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Beaches near cities in Africa
Named beaches within 15 km of the destinations in this guide, nearest first, as OpenStreetMap maps them; private beaches, beach clubs and hotel beaches are left out. Distances are in a straight line to the middle of each beach.
Questions and answers
- Which beaches are near Abidjan?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Abidjan: Plage de Vridi (9.7 km). Abidjan travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Accra?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of Accra: Korle Gorhno Beach (4.6 km) and Glefe beach. Atlantic Ocean (8.8 km). Accra travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Agadir?
- OpenStreetMap maps 3 named beaches within 15 km of Agadir: Plage d'Agadir شاطئ أكادير (3.2 km), Banana Beach (13 km) and Plage Imourane (15 km). Agadir travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Alexandria?
- OpenStreetMap maps at least 15 named beaches within 15 km of Alexandria (this data keeps the 15 nearest beach objects). The nearest: El Queiry Beach (0.7 km), Abul-Abbas Beach (1.4 km), Al-Anfoushy Beach (1.8 km), Chatbi Beach (2.8 km), شاطيء نادي المعلمين (6.1 km) and Mediterranean Azur Hotel Beach (6.4 km). Alexandria travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Andoany?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of Andoany: Ambatoloaka (7.5 km) and Nosy Tanikely (9.8 km). Andoany travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Cape Town?
- OpenStreetMap maps at least 15 named beaches within 15 km of Cape Town (this data keeps the 15 nearest beach objects). The nearest: Three Anchor Bay beach (3.2 km), Rocklands Beach (3.4 km), Broken Baths Beach (3.6 km), Milton Beach (3.6 km), Sunset Beach (4.0 km) and Queens Beach (4.2 km). Cape Town travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Casablanca?
- OpenStreetMap maps 3 named beaches within 15 km of Casablanca: Plage Lalla Meryem شاطئ لالة مريم (4.2 km), Plage Aïn Diab ⴰⴼⵜⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵄⵉⵏ ⴷⴷⵢⴰⴱ شاطئ عين الذئاب (6.7 km) and Plage Madame Choual ⴰⴼⵜⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵎⴰⴷⴰⵎ ⵛⵡⵡⴰⵍ شاطئ السيدة شوال (9.8 km). Casablanca travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Curepipe?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Curepipe: Tamarin Beach (15 km). Curepipe travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Durban?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of Durban: New Beach (1.5 km) and Suncoast Beach (2.9 km). Durban travel guide →
- Which beaches are near East London?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of East London: Orient Beach (1.3 km) and Paradise Naturist Beach (4.3 km). East London travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Entebbe?
- OpenStreetMap maps 10 named beaches within 15 km of Entebbe. The nearest: Aero Beach (1.3 km), Lido Beach (1.5 km), Spennah Beach (1.6 km), UWEC - Entebbe Zoo Beach (2.0 km), SSese Gateway Beach (5.2 km) and Kasenyi beach (6.4 km). Entebbe travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Essaouira?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Essaouira: Plage d'Essaouira (1.7 km). Essaouira travel guide →
- Which beaches are near George?
- OpenStreetMap maps 4 named beaches within 15 km of George: Victoria Bay Beach (10 km), Leentjies Klip (11 km), Herolds Bay (11 km) and Wilderness Beach (13 km). George travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Gqeberha?
- OpenStreetMap maps 8 named beaches within 15 km of Gqeberha. The nearest: King's Beach (4.4 km), Humewood Beach (5.4 km), Hobie Beach (6.1 km), Bird Rock (6.8 km), Pollock Beach (7.4 km) and Mangold's Pool (10 km). Gqeberha travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Hurghada?
- OpenStreetMap maps at least 15 named beaches within 15 km of Hurghada (this data keeps the 15 nearest beach objects). The nearest: El Sawaki Camp (1.3 km), Family Beach 2 (3.0 km), Golden Beach (3.6 km), Zahabia Beach (3.7 km), El Sakia Beach (5.0 km) and Fairouz Beach (5.3 km). Hurghada travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Khartoum?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Khartoum: الري المصري (8.6 km). Khartoum travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Knysna?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Knysna: Knysna Beach (5.1 km). Knysna travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Lagos?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Lagos: Atlas Beach (4.4 km). Lagos travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Madina?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Madina: Nighty Beach (12 km). Madina travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Mossel Bay?
- OpenStreetMap maps 3 named beaches within 15 km of Mossel Bay: Madiba Beach (former Santos Beach) (0.8 km), Diaz (5.0 km) and Dana Bay (7.4 km). Mossel Bay travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Nyanga?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of Nyanga: Lagoon Beach (14 km) and Muizenberg Beach (15 km). Nyanga travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Port Louis?
- OpenStreetMap maps 6 named beaches within 15 km of Port Louis: Public Beach Pointe aux Sables (6.5 km), La Goulet Beach (6.5 km), Ti Lac (6.8 km), Balaclava Public Beach (9.2 km), Albion Public Beach (11 km) and Trou aux Biches Public Beach (15 km). Port Louis travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Quatre Bornes?
- OpenStreetMap maps 6 named beaches within 15 km of Quatre Bornes: Albion Public Beach (7.9 km), Public Beach Pointe aux Sables (9.0 km), Ti Lac (9.0 km), Flic en Flac (11 km), Wolmar Beach (13 km) and Tamarin Beach (13 km). Quatre Bornes travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Rabat?
- OpenStreetMap maps 5 named beaches within 15 km of Rabat: Plage Bergama (1.3 km), Rabat Beach (1.4 km), Sale city Beach (1.8 km), Plage Sidi Moussa (5.4 km) and Plage Moulay Abdellah شاطئ مولاي عبد الله (12 km). Rabat travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Safaga?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Safaga: Utopia (8.4 km). Safaga travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Sekondi-Takoradi?
- OpenStreetMap maps 2 named beaches within 15 km of Sekondi-Takoradi: Last Hour Beach (5.4 km) and Vienna City Beach (5.4 km). Sekondi-Takoradi travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Serekunda?
- OpenStreetMap maps 3 named beaches within 15 km of Serekunda: Kotu Beach (3.9 km), Kololi Beach (4.8 km) and Senegambia Beach (5.4 km). Serekunda travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Sharm el-Sheikh?
- OpenStreetMap maps 12 named beaches within 15 km of Sharm el-Sheikh. The nearest: Ras Katy (0.5 km), Beach Helnan Marina Sharm (6.6 km), Viva Beach (6.7 km), New Tiran Beach (6.7 km), Dessole Cataract Layalina (6.7 km) and Kanabesh (6.8 km). Sharm el-Sheikh travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Swakopmund?
- OpenStreetMap maps 4 named beaches within 15 km of Swakopmund: Mole (1.1 km), Nordstrand (1.4 km), Vogelstrand (3.0 km) and Pebble Beach (4.0 km). Swakopmund travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Tangier?
- OpenStreetMap maps 8 named beaches within 15 km of Tangier. The nearest: Municipal Beach (1.3 km), Malabata Beach (2.7 km), Playa Blanca (9.6 km), plage Sidi Qanqouch (11 km), Ba Kacem (11 km) and Plage Achkar (12 km). Tangier travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Tétouan?
- OpenStreetMap maps 3 named beaches within 15 km of Tétouan: شاطئ سيدي عبدالسلام (11 km), Plage Martil (11 km) and Plage Cabo Negro (13 km). Tétouan travel guide →
- Which beaches are near Walvis Bay?
- OpenStreetMap maps one named beach within 15 km of Walvis Bay: Independence Beach (3.9 km). Walvis Bay travel guide →
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