| 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! 120km of beautiful, beautiful beaches, the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast begins just south of Durban, at Illovo Beach and continues through to Port Edward on the KZN border in the south. |
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| Tour 1: Illovo Beach | Umkomaas | Scottburgh | Pennington | Sezela |
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| Tour 2: Bazley | Ifafa Beach | Mtwalume | Hibberdene | Umzumbe | Pumula | Banana Beach | Sunwich Port | Anerley | Southport | Sea park | Umtentweni | Port Shepstone | Marburg |
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Most beaches in this tour are protected. Bazley, Hibberdene, Umzumbe, Banana Beach, Sunwich port, Southport, Umtentweni and Port Shepstone have lifeguards on duty. Mtwalume and Hibberdene have facilities to launch small craft. Surfers, scuba divers and fishermen frequent most of them. The protected cove which is Umzumbe, is favoured by those learning to surf. Hibberdene holds a popular annual fishing competition.
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| Tour 4: Oslo Beach| Shelly Beach | St Michaels | Uvongo |
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| Tour 5: Lucien | Margate | Ramsgate |
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| Tour 6: Ramsgate | Southbroom |
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| Tour 7: Southbroom | Marina Beach | San Lameer |
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| Tour 8: Trafalgar | Palm Beach | Leisure Bay | Port Edward |
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| Tour 9: Port Edward | Wild Coast |
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