Mossel Bay is located about halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on the Garden Route in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.
Mossel Bay is known for the wide Santos Beach and the 19th-century Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse, which offers bay views. The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex includes the Maritime Museum, the Shell Museum and botanical gardens. The Post Office Tree, a milkwood tree in the complex, has been used as a mail collection point since the 1500s.
Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club is closed and the marina is full of local boats. Boats can enter the port and it is possible to anchor in the bay.
Mossel Bay Port Control controls all the shipping and yacht movements in and out of the port. On approach to the main breakwater, yachts call "Port Control" on VHF Channel 12 for permission to enter the port and for directions as to where to tie up.
Offers good protection in a SW/W wind if on anchor outside the harbour but becomes untenable when the wind swings to E/NE. Very friendly and welcoming yacht club that usually allows visiting yachts, anchored outside the harbour, to use the clubhouse facilities. Now an official port of entry.
34°10'24" S, 22° 08'43" E
Last updated: June 2024
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