Name: Umhlanga Pier
Location: Umhlanga Rocks
Length: 80m

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Construction

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The Umhlanga Rocks promenade is in for a major revamp as construction of a ‘21st century pier’ begins this month.
The project, which is important to redirect the storm water off the beach into the sea and maintain the Blue Flag status of Umhlanga Rocks beach, is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
This will contribute to maintaining the Blue Flag status of the beach by reducing one of the unsightly pools of stagnant water that sometimes forms on an otherwise pristine beach.
According to the Engineers assigned to the project, the pier will be unlike any constructed in the region with long span sections on columns to permit continuous access along the beach.
“The architectural styling has been a very important element of the design and is in keeping with the proposed improvements to the promenade. The pier will have a ‘whale-bone’ theme that has received favourable public comment,” said Randeer Kasserchun, Deputy Head: Coastal, Stormwater and Catchment Management.
For further added that seating for the public will be made available along the pier with the latest trends in lighting for illumination at night.
The Coastal, Stormwater and Catchment Management Department of eThekwini Municipality has awarded two contracts for construction of major stormwater improvements at Umhlanga Rocks.
The first contract is for construction of a large underground box culvert from the intersection of Tanager Road and Lagoon Drive to the promenade at the lower end of McCausland Crescent, and the second is for construction of the new Umhlanga pier.
The pier is in fact a continuation of the culvert and will extend approximately 80 metres across the beach to a deep-water channel to ensure maximum dispersal of stormwater into the sea.
Much of the stormwater that is presently discharged on to the beach at Granny’s Pool will be rerouted to the new system and while the Granny’s Pool outlet can never be completely eliminated, the quality of the beach in this area should be greatly improved.

Public access along the promenade will be kept open during construction but it will be necessary to temporarily close off a narrow strip of beach for safety reasons while heavy overhead concrete work is in progress.

i cant remember if i liked this or not, anyway i think its better than nothing. We need the ocassional "odd" development in our country,

i like it for the simple reason that u will finally be able to walk over the ocean and look back at umhlanga like you have never been able to do before...sorry i really like piers...i'll stand at the end of the piers on north beach for ages watching the surfers and people and city, think this one will have the same effect on me

i like it for the simple reason that u will finally be able to walk over the ocean and look back at umhlanga like you have never been able to do before...sorry i really like piers...i'll stand at the end of the piers on north beach for ages watching the surfers and people and city, think this one will have the same effect on me

i like piers too.so you like the surfers hey?

Back to the Pier, its cool Umhlanga is getting a pier, & its such a cool modern design, it will suit the area well, & to think, it because of storm water the area is getting one. Piers are not only cool to look at the surfer's, but also to realise you are walking over water is so cool! plus the views you get form there are just beautiful, you can stair at the coastline forever.

Thanks for the pictures, Dysan. Any idea why construction's taking so long? According to the press release put out in mid-2006 (which you re-posted, thanks!), the pier was to be finished by the end of the year. Looking at the pictures, however, I see very little progress was made between August and now. (The 2 vertical pillars shown in your pictures were in place in August. Yet the renderings show 5 or 6 such pillars. The 'bridge' portion of the pier is the only significant progress I see, and it isn't even 1/4 complete!) Any thoughts as to what the hell's taking so long?

And I agree, the pier isn't exactly beautiful, but it will be a good walking destination, and a nice addition to the town. (So long as the area underneath the pier is kept free of vagrants and litter.)

^^i think it is beautiful :) Will be lit the whole way along the underneath at nigth as well as the top section.

Delay was due to court action the URAG (umhlanga ratepayers association group) that felt they didnt want it even tho it had recieved all levels of approvals. these folks stand for 600 members of the 20-30k umhlanga community and demand all is there way.

work restarted in january after a few months delay.

I think this is great. will it be done by my next trek to durbs in July?

it should be...i think probably complete in may

Mike, how's the progress. Can we get latest photos please.

found this old construction photo on Flickr, we should get this Chris Bloom dude to post his pic's here.

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Picture by Chris Bloom : www.flickr.com

this picture i put in the pearls thread is latest i have. its about a month old. will try get more over the wknd when down there.

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Is that the same pier ?

Yes. The image that DB posted is very similar to what I saw a year ago (just a bit more of the pier completed), and that's definitely in the same spot as the pier in Dysan's aerial picture.

