Saldanha Bay (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai) is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa.

[2] Saldanha Bay's location makes it a paradise for the watersport enthusiast, and its local economy being strongly dependent on fishing, mussels, seafood processing, the steel industry and the harbour.

In 1781 a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone seized six Dutch East Indiamen, which, fearing an attack on Cape Town, had taken refuge in Saldanha Bay.

He noted that it was "well sheltered from violent winds, having a sufficient depth of water, but the country is very sandy and agriculture but little attended to; a few cattle and sheep are raised among the scanty herbage."

The port developed into a modern harbour only recently, when it became necessary to facilitate the export of iron ore from the Northern Cape.