The following is a partial list of bays of South Africa. List of Bays of South Africa NameProvinceNearest TownCoordinatesNotes Algoa BayEastern CapeGqeberha33°48′S 25°48′E / 33.800°S 25.800°E / -33.800; 25.800 Bakoven BayWestern Capenear Camps Bay33°57′S 18°22′E / 33.950°S 18.367°E / -33.950; 18.367[1] Ballots BayWestern Capenear George34°0′S 22°32′E / 34.000°S 22.533°E / -34.000; 22.533 Bantry Bay, Cape TownWestern Capein Cape Town33°55.564′S 18°22.670′E / 33.926067°S 18.377833°E / -33.926067; 18.377833[1] Betty's BayWestern CapeBetty's Bay34°21′S 18°54′E / 34.350°S 18.900°E / -34.350; 18.900 Blameys BayKwaZulu-Natalsouth of Umkomaas30°14′S 30°46′E / 30.233°S 30.767°E / -30.233; 30.767 Boulder BayEastern Capesouth of Port St Johns31°43′S 29°24′E / 31.717°S 29.400°E / -31.717; 29.400 Buffels BayWestern Capenear Knysna34°4′S 22°59′E / 34.067°S 22.983°E / -34.067; 22.983 Buffels Bay, Cape PeninsulaWestern Capenear Cape Town34°19.123′S 18°27.650′E / 34.318717°S 18.460833°E / -34.318717; 18.460833 Camps BayWestern CapeCamps Bay33°56′S 18°22′E / 33.933°S 18.367°E / -33.933; 18.367[1] Chapman BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°6′S 18°20′E / 34.100°S 18.333°E / -34.100; 18.333 Clifton BayWestern Capenear Camps Bay[1] Coffee BayEastern CapeCoffee Bay31°58′S 29°9′E / 31.967°S 29.150°E / -31.967; 29.150 Cracker BayKwaZulu-Natalnear Umzumbe30°38′S 30°31′E / 30.633°S 30.517°E / -30.633; 30.517 East Point BayWestern Capenear Pringle Bay34°23′S 18°49′E / 34.383°S 18.817°E / -34.383; 18.817 Else BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°09.593′S 18°25.921′E / 34.159883°S 18.432017°E / -34.159883; 18.432017 False Bay (Valsbaai)Western CapeSimon's Town34°13′S 18°38′E / 34.217°S 18.633°E / -34.217; 18.633[1] Fish Bay (Visbaai)Western Capenear Mossel Bay34°16′S 21°56′E / 34.267°S 21.933°E / -34.267; 21.933 Fish Hoek BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°08′15″S 18°26′01″E / 34.13745°S 18.43374°E / -34.13745; 18.43374 Flesh BayWestern Capenear Mossel Bay34°19′S 21°55′E / 34.317°S 21.917°E / -34.317; 21.917 Gordon's BayWestern CapeGordon's Bay34°9′S 18°50′E / 34.150°S 18.833°E / -34.150; 18.833[1] Granger BayWestern CapeCape Town33°54′S 18°25′E / 33.900°S 18.417°E / -33.900; 18.417[1] Herolds BayWestern Capenear George34°3′S 22°23′E / 34.050°S 22.383°E / -34.050; 22.383 Hol BayWestern Capenear Betty's Bay34°22′S 18°51′E / 34.367°S 18.850°E / -34.367; 18.850 Hout BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°3′S 18°21′E / 34.050°S 18.350°E / -34.050; 18.350[1] Hydra BayWestern Capenear Gans Bay34°36′S 19°19′E / 34.600°S 19.317°E / -34.600; 19.317 John Richard's BayWestern Capenear Port Beaufort34°28′S 20°51′E / 34.467°S 20.850°E / -34.467; 20.850 Kalk BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°07.698′S 18°26.986′E / 34.128300°S 18.449767°E / -34.128300; 18.449767 Kerries BayWestern Capenear Kleinmond34°23′S 19°7′E / 34.383°S 19.117°E / -34.383; 19.117 Kosi BayKwaZulu-Natalnorth of St Lucia26°54′S 32°52′E / 26.900°S 32.867°E / -26.900; 32.867 Lambasi BayEastern Capenear Port Grosvenor31°22′S 29°54′E / 31.367°S 29.900°E / -31.367; 29.900 Lambert's BayWestern Capenear Saldanha, Western Cape Leach BayEastern CapeEast London33°2′S 27°53′E / 33.033°S 27.883°E / -33.033; 27.883 Leisure BayKwaZulu-Natalnear Port Edward31°2′S 30°14′E / 31.033°S 30.233°E / -31.033; 30.233 Leeugat BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Long BayWestern CapeRobben Island33°48′S 18°21′E / 33.800°S 18.350°E / -33.800; 18.350 Mackerel BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°10.302′S 18°25.761′E / 34.171700°S 18.429350°E / -34.171700; 18.429350 Marcus BayWestern Capenear Arniston34°38′S 20°15′E / 34.633°S 20.250°E / -34.633; 20.250 Mas BayWestern Capenear Pringle Bay34°22′S 18°50′E / 34.367°S 18.833°E / -34.367; 18.833 Mazeppa BayEastern CapeMazeppa Bay32°28′S 28°39′E / 32.467°S 28.650°E / -32.467; 28.650 Mngazi BayEastern Capesouth of Port St Johns31°41′S 29°25′E / 31.683°S 29.417°E / -31.683; 29.417 Moonshine BayWestern Capenear Pringle Bay34°22′S 18°49′E / 34.367°S 18.817°E / -34.367; 18.817 Morgan's BayEastern CapeMorgan's Bay32°42′S 28°20′E / 32.700°S 28.333°E / -32.700; 28.333 Mossel