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Middle Beach (Simon's Town)
4.6★ · 112 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
150 m away
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Access
Open around the clock
Walk
150 m · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes · 70 m away
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
80 m of shoreline
Sand
40 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 6pm
Map of Middle Beach (Simon's Town)
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1Parking150 m from the listing2Restrooms70 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 45 visitors · 2022–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2022–2026
Some approaches include steps
Visitors mention steeper or stepped access in parts of the beach area.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2022–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2022–2026
Arrive before 8am on weekends
The beach fills quickly on hot days and weekends, with limited shade and crowding by midday.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
14.8°C · mostly clear
Wind
47 km/h from the SE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:36 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Boulders Beach, Kleintuin Rd, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7995
🅿 Parking 150 m from the listing
🌊 Water 150 m away, about 2 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 70 m away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Middle Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 150 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Middle Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Middle Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 70 m from the listing.
When is Middle Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 6pm and the busiest at Wed 8am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
