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Blue Flag Beaches in Western Cape

Western Cape is one of South Africa's Blue Flag coastlines — 41 beaches across 9 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

Bitou Municipality7 beaches mappedCape Agulhas Municipality1 beach mappedCity of Cape Town9 beaches mappedGeorge Municipality3 beaches mappedHessequa Municipality6 beaches mappedKnysna Municipality2 beaches mappedLangebaan1 beach mappedMossel Bay Municipality5 beaches mappedOverstrand Municipality7 beaches mapped

Beaches

City of Cape Town

Overstrand Municipality

Langebaan

Mossel Bay Municipality

Hessequa Municipality

George Municipality

Bitou Municipality

Cape Agulhas Municipality

Knysna Municipality

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Western Cape?

We currently map 41 certified Blue Flag beaches in Western Cape, South Africa, across 9 beach towns — each listed below with its certification year.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Western Cape's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.