Durban: Ten 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 16 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, 13 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming, while swimming at ten beaches, namely Country Club, uMhlanga Main Beach, Bronze Beach, Anstey's Beach, Brighton, Pipeline Beach, Winkelespruit, Warner Beach, Toti Main Beach and Reunion 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. Thekwini Beach
8. Battery Beach
9. uShaka
10. Laguna Beach
11. uMgababa
12. mDloti Main
13. Westbrook 

Beach(es) closed for swimming:

1. Country Club
2. uMhlanga Main Beach
3. Bronze Beach
4. Anstey's Beach
5. Brighton
6. Pipeline Beach
7. Winkelespruit
8. Warner Beach
9. Toti Main Beach
10. Reunion

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