Elands Bay

• Province: Western Cape
• District: West Coast
• Coordinates:32°18′S 18°19′E
• Area: 3.76 km2
• Municipality: Cederberg

Elands Bay lies on the west coast of the Western Cape, about 220 km north of Cape Town. It falls within the Matzikama Local Municipality and sits along the Atlantic shoreline near the mouth of the Verlorenvlei. The area forms part of the broader West Coast and is surrounded by farmland, wetlands, and coastal dunes.

History of Elands Bay

Elands Bay is a town on the Atlantic Ocean. It is famous for caves with some great examples of rock paintings, some dating back 10,000 years.
The Bobbejaan mountain cliffs form a large rock shelter that is adorned by primitive San paintings. The  Cave has been declared a provincial heritage site. The coastline is an important bird sanctuary, and the wetland there, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.

Close by is the hamlet Verlorenvlei, where there are remnants of farm buildings dating back to the beginning of the 18th century. There is an old horse-operated flour mill. Also, some langhuisies in the traditional Cape cottage style with bo-en-onder doors, dung floors, stone stoeps and windows with solid shutters and end gables with projecting chimney stacks.

The postcode for Elands Bay is 8110 (boxes only)

WEATHER IN ELANDS BAY TODAY

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Things to see and do in Elands Bay:

• Shoreline of the San Trail
• Elands Bay is a surfer’s paradise; there is a variety of uncrowded waves to suit every level of surfer. Sometimes called the Jeffrey’s Bay of the West Coast, it is best surfed on a mid-tide that offers a peeling left-hand point break that breaks onto a reef.
• Elands Bay Cave was declared a provincial heritage site in 2009,

Resources

Practical information for the Western Cape, Regulations, permits and helpful tips. See the Colourdots coastal and nature use guide

Useful Numbers

Residents and visitors can find important local contact numbers below, including police, medical services, utilities, and community facilities

• Emergency Services

• Police: 022 972 8000
• Ambulance:10177
• Fire: Cedarberg 022 433 8700

• Medical

• Closest hospital; satellite clinic 022 9721680
• Pharmacy;Lambertsbaai Pharmacy-084 526 6242

• Municipal & Utilities

• Municipality; Cedarberg municipality 027 482 8000
• Water: 082 889 8205
• Electricity: 082 936 7712

• Transport & Roads

• Traffic department: Veldrif 022783 1112

• Community & Safety

• SPCA: LEAPS 082 447 8866 (Lamberts and Elands animal protection
• NSRI 087 094 9774
• 24-hour Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape:  0861 555 777.
• Childline South Africa: 116

• Local Contacts and Community Resources 

• Post office; postal agency 022 972 1700
• Library: 022 972 1745

• Schools in Elands Bay

•  Engelbrecht NGK Primary School-022 972 1621