| Elands Bay | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -32.3°N 37°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cederberg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.76 |
| Population Total: | 1525 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 30.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 60.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.5% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 74.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 17.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8110 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 022 |
Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at -32.3°N 37°W. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.[2]
In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.