The beaches along this pleasant coastal suburb are where the British won the 1806 Battle of the Cape. The panoramic view they provide of Table Mountain across Table Bay is spectacular, but these beaches are also popular with kitesurfers and windsurfers. Watching them ride the waves on weekends is an impressive sight. You can also see Robben Island clearly from here.
You can dine and shop for swimwear at Eden on the Bay Mall, a prime location on the southern tip of Big Bay Beach. Blaubergstrand is a good example of a poetic cape name – it means ‘blue mountain shore’.