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Boulders Beach
4.6★ · 27,909 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
300 m away · fills up
Walk
150 m · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes · 80 m away
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
150 m of shoreline
Sand
60 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 7pm
Map of Boulders Beach
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1Parking300 m from the listing2Restrooms80 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Penguins are part of the visit
Visitors come for the colony as much as for the sand.Mentioned by 85 visitors · 2025–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 10 visitors · 2025–2026
Food and drink on site
Visitors mention somewhere to eat or buy a drink at the beach.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2025–2026
Keep your ticket for both areas
One ticket grants access to both the boardwalk viewing area and the beach swimming section.
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2025–2026
People snorkel and dive here
Visitors mention snorkelling or diving off this beach.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2025–2026
Some approaches include steps
Visitors mention steeper or stepped access in parts of the beach area.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2025–2026
Arrive before 9am to avoid crowds
Multiple visitors report long queues and overcrowding by mid-morning, especially in peak season.
Buy tickets online beforehand
Advance online purchases skip the ticket queue, which can be substantial on busy days.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
14.9°C · mostly clear
Wind
47 km/h from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:35 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7995, South Africa
🅿 Parking 300 m from the listing
🌊 Water 150 m away, about 2 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 80 m away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Boulders Beach?
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 Boulders Beach?
20 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 Boulders Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 80 m from the listing.
When is Boulders Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 7pm and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
