Dwarskersbos is a fishing village and vacation resort some 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north of Laaiplek in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama first set foot on South African soil on 7 November 1497 near here when he explored the present St Helena Bay.

The town was established on the farm “Dwarskersbos” that belonged to the Smit family[2] in 1920.

A 6m high storm surge struck Dwarskersbos on 27 August 1969.

Its beach stretches from Velddrif and Dwarskerbos almost 40 kilometres north towards Elands Bay,[3] making it the longest uninterrupted sandy beach in South Africa.