Cape Town's beaches awarded Blue Flag status for the 2025/26 season
Fish Hoek Beach has Blue Flag status, an internationally recognised eco-award given annually to beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators that meet and maintain stringent standards of excellence.
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Eight Cape Town beaches have qualified for annual Blue Flag status.
The accreditation, which includes an international adjudication process, is facilitated by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and was awarded to the City of Cape Town's Recreation and Parks department on Friday, October 31, in Port Alfred.
First introduced in 2001, Blue Flag status is awarded to beaches that meet high standards of environmental management and education, water quality, safety, and services.
Life guards on duty at Muizenberg Beach.
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The beaches are Bikini Beach, Camps Bay, Clifton 4th, Fish Hoek, Llandudno, Melkbosstrand, Muizenberg, and Silwerstroomstrand.
Francine Higham, mayoral committee member for community services and health, said that they were delighted for the beaches to receive this status.
"Not only do Blue Flags ensure a high standard of services, but we also put a high premium on beach safety, especially during the busy festive season. Our lifeguards will be on duty at beaches, and we would like to request beachgoers to please adhere to the safety rules," she said.
The Blue Flag season officially opens on Monday, December, and ends Saturday, February 28, at all accredited beaches.
Llundudno beach has met water quality, environmental management, safety and services requirements to be a Blue Flag beach.
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The recreation and parks department will work closely with other departments to ensure continued compliance with the Blue Flag standards.
The City urges the public to remember the golden rules this summer: only swim where and when lifeguards are on duty, between the red and yellow flags; beware of rip currents; do not swim under the influence of alcohol; and always actively monitor children in and around water.