Beaches
The beach and tidal pool
A long swimming beach with rock pools at one end and a tidal pool at the other. On calm days the reef offshore is good for snorkelling.
Explore Tinley Manor
Your local guide to Tinley Manor, the quiet beach village on the uMhlali river mouth: where to stay and eat, who to call, and what to do.
Things to do in and around Tinley Manor
A small, quiet village with one road in, a long beach and the uMhlali river mouth on its doorstep.
Walks
The uMhlali river mouth
The village sits on the north bank of the uMhlali. Walk south along the sand to the river mouth, or keep going to Christmas Bay at Sheffield Beach, about two hours one way.
Surf
Club Med and its surf school
Club Med’s first South African resort opened just north of the village in 2026, with the first Club Med surf school anywhere.
Wildlife
Dolphins and whales
This is the Dolphin Coast. Bottlenose dolphins pass close to the backline, and humpback whales head north from about June to November.
Day trips
Salt Rock, Sheffield & Zinkwazi
Salt Rock and Sheffield Beach are 15 minutes south, Blythedale and Zinkwazi are a short drive north, and Ballito is about 20 minutes away.
Tinley Manor × Breathe
Bring your own cup.
Whatever goes in the uMhlali ends up on our beach. Skip the takeaway cup.
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