Western Cape, ZA

Boulders Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryZA
RegionWestern Cape

Getting There

Nearest CityRetreat16.0 km
Airport (CPT)Cape Town International Airport28.6 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

golden
Predicted regional compositionquartz-dominant
Q 91%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Boulders Beach is one of South Africa's most distinctive coastal destinations, famous for its resident African penguin colony and dramatic granite boulder formations that give the ...

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