Mosselbaai

Mosselbaai: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mosselbaai

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Mosselbaai: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Mosselbaai — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -30.69167, 17.48250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mosselbaai

• Groenriviermond Lighthouse · beach · Northern Cape · ~27 km · Must-see
• Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area · sanctuary · Northern Cape · ~3 km
• Spoegrivier Cave · cave · Northern Cape · ~33 km
• Brakfonteinkloof · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~43 km
• Namaqua National Park · sanctuary · Northern Cape · ~49 km
• Windhoek · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~60 km
• Letterklip · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~62 km
• Grootberg · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~64 km
• Baaskloof · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~69 km
• Fluitkloof · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~72 km
• Brakwaterkloof · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~74 km
• Tierberg · viewpoint · Northern Cape · ~74 km
• Bamboeskamp Inshore Controlled Zone · sanctuary · Northern Cape · ~0 km
• Skuitbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~1 km
• Namaqua National Park Offshore Restricted Zone · sanctuary · Northern Cape · ~3 km
• Skietloodbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~4 km
• Kwas se Baai Inshore Restricted Zone · sanctuary · Northern Cape · ~5 km
• Koringkorrelbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mosselbaai

Other beaches & coast near Mosselbaai

• Groenriviermond Lighthouse · beach · Northern Cape · ~27 km · Must-see
• Skuitbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~1 km
• Skietloodbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~4 km
• Koringkorrelbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~5 km
• Adam se Baai · beach · Northern Cape · ~9 km
• Skuinsbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~11 km
• Platbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~13 km
• Galjoenbaai · beach · Northern Cape · ~19 km
• Bitterrivier Dune Field · beach · Northern Cape · ~25 km
• Mitchell's Bay · beach · Northern Cape · ~34 km

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