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Big Bay Blouberg
4.6★ · 290 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 300 m away · about 14 spaces
Walk
300 m · 4 min
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Big Bay Blouberg
Guide
Good to know
Food and drink on site
Visitors mention somewhere to eat or buy a drink at the beach.Mentioned by 11 visitors · 2015–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2015–2026
Visit for sunset views
Multiple reviewers highlighted the beach as offering some of Cape Town's best sunset views of Table Mountain.
Level access to the sand
Visitors mention getting onto the beach without steps.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2015–2026
Avoid December weekends
The beach becomes extremely crowded with tourists during the peak summer season.
Bring a wetsuit for swimming
The water is significantly colder than at other Cape Town beaches, though lifeguards are on duty.
Arrive early for parking
While free underground parking exists nearby, spaces fill quickly on busy days.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
14.9°C · mostly clear
Wind
28 km/h from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:36 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Stadler Rd, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, 7436, South Africa
🅿 Parking 300 m from the listing
🌊 Water 300 m away, about 4 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Big Bay Blouberg?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Big Bay Blouberg?
30 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Big Bay Blouberg have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Big Bay Blouberg least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
