimming are allowed!