List of bays of South Africa

List of Bays of South Africa, A bay is an area of water surrounded or otherwise demarcated by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. It can also be an inlet in a lake or pond.

The following is a partial list of Bays of South Africa.

List of Bays of South Africa

Name	Province	Nearest Town	Coordinates
Algoa Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	33°48′S 25°48′E / 33.800°S 25.800°E / -33.800; 25.800
Bakoven Bay	Western Cape	near Camps Bay	33°57′S 18°22′E / 33.950°S 18.367°E / -33.950; 18.367
Ballots Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°0′S 22°32′E / 34.000°S 22.533°E / -34.000; 22.533
Betty's Bay	Western Cape	Betty's Bay	34°21′S 18°54′E / 34.350°S 18.900°E / -34.350; 18.900
Blameys Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	south of Umkomaas	30°14′S 30°46′E / 30.233°S 30.767°E / -30.233; 30.767
Boulder Bay	Eastern Cape	south of Port St Johns	31°43′S 29°24′E / 31.717°S 29.400°E / -31.717; 29.400
Buffels Bay	Western Cape	near Knysna	34°4′S 22°59′E / 34.067°S 22.983°E / -34.067; 22.983
Camps Bay	Western Cape	Camps Bay	33°56′S 18°22′E / 33.933°S 18.367°E / -33.933; 18.367
Chapman Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°6′S 18°20′E / 34.100°S 18.333°E / -34.100; 18.333
Coffee Bay	Eastern Cape	Coffee Bay	31°58′S 29°9′E / 31.967°S 29.150°E / -31.967; 29.150
Cracker Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Umzumbe	30°38′S 30°31′E / 30.633°S 30.517°E / -30.633; 30.517
East Point Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°23′S 18°49′E / 34.383°S 18.817°E / -34.383; 18.817
False Bay (Valsbaai)	Western Cape	Simon's Town	34°13′S 18°38′E / 34.217°S 18.633°E / -34.217; 18.633
Fish Bay (Visbaai)	Western Cape	near Mossel Bay	34°16′S 21°56′E / 34.267°S 21.933°E / -34.267; 21.933
Flesh Bay	Western Cape	near Mossel Bay	34°19′S 21°55′E / 34.317°S 21.917°E / -34.317; 21.917
Gordon's Bay	Western Cape	Gordon's Bay	34°9′S 18°50′E / 34.150°S 18.833°E / -34.150; 18.833
Granger Bay	Western cape	Cape Town	33°54′S 18°25′E / 33.900°S 18.417°E / -33.900; 18.417
Herolds Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°3′S 22°23′E / 34.050°S 22.383°E / -34.050; 22.383
Hol Bay	Western Cape	near Betty's Bay	34°22′S 18°51′E / 34.367°S 18.850°E / -34.367; 18.850
Hout Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°3′S 18°21′E / 34.050°S 18.350°E / -34.050; 18.350
Hydra Bay	Western Cape	near Gans Bay	34°36′S 19°19′E / 34.600°S 19.317°E / -34.600; 19.317
John Richard's Bay	Western Cape	near Port Beaufort	34°28′S 20°51′E / 34.467°S 20.850°E / -34.467; 20.850
Kerries Bay	Western Cape	near Kleinmond	34°23′S 19°7′E / 34.383°S 19.117°E / -34.383; 19.117
Kosi Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	north of St Lucia	26°54′S 32°52′E / 26.900°S 32.867°E / -26.900; 32.867
Lambasi Bay	Eastern Cape	near Port Grosvenor	31°22′S 29°54′E / 31.367°S 29.900°E / -31.367; 29.900
Leach Bay	Eastern Cape	East London	33°2′S 27°53′E / 33.033°S 27.883°E / -33.033; 27.883
Leisure Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Port Edward	31°2′S 30°14′E / 31.033°S 30.233°E / -31.033; 30.233
Long Bay	Western Cape	Robben Island	33°48′S 18°21′E / 33.800°S 18.350°E / -33.800; 18.350
Marcus Bay	Western Cape	near Arniston	34°38′S 20°15′E / 34.633°S 20.250°E / -34.633; 20.250
Mas Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°22′S 18°50′E / 34.367°S 18.833°E / -34.367; 18.833
Mazeppa Bay	Eastern Cape	Mazeppa Bay	32°28′S 28°39′E / 32.467°S 28.650°E / -32.467; 28.650
Mngazi Bay	Eastern Cape	south of Port St Johns	31°41′S 29°25′E / 31.683°S 29.417°E / -31.683; 29.417
Moonshine Bay	Western Cape	near Pringle Bay	34°22′S 18°49′E / 34.367°S 18.817°E / -34.367; 18.817
Morgan's Bay	Eastern Cape	Morgan's Bay	32°42′S 28°20′E / 32.700°S 28.333°E / -32.700; 28.333
Mossel Bay	Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°6′S 22°9′E / 34.100°S 22.150°E / -34.100; 22.150
