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 20 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 Warner Beach, Reunion and Westbrook, is prohibited due to water quality. 33 swimming pools in Durban are currently open to the public.

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

1. Wedge
2. uShaka
3. Addington
4. Point Beach
5. Battery Beach
6. South Beach
7. Country Club
8. Thekwini Beach
9. Laguna Beach
10. Bay of Plenty
11. North Beach
12. uMhlanga Main
13. mDloti Main
14. Bronze Beach
15. uMGababa
16. Anstey's Beach
17. Brighton
18. Winkelelspruit
19. Toti Main Beach
20. Pipeline Beach 

Beaches closed for swimming:

1. Warner Beach
   
2. Reunion
3. Westbrook
   

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