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Mouille Point Beach
4.4★ · 1,258 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 100 m away · about 80 spaces
Walk
20 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Mouille Point Beach
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1Parking100 m from the listing2Covered shelter50 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Food and drink on site
Visitors mention somewhere to eat or buy a drink at the beach.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
Kelp washes up on the sand
Visitors mention kelp along the tideline.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
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 · 2016–2026
Explore rock pools at low tide
When the tide is out, shallow pools reveal starfish and other sea life worth investigating with children.
Penguins are part of the visit
Visitors come for the colony as much as for the sand.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2026
Visit for sunset walks, not swimming
The rocky beach with rough water is ideal for promenade strolls but unsuitable for swimming due to rocks.
Bring your dog on weekdays
This is one of the few dog-friendly beaches in the area, though expect crowded weekends with many other dogs.
Arrive early for parking
Roadside parking fills up, particularly on Sunday afternoons and weekends.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
15.0°C · mostly clear
Wind
29 km/h from the SSE
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:35 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Mouille Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa
🅿 Parking 100 m from the listing
🌊 Water 20 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Mouille Point Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 100 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Mouille Point 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 Mouille Point 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 Mouille Point Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
