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Maitland Beach
4.3★ · 783 Google ratings · Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
✓ Parking✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
30 m away · fills up
Walk
200 m · 2 min
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Tue 7pm
Map of Maitland Beach
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1Parking30 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2017–2026
Perfect for dog walks and dune exploration
The vast beach stretches for kilometers with huge sand dunes ideal for walking dogs and sandboarding.
Visit for sunset, not swimming
Multiple reviewers praise the stunning sunsets with warm orange and pink skies reflecting on water.
A lagoon or river mouth sits alongside
Visitors mention calmer water where the river meets the sea.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 13 visitors · 2017–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive early on weekends
The car park fills quickly on nice weather days and during peak holiday periods.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
16.8°C · heavy showers
Wind
34 km/h from the SE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
0 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:50 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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QuietBusy
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Plan your visit
📍 M9, Uitenhage Farms, Gqeberha, South Africa
🅿 Parking 30 m from the listing
🌊 Water 200 m away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Maitland Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 30 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Maitland Beach?
200 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Maitland 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 Maitland Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 7pm and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
