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Silver Beach
3.9★ · 37 Google ratings · Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
40 m · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
300 m of shoreline
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Map of Silver Beach
Guide
Good to know
Food and drink on site
Visitors mention somewhere to eat or buy a drink at the beach.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Kelp washes up on the sand
Visitors mention kelp along the tideline.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Visit on weekdays for calm
Weekends and holidays bring crowds, while weekdays offer the serene swimming experience multiple reviewers praised.
Expect coral in the water
Coral regularly washes up on the beach and appears in the water, so wear water shoes.
Check lifeguard coverage first
One reviewer noted minimal lifeguard presence during their visit despite others confirming lifeguards on duty.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
20.1°C · overcast
Wind
27 km/h from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
1 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 12:04 AM.
Practical
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Silver Beach?
40 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 Silver 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
