Soetwater Tidal Pool

Two pools on the exposed coast below the Slangkop Lighthouse at Kommetjie, inside the Soetwater Recreational Area, which was proclaimed a conservancy in 2009 and is managed by the City of Cape Town. The main basin, sometimes called the Infinity Pool, sits between rock and sand with a shallow separate section for children; the second pool stands near the environmental centre. A dense kelp bed lies just offshore, and picnic and braai facilities are alongside. About an hour from the city, at the southwestern end of the Peninsula.

Location

On Den Anker Road, off Lighthouse Road, Kommetjie

Saltwater pool

Yes

Tidal (rock pool)

Yes

Public access

Yes

Category: Beaches & Water

Tags: tidal pool, atlantic, kommetjie, conservancy, braai

Coordinates: -34.1540326, 18.3223627

Part of Cape Peninsula tidal pools cut into the rock

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