Durban: Swimming at five beaches is currently prohibited due to water quality!

The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has released updated lists of beaches that are currently (as of 02 December 2023) open and safe for swimming, closed for swimming and of swimming pools that are currently open to the public. According to the lists, 18 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at five beaches, namely uMhlanga Main, Toti Main, Anstey's Beach, Warner Beach and Pipeline, is prohibited due to water quality. 32 swimming pools in Durban are currently open to the public.

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

1. uShaka
2. Addington
3. Point Beach
4. North Beach
5. Bay of Plenty
6. Wedge
7. Battery Beach
8. South Beach
9. Country Club
10. Thekwini Beach
11. Laguna Beach
12. uMgababa
13. Bronze Beach
14. mDloti Beach
15. Westbrook
16. Reunion
17. Brighton
18. Winkelspruit 

Beaches closed for swimming:

1. uMhlanga Main
2. Toti Main
3. Anstey's Beach
4. Warner Beach
5. Pipeline

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