BayWestern CapeMossel Bay34°6′S 22°9′E / 34.100°S 22.150°E / -34.100; 22.150 Murray's BayWestern CapeRobben Island33°48′S 18°22′E / 33.800°S 18.367°E / -33.800; 18.367 Olifantsbos BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°15′S 18°22′E / 34.250°S 18.367°E / -34.250; 18.367 Piet Rogs BayWestern Capenear Port Beaufort34°24′S 21°22′E / 34.400°S 21.367°E / -34.400; 21.367 Plettenberg BayEastern CapePlettenberg Bay34°2′S 23°24′E / 34.033°S 23.400°E / -34.033; 23.400 Pooles BayWestern CapeHermanus34°24′S 19°15′E / 34.400°S 19.250°E / -34.400; 19.250 Preslie's BayEastern Cape31°52′S 29°15′E / 31.867°S 29.250°E / -31.867; 29.250 Pringle BayWestern CapePringle Bay34°20′S 18°49′E / 34.333°S 18.817°E / -34.333; 18.817[1] Queensberry BayEastern Capenorth of East London32°53′S 28°5′E / 32.883°S 28.083°E / -32.883; 28.083 Rooiels BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Rumbly BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Saint Francis BayEastern CapeJeffreys Bay34°2′S 24°59′E / 34.033°S 24.983°E / -34.033; 24.983 Saint Lucia BayKwaZulu-NatalSt Lucia28°23′S 32°25′E / 28.383°S 32.417°E / -28.383; 32.417 Saint Mungo BayWestern CapeCape Aghulas34°49′S 20°1′E / 34.817°S 20.017°E / -34.817; 20.017 Saint Sebastian BayWestern CapePort Beaufort34°23′S 20°52′E / 34.383°S 20.867°E / -34.383; 20.867 Saldanha BayWestern CapeSaldanha Bay33°2′S 17°58′E / 33.033°S 17.967°E / -33.033; 17.967 Salmon Bay (Kwazulu-Natal)KwaZulu-Natalnear Stanger29°24′S 31°18′E / 29.400°S 31.300°E / -29.400; 31.300 Salt Vlei BayEastern CapePort Alfred33°37′S 26°52′E / 33.617°S 26.867°E / -33.617; 26.867 Sand BayWestern Capenear Hermanus34°25′S 19°12′E / 34.417°S 19.200°E / -34.417; 19.200 Sandown BayWestern Capenear Kleinmond34°20′S 19°2′E / 34.333°S 19.033°E / -34.333; 19.033 Sandy BayWestern Capenear Hout Bay34°1′S 18°19′E / 34.017°S 18.317°E / -34.017; 18.317[1] Santos BayWestern CapeMossel Bay34°9′S 22°7′E / 34.150°S 22.117°E / -34.150; 22.117 Schusters BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Shark Bay (KwaZulu-Natal)KwaZulu-Natalnear Stanger29°26′S 31°17′E / 29.433°S 31.283°E / -29.433; 31.283 Sharks BayEastern CapePort Alfred33°36′S 26°53′E / 33.600°S 26.883°E / -33.600; 26.883 Shuster's BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°11′S 18°21′E / 34.183°S 18.350°E / -34.183; 18.350 Simons BayWestern CapeSimon's Town34°10′S 18°25′E / 34.167°S 18.417°E / -34.167; 18.417 Skoonberg BayWestern Capenear Cape Aghulas34°45′S 20°4′E / 34.750°S 20.067°E / -34.750; 20.067 Skulpies BayWestern Capenear Cape Aghulas34°48′S 20°3′E / 34.800°S 20.050°E / -34.800; 20.050 Smitswinkel BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Snake Bay (Slangbaai)Western Capenear Cape St Francis34°10′S 24°37′E / 34.167°S 24.617°E / -34.167; 24.617 Sodwana BayKwaZulu-Natalnorth of St Lucia27°32′S 32°40′E / 27.533°S 32.667°E / -27.533; 32.667 Spark's BayWestern Capesouth of Gordon's Bay34°15′S 18°50′E / 34.250°S 18.833°E / -34.250; 18.833 Still BayWestern CapeStill Bay34°22′S 21°25′E / 34.367°S 21.417°E / -34.367; 21.417 Strachan's BayEastern Cape31°50′S 29°16′E / 31.833°S 29.267°E / -31.833; 29.267 Struys BayWestern Capenear Cape Aghulas34°43′S 20°6′E / 34.717°S 20.100°E / -34.717; 20.100 Table BayWestern CapeCape Town33°53′S 18°26′E / 33.883°S 18.433°E / -33.883; 18.433 Thompson's BayKwaZulu-Natalnear Ballito29°31′S 31°13′E / 29.517°S 31.217°E / -29.517; 31.217 Three Anchor BayWestern Capenear Cape Town Umzinto BayKwaZulu-Natalnear Pennington30°21′S 30°43′E / 30.350°S 30.717°E / -30.350; 30.717 Victoria BayWestern Capenear George34°0′S 22°33′E / 34.000°S 22.550°E / -34.000; 22.550 Walker BayWestern Capenear Hermanus Walker's BayWestern Capenear Knysna34°4′S 22°56′E / 34.067°S 22.933°E / -34.067; 22.933 Waterloo BayEastern Capenorth of Port Alfred33°28′S 27°9′E / 33.467°S 27.150°E / -33.467; 27.150 Witsand BayWestern Capenear Cape Town34°10′S 18°20′E / 34.167°S 18.333°E / -34.167; 18.333 See also List of estuaries of South Africa List of rivers of South Africa List of lakes of South Africa List of dams in South Africa List of lagoons of South Africa List of islands of South Africa References Garmin Mapsource BlueChart Atlantic V5 (Map). Garmin. 2003.