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Sunrise Beach
4.5★ · 48 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
300 m away
Walk
60 m · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Length
7.8 km of shoreline
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Map of Sunrise Beach
Guide
Good to know
Excellent for long beach walks
The stretch extends far enough to walk west toward Muizenberg or east toward Strandfontein, with relatively few crowds on weekdays.
Visit Sunday for the flea market
A weekend flea market with live entertainment and vendor stalls operates on Sundays and public holidays.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive early to secure parking
Multiple visitors report the lot fills by late morning, especially on weekends and public holidays.
Bring an umbrella and windbreak
The beach is consistently windy with no natural shade, making meals on the sand uncomfortable.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
15.1°C · mostly clear
Wind
32 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.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7950
🅿 Parking 300 m from the listing
🌊 Water 60 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Sunrise Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Sunrise Beach?
60 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 Sunrise 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.
