SOUTH AFRICA | KWAZULU-NATAL | SOUTH COAST

BEACHES

The South Coast has some great beaches offering both point and beach breaks. This means that the waves break either on a rocky outcrop (point break) or they break onto sandbanks out to sea (beach breaks).

Sand banks are both fun and dangerous at the same time. Avoid swimming far out to stand on the sandbank and play in the waves. There are dangerous currents on the edge of the sand banks and they are prone to collapsing causing your safe environment to change without any notice!

If you find yourself in one of these rip currents please do not try to fight it but rather allow it to take you out to sea, from there you can determine your best route back to shore. If it is a protected beach, signal the lifeguards by waving your hands over your head and then try to relax as one of the many competent lifeguards on our coast are on their way to save you.

Please enjoy your stay on the coast and please remember that prevention is better than cure: swim only at protected beaches during the times that lifeguards are on duty!