Nude beach

Nude beaches may be official (legally sanctioned), unofficial (tolerated by residents and law enforcement), or illegal.

This accommodates people who are not comfortable with nudity, as well as nude beach users who do not like to be watched by clothed individuals, particularly those engaged in voyeurism.

The Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality in South Africa formalize an existing clothing-optional beach within the Mpenjati Nature Reserve.

Nudity is required, and single men are not allowed unless they have a membership card from a recognized naturist organization.

[6] Violations of these norms is not unheard of, sexual activity being reported at Lady's Bay beach in Auckland, New Zealand.

[7] However, unlike naturist resorts and hotels, which can enforce standards of conduct on their properties promptly and effectively, most nude beaches are on public lands, making the enforcement of standards of nude beach etiquette a more personal matter, subject to the deterrence of local laws.

On July 17, 1894, Toronto city council set aside a 200 foot section of Hanlan's Point Beach for men to swim nude.

[9] In 1936, King Edward VIII and his lover Wallis Simpson took a charter cruise along the Adriatic Sea.

They visited a beach on the Croatian island of Rab, where the local authorities granted the King special permission to swim in the nude.

An example was Jacob Riis Park, where nudity was limited to "Bay One" the northernmost section informally demarcated by jetties.

[20] In North America, the Free Beach Movement was the name of a group that was opposed to the direction of the official nudist organisation, the American Association for Nude Recreation, and set up the rival body The Naturist Society.