Durban beaches and pools: eThekwini Municipality updates list

Where to swim in eThekwini Municipality

Durban residents and visitors who are concerned about which beaches are safe for swimming will be pleased to hear that the eThekwini Municipality have released updated information regarding this.

According to the municipality, there are currently 20 Durban beaches that are open and regarded as safe for swimming, while three beaches have remained closed due to poor water quality.

These three beaches are Anstey’s Beach, Toti Main Beach, and Pipeline Beach.

“This status of beaches and pools will be updated as and when their status changes. You can still enjoy other recreational activities at closed beaches. You just can’t swim.” the municipality said.

Open beaches

As of 18 October, the following 20 beaches in Durban are currently open for swimming between the hours of 06:00 and 18:30:

• WEDGE
• USHAKA
• POINT BEACH
• ADDINGTON
• NORTH BEACH
• SOUTH BEACH
• BAY OF PLENTY
• BATTERY BEACH
• THEKWINI BEACH
• LAGUNA BEACH
• COUNTRY CLUB
• WESTBROOK
• MDLOTI MAIN
• UMHLANGA MAIN
• BRONZE BEACH
• WARNER BEACH
• UMGABABA
• REUNION
• BRIGHTON
• WINKELESPRUIT

Open public swimming pools

In addition to the open beach updates, eThekwini Municipality also revealed that there are 33 swimming pools across Durban are open to the public. These are:

• LAGUNA PADDLING POOL,
• KWAMASHU G,
• HAMBANATHI,
• BUFFELSDALE,
• VERULAM,
• STANMORE,
• RAINHAM,
• DURBAN NORTH,
• SOUTH BEACH PADDLING,
• UMGABABA,
• PIPELINE PADDLING,
• TIGER ROCKS,
• INYONI,
• ANSTEYS PADDLING,
• UMLAZI D,
• LT KING,
• MEREWENT,
• TESORIERE,
• TILLS CRESCENT,
• BELLAIR,
• ALEX BULLEY,
• LAMONTVILLE,
• ARENA PARK,
• BAYVIEW,
• CROFTDENE,
• LAHEE PARK,
• WESTVILLE,
• MARIANNRIDGE,
• NAGINA,
• KINGS PARK INDOOR,
• KINGS PARK OUTDOOR,
• SUTTON PARK, AND
• AUSTERVILLE.