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Kelly's Beach
4.4★ · 637 Google ratings · Port Alfred, Eastern Cape
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Access
Open around the clock
Walk
80 m · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Mon 7pm
Map of Kelly's Beach
Guide
Good to know
✓ Blue Flag 2025/26
Awarded by WESSA for the 2025/26 season. The status is re-awarded every year.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 12 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive early morning for best conditions
Sunrise visits around 5:20am offer the calmest conditions and warmest welcome before wind picks up later.
Level access to the sand
Visitors mention getting onto the beach without steps.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Visit outside December holidays
The beach stays peaceful and uncrowded during off-season, though parking fills quickly during peak festive season.
Watch for sudden deep water near shore
The seabed drops steeply close to shore, creating turbulent 'washing machine' waves unsuitable for small children.
Bring a bag for shell and rock collecting
Rock pools to the right of the beach and areas between dunes yield shells and interesting stones for casual collection.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
16.1°C · drizzle
Wind
20 km/h from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 12:13 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Kelly's Beach?
80 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Kelly's Beach 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 Kelly's Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 7pm and the busiest at Sun 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
