Durban: Eleven beaches are currently closed for swimming 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 09 April 2024) open and safe for swimming, closed for swimming and of swimming pools that are currently open to the public. According to the lists, 12 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at eleven beaches, namely Country Club, Thekwini Beach, Battery Beach, uShaka, Laguna Beach, Anstey's Beach, Brighton, Pipeline Beach, Winkelespruit, uMhlanga Main Beach and Bronze 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. Point Beach
2. Wedge
3. Bay of Plenty
4. South Beach
5. Addington
6. North Beach
7. uMgababa
8. mDloti Main
9. Westbrook
10. Warner Beach
11. Toti Main Beach
12. Reunion 

Beach(es) closed for swimming:

1. Country Club
2. Thekwnini Beach
3. Battery Beach
4. uShaka
5. Laguna Beach
6. Anstey's Beach
7. Brighton
8. Pipeline Beach
9. Winkelespruit
10. uMhlanga Main Beach
11. Bronze Beach
    

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