Fish Hoek Beach

Fish Hoek Beach has been closed as a precautionary measure following a sewer overflow into the area.

The biggest concern for us is we need to be a caring city and we need to ensure that we don't have any negative impacts on our city or anybody that wants to take a dip at Fish Hoek Beach.Farouk Robertson, Communications Manager for the City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Department - Load shedding has played a part, and continues to play a part in the efficiency of pump stations, with over 400 sewer pump stations across the city affected - The City is unable to pinpoint when the water will be safe to swim, but it is hopeful that it will be within the next two days

The City of Cape Town has announced that the main bathing area at Fish Hoek Beach is closed to the public from Sunday, 18 December until further notice.

Also read: In the meantime, the public is advised to avoid contact with the water until further notice. The City of Cape Town has announced that the main bathing area at Fish Hoek Beach is closed to the public from Sunday, 18 December until further notice.

Samples taken from Fish Hoek Beach after the sewer spill confirm the water is within the minimum requirement for recreational activities.

As previously reported, a part of Muizenberg beach was temporarily closed due to an issue at a nearby sewer pump station. The South African previously reported that a sewer overflow in the area led to the closure of the beach. “As such, Fish Hoek Beach has been reopened and the signage removed.

With the December holiday season under way, several South African beaches have been closed to the public due to sewage pollution.

The beaches of concern include Point and North Beach. - Anstey’s; - Wedge; - Addington; - Thekwini; - Battery; - Westbrook; - Bronze; As such, some of the city’s beaches remain closed due to poor water quality,” said Mayisela. This comes after the April floods caused extensive damage to the metro’s decaying water and waste infrastructure — prompting the city to issue a [stern warning](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-12-oh-crap-prolonged-closures-likely-for-durbans-flood-polluted-beaches/) to swimmers to stay out of the water until E. Residents of Gordon’s Bay took to social media, repeatedly requesting the City of Cape Town to urgently prevent what they called a ‘colossal’ disaster,” said ActionSA Western Cape chairperson Michelle Wasserman. Warning signage had been erected, advising the public of the situation, the city said.

The City of Cape Town on Sunday closed the beach as a precautionary measure after effluent from a blocked sewer spilled into the ocean. Following water quality ...

Following water quality tests, officials have now received the all-clear.

“The City said it was a precautionary measure. “The temporary closure is due to a sewer overflow in the area, the cause of which has yet to be identified,” the ...

“The City’s Environmental Health Service has received water sampling results from Fish Hoek Beach, taken after the sewer spill, and can confirm that the results show that the water quality is within the minimum requirement for recreational activities as determined by the National Water Quality Guidelines,” it said. “The temporary closure is due to a sewer overflow in the area, the cause of which has yet to be identified,” the City said. Cape Town – Residents and visitors can return to Fish Hoek Beach after the City of Cape Town announced it has reopened the beach after testing its water quality.