| Kidd's Beach | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.15°N 27.695°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Buffalo City |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.13 |
| Population Total: | 499 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 22.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 75.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 63.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 19.8% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 14.2% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.4% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 0.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 5264 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 5264 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 043 |
Kidd's Beach is a small coastal resort town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa situated on the Mkhanzi River about 28 kilometres from East London, South Africa.[2] The name "Mkhanzi" is derived from the Xhosa word "umkhanzi", which means "bulrush", or Typha capensis.[3] Kidd's Beach was named after Charles Kidd, who was the mayor of nearby King William's Town in the 1860s.[4]