South Africa's Blue Flag beaches, boats & marinas 2024/25!

A total of 48 beaches in South Africa, along with four marinas and seven tourism boats were recognised for meeting the highest environmental management, education, safety, accessibility, and sustainability standards, earning them the esteemed full Blue Flag status. 18 Blue Flag pilot sites were recognised this year for their efforts in meeting the minimum requirements for Blue Flag status.
The Western Cape has achieved the highest number of Blue Flag sites, with 31 beaches, all seven tourism boats and three of the four Blue Flag marinas. The Eastern Cape has been awarded one Blue Flag marina site, as well as eight Blue Flag beaches. KwaZulu-Natal has been awarded nine Blue Flag beaches.

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Western Cape Blue Flag beaches:

1. Cape Town - Silwerstroomstrand  
2. Cape Town - Clifton 4th  
3. Cape Town - Camps Bay  
4. Cape Town - Llandudno  
5. Cape Town - Muizenberg  
6. Cape Town - Bikini
7. Cape Town - Melkbosstrand
8. Cape Town - Fishhoek  
9. Kleinmond (Overstrand Municipality) - Kleinmond  
10. Hermanus (Overstrand Municipality) - Grotto
11. Struisbaai (Cape Agulhas Municipality) - Struisbaai
12. Witsand (Hessequa Municipality) - Witsand
13. Still Bay (Hessequa Municipality) - Preekstoel
    
14. Still Bay (Hessequa Municipality) - Lappiesbaai
15. Still Bay (Hessequa Municipality) - Jongensfontein
16. Gouritzmond (Hessequa Municipality) - Gouritzmond 
17. Still Bay (Hessequa Municipality) - Stilbaai Wes
18. Mossel Bay - De Bakke
19. Mossel Bay - Hartenbos
20. Mossel Bay - Klein Brak
    
21. Mossel Bay - Santos    
    
22. Mossel Bay - Glentana
23. Wilderness (Garden Route District & George Municipality) - Wilderness
24. Herold's Bay (Garden Route District Municipality) - Herold's Bay
25. Victoria Bay (Garden Route District Municipality) - Victoria Bay
26. Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Robberg 5
    
27. Keurboomstrand (Bitou Municipality) - The Waves
28. Natures Valley (Bitou Municipality) - Nature's Valley
29. Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Lookout
    
30. Keurboomstrand (Bitou Municipality) - The Dunes  
31. Plettenberg Bay (Bitou Municipality) - Singing Kettle
    

Western Cape Blue Flag marinas:

1. Cape Town - V&A Waterfront
2. Knysna - Thesen Islands (Home Owners)   
3. Knysna - Thesen Islands (Thesen Harbour Town)  

Western Cape Blue Flag tourism boats:

1. Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures) - Robberg Express
2. Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures) - Oceanic Express
3. Gansbaai (Marine Dynamics) - Slashfin
4. Gansbaai (Dyer Island Cruises) - Whale Whisperer
5. Gansbaai (Dyer Island Cruises) - Dream Catcher
6. Gansbaai (White Shark Diving Company) - White Shark
7. Gansbaai (White Shark Diving Company) - Shark Bait
   

Eastern Cape Blue Flag beaches:

1. Jeffreys Bay (Kouga Municipality) - Dolphin
2. Cape St Francis (Kouga Municipality) - Cape St Francis 
3. Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - King's
   
4. Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - Humewood
5. Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Municipality) - Hobie
6. Kenton-on-Sea (Ndlambe Municipality) - Kariega
7. Port Alfred (Ndlambe Municipality) - Kelly's
8. Kenton-on-Sea (Ndlambe Municipality) - Middle Kenton-on-Sea

Eastern Cape Blue Flag Marina:

1. Port Alfred (Ndlambe Municipality) - Royal Alfred

KwaZulu Natal Blue Flag beaches:

1. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Marina  
2. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Trafalgar
3. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Southport
4. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Umzumbe
   
5. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Ramsgate
   
6. Hibiscus Coast (Ray Nkonyeni Municipality) - Hiberdene
7. Pennington (Umdoni Municipality) - Pennington
8. Blythedale (Kwadukuza Municipality) - Blythedale
9. Ballito (Kwadukuza Municipality) - Thompson Bay
   

Managed by WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) in South Africa and internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), the Blue Flag Programme sets rigorous environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria for coastal destinations worldwide. Since 2001, WESSA has led in promoting sustainable tourism and coastal management through the Blue Flag and Green Coast Programmes in South Africa.