Durban: Swimming at three 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 13 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, 20 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at three beaches, namely Pipeline Beach, Winkelespruit and Anstey's Beach, 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 Beach
7. Battery Beach
8. South Beach
9. Country Club
10. Thekwini Beach
11. Laguna Beach
    
12. uMhlanga Main
13. mDloti Main
14. Bronze Beach
15. Westbrook
16. uMgababa
17. Toti Main
18. Reunion
19. Warner Beach
20. Brighton 

Beaches closed for swimming:

1. Pipeline Beach
2. Winkelespruit
3. Anstey's Beach 

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