Bird Rock

Bird Rock: 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 Bird Rock

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 Bird Rock: tips

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

How to reach Bird Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -33.98288, 25.66685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Rock

• Fort Fredrick · fort · Eastern Cape · ~6 km · Must-see
• Donkin Hill Lighthouse · beach · Eastern Cape · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint George's Park · park · Eastern Cape · ~7 km · Must-see
• Prince Alfred's Guard Memorial · fort · Eastern Cape · ~7 km · Must-see
• St. Croix Island · river spot · Eastern Cape · ~28 km · Must-see
• Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bird Island · river spot · Eastern Cape · ~74 km · Must-see
• Addo Elephant National Park · sanctuary · Eastern Cape · ~75 km · Must-see
• Winterstrand · beach · Eastern Cape · ~3 km
• South End Museum · museum · Eastern Cape · ~5 km
• Masjid Azîez · dargah · Eastern Cape · ~5 km
• Campanile · attraction · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• Saint Augustine's Catholic Cathedral · church · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• Queen Victoria Statue · fort · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• No 7 Castle Hill · museum · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin · church · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• Masjid ul-Akbar · dargah · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
• Donkin Memorial · fort · Eastern Cape · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Rock

Other beaches & coast near Bird Rock

• Donkin Hill Lighthouse · beach · Eastern Cape · ~6 km · Must-see
• Seal Point Lighthouse · beach · Eastern Cape · ~101 km · Must-see
• Winterstrand · beach · Eastern Cape · ~3 km
• Cape Recife · beach · Eastern Cape · ~8 km
• Shelly Bay · beach · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
• Santareme Bay · beach · Eastern Cape · ~99 km
• St Francis Bay Community Garden · beach · Eastern Cape · ~99 km
• Stilwaterstrand · beach · Eastern Cape · ~110 km
• Thysbaai · beach · Eastern Cape · ~112 km
• Slangbaai · beach · Eastern Cape · ~121 km

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