Murray's Bay	Western Cape	Robben Island	33°48′S 18°22′E / 33.800°S 18.367°E / -33.800; 18.367
Olifantsbos Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°15′S 18°22′E / 34.250°S 18.367°E / -34.250; 18.367
Piet Rogs Bay	Western Cape	near Port Beaufort	34°24′S 21°22′E / 34.400°S 21.367°E / -34.400; 21.367
Plettenberg Bay	Eastern Cape	Plettenberg Bay	34°2′S 23°24′E / 34.033°S 23.400°E / -34.033; 23.400
Pooles Bay	Western Cape	Hermanus	34°24′S 19°15′E / 34.400°S 19.250°E / -34.400; 19.250
Preslie's Bay	Eastern Cape		31°52′S 29°15′E / 31.867°S 29.250°E / -31.867; 29.250
Pringle Bay	Western Cape	Pringle Bay	34°20′S 18°49′E / 34.333°S 18.817°E / -34.333; 18.817
Queensberry Bay	Eastern Cape	north of East London	32°53′S 28°5′E / 32.883°S 28.083°E / -32.883; 28.083
Saint Francis Bay	Eastern Cape	Jeffreys Bay	34°2′S 24°59′E / 34.033°S 24.983°E / -34.033; 24.983
Saint Lucia Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	St Lucia	28°23′S 32°25′E / 28.383°S 32.417°E / -28.383; 32.417
Saint Mungo Bay	Western Cape	Cape Aghulas	34°49′S 20°1′E / 34.817°S 20.017°E / -34.817; 20.017
Saint Sebastian Bay	Western Cape	Port Beaufort	34°23′S 20°52′E / 34.383°S 20.867°E / -34.383; 20.867
Saldanha Bay	Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	33°2′S 17°58′E / 33.033°S 17.967°E / -33.033; 17.967
Salmon Bay (Kwazulu-Natal)	KwaZulu-Natal	near Stanger	29°24′S 31°18′E / 29.400°S 31.300°E / -29.400; 31.300
Salt Vlei Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Alfred	33°37′S 26°52′E / 33.617°S 26.867°E / -33.617; 26.867
Sand Bay	Western Cape	near Hermanus	34°25′S 19°12′E / 34.417°S 19.200°E / -34.417; 19.200
Sandown Bay	Western Cape	near Kleinmond	34°20′S 19°2′E / 34.333°S 19.033°E / -34.333; 19.033
Sandy Bay	Western Cape	near Hout Bay	34°1′S 18°19′E / 34.017°S 18.317°E / -34.017; 18.317
Santos Bay	Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°9′S 22°7′E / 34.150°S 22.117°E / -34.150; 22.117
Shark Bay (KwaZulu-Natal)	KwaZulu-Natal	near Stanger	29°26′S 31°17′E / 29.433°S 31.283°E / -29.433; 31.283
Sharks Bay	Eastern Cape	Port Alfred	33°36′S 26°53′E / 33.600°S 26.883°E / -33.600; 26.883
Shuster's Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°11′S 18°21′E / 34.183°S 18.350°E / -34.183; 18.350
Simons Bay	Western Cape	Simon's Town	34°10′S 18°25′E / 34.167°S 18.417°E / -34.167; 18.417
Skoonberg Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°45′S 20°4′E / 34.750°S 20.067°E / -34.750; 20.067
Skulpies Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°48′S 20°3′E / 34.800°S 20.050°E / -34.800; 20.050
Snake Bay (Slangbaai)	Western Cape	near Cape St Francis	34°10′S 24°37′E / 34.167°S 24.617°E / -34.167; 24.617
Sodwana Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	north of St Lucia	27°32′S 32°40′E / 27.533°S 32.667°E / -27.533; 32.667
Spark's Bay	Western Cape	south of Gordon's Bay	34°15′S 18°50′E / 34.250°S 18.833°E / -34.250; 18.833
Still Bay	Western Cape	Still Bay	34°22′S 21°25′E / 34.367°S 21.417°E / -34.367; 21.417
Strachan's Bay	Eastern Cape		31°50′S 29°16′E / 31.833°S 29.267°E / -31.833; 29.267
Struys Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Aghulas	34°43′S 20°6′E / 34.717°S 20.100°E / -34.717; 20.100
Table Bay	Western Cape	Cape Town	33°53′S 18°26′E / 33.883°S 18.433°E / -33.883; 18.433
Thompson's Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Ballito	29°31′S 31°13′E / 29.517°S 31.217°E / -29.517; 31.217
Umzinto Bay	KwaZulu-Natal	near Pennington	30°21′S 30°43′E / 30.350°S 30.717°E / -30.350; 30.717
Victoria Bay	Western Cape	near George	34°0′S 22°33′E / 34.000°S 22.550°E / -34.000; 22.550
Walker's Bay	Western Cape	near Knysna	34°4′S 22°56′E / 34.067°S 22.933°E / -34.067; 22.933
Waterloo Bay	Eastern Cape	north of Port Alfred	33°28′S 27°9′E / 33.467°S 27.150°E / -33.467; 27.150
Witsand Bay	Western Cape	near Cape Town	34°10′S 18°20′E / 34.167°S 18.333°E / -34.167; 18.333

List of bays of South Africa

List of Bays of South Africa

See also