| Bluewater Bay | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.8567°N 25.6294°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Port Elizabeth |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.70 |
| Population Total: | 4,530 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 36.29% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 6.80% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.57% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 54.64% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.71% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 34.86% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 34.74% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 24.52% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sesotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.44% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.22% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 6001 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 6019 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Bluewater Bay is a small seaside suburb located along the Algoa Bay between Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) and Coega in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Bluewater Bay is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9,3 miles) north of the city of Port Elizabeth on the mouth of the Swartkops River. Neighbouring suburbs include St Georges Strand to the north and Amsterdamhoek to the west. Notable suburbs further away include Motherwell and Markman to the north, Deal Party to the south, Swartkops to the south-west and Coega to the north-east.[2]
Bluewater Bay comprises two distinct neighbourhoods, namely; Bluewater Bay and Bluewater Beach, separated by the N2 highway. As its name suggests, Bluewater Beach is situated on the seaward side of the N2 while Bluewater Bay is ironically on the inland side of the N2.
Bluewater Bay is served by the N2 City Shopping Centre, which is anchored by Superspar. A PicknPay supermarket and an Engen service station are also located within the vicinity of the N2 City. However, due to the small size of the shopping centre the variety of goods sold is limited, and for larger shopping trips, residents need to make the short journey to nearby Port Elizabeth.
Bluewater Bay is mainly reached via the N2, a major freeway running between Grahamstown (now Makhanda) in the north-west and Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) in the south, with an interchange at the M2 Weinronk Way. Furthermore, it can also be reached from Amsterdamhoek via the M2 which serves as the linkage between Bluewater Bay and Bluewater Beach.