The South African National Parks (SANParks) has urged beachgoers on Sunday, 23 January that the section of the Boulders Penguin Colony Beach in Simon’s Town has reached capacity and is currently closed.
The announcement comes after hundreds of Capetonians flocked to the City’s beaches after the South African weather service released new data on Friday that revealed that the Western Cape might just claim the title of “the hottest place on Earth” on Saturday, 22 January while countries like Australia will reach highs of only 38-degrees.
The South African Weather Service also issued an extreme heat/heatwave advisory which said that residents can expect a “very hot weekend” with a yellow level 2 warning for waves.
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In the meantime, the City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management team has cautioned the public and urged them to curb their curiosity and avoid going near the wrecked ship at Oudekraal beach after it washed ashore on Thursday, 20 January.
The Antipolis shipwreck, previously located on the rocks off Victoria Road near Oudekraal, washed ashore between Oudekraal and the Twelve Apostles Hotel.
This was a result of the massive waves on 19 January, with swells as high as 40 to 50 metres picking up the wreck.
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