Muizenberg beach
Muizenberg beach is situated about 25km south of Cape Town city, on False Bay in the Western Cape. It has a wide white beach, turqoise-blue water with mountains in the backgrounds. The beach is gently sloping, with flat, hard sand and moderate waves.
Shark attacks
13 August 2006 |
Achmat Hassiem, a 24 year-old lifeguard of Strandfontein, had his foot bitten off by a shark during a lifesaving training exercise at Sunrise Beach (Muizenberg) by a Great White shark. Achmat was 200m offshore in clear waters about 2.5m deep, when the shark-attack occurred at about 10.45am...click to read more |
5 April 2004 |
A 16-year-old surfer John Paul "JP" Andrew (from Lakeside) lost most of his right leg when he was bitten by a shark at Surfer's Corner, Muizenberg. Andrew one of more than 100 surfers in the water at the time, and was busy paddling back to shore when the attack occurred. |
Muizenberg's waves behind the railway station sign
The beach stretches to Sunrise Circle and just beyond to Sonwabe (where one can hire jetski's). At the Muizenberg station end of the beach is Surfer's Corner, its moderate waves are popular amongst body boarders & novice surfers (a number of local surf shops hire out boards and offer lessons). The beach is perfect for bathing.
The Muizenberg Beach front Pavilion has:
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a waterslide (super tube)
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a putt-putt course
Muizenberg beach, with the pavilion on the left
Muizenberg's historic beach houses (by Kevin Johnson)
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