Nice.:applause:

I'm not really a big fan of Aquatic Related developments, but this is kinda cool.

I'm guessing the Waves there are pretty calm.

I would love to grab a meal and sit by a table watching the ocean do it's thang.:)


This Pier has really inspired me to design something revolutionary.


we need to see some new construction Photos.

Hey Dysan, how did you take that picture? It's an Aeriel Right?

Did you hire a chopper or something

Actually the waves aren't all that calm. They're not immense by any stretch of the imagination, but they're much rougher than the Mediterranean or the Atlantic Ocean off the US' east coast.

In my experience, a typical day at Umhlanga starts off with a flat sea and good breakers in the shore zone. By evening, however, the sea often gets choppy.

The picture Dysan posted is from a newspaper.

Nice.:applause:

I'm not really a big fan of Aquatic Related developments, but this is kinda cool.

I'm guessing the Waves there are pretty calm.

I would love to grab a meal and sit by a table watching the ocean do it's thang.:)


This Pier has really inspired me to design something revolutionary.


we need to see some new construction Photos.

Hey Dysan, how did you take that picture? It's an Aeriel Right?

Did you hire a chopper or something


Its a rocky coastline at umhlanga which softens the waves in this vicinity.

I will get some new pics when i'm back in Durban...and i'll take my chopper out again. lol. The pic is a scan from the paper.

mike you and your chopper out in public, you know there are laws against that sort of thing

The picture Dysan posted is from a newspaper.

Aww Okay. I just thought he had a pretty bad camera.lol :lol:

Ja, Dysan spends so much dough on his helicopter that he can't afford a decent camera. :lol:

I thought he spent it on his chopper?

That's what I said. (I think!)

sadly i only have one that i have to share with others...

as for the pier, it looks like it has grown a bit, and from my office i can see that the they are working on the glass dome of the pearl breeze tower now

not norm a fan of these things, well north does save my arms. but this is a beaut. no diving off it though, less you a painseeker

Billboard of Umhlanga Pier
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Construction Work
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thanx tbite, how old were those pics? cos the pier looks further along now in real life

spoke to the team and the pier will be ready by the end of november in all its glory

spoke to the team and the pier will be ready by the end of november in all its glory

what Glory? this could have been a great pier if it had been longer - now it looks like something that was only half built because the owner ran out of money !

Seriously, are there plans to extend it in the future ? Maybe some of our engineering buddies can develop Viagra for concrete!

what Glory? this could have been a great pier if it had been longer - now it looks like something that was only half built because the owner ran out of money !

Seriously, are there plans to extend it in the future ? Maybe some of our engineering buddies can develop Viagra for concrete!

its an 80m long pier (not short) with a vastly different design from other piers. that is glory to me.

on this note, willyou ever say something positive in our forums? would be nice :)

what Glory? this could have been a great pier if it had been longer - now it looks like something that was only half built because the owner ran out of money !

Seriously, are there plans to extend it in the future ? Maybe some of our engineering buddies can develop Viagra for concrete!


bru it dont need viagra, check all the stiffies on it pointing to the sky

its an 80m long pier (not short) with a vastly different design from other piers. that is glory to me.

on this note, willyou ever say something positive in our forums? would be nice :)

i dont dislike the pier - it would just have been nice if it had been longer - similar to the city and uShaka piers which extend into the backline.Fully understand that engineering constraints may have played a factor - but will be disappointed if it was cost only.

by the way - how does the water pipe work - will this simply run under the pier and discharge storm water into the sea ......if so i hope the design will enable it to filter all the plastic and other litter.

as a sailor i see masses of litter in both the harbour and the sea. After heavy rainfall the sea is full of the stuff. Beach goes dont see it because the current pushes it up or down the coast.

^^ the pier was not allowed to go out further. It is the same length as the ushaka pier.

Also this pier has won 2 SA design awards and is in the running for a major international one at present, so they must have done something right. Will try find the detail on it and water features it offers for filtering the muck. I know that it is advanced in many of those areas, just dont know the detail off hand

^^ the pier was not allowed to go out further. It is the same length as the ushaka pier.

Also this pier has won 2 SA design awards and is in the running for a major international one at present, so they must have done something right. Will try find the detail on it and water features it offers for filtering the muck. I know that it is advanced in many of those areas, just dont know the detail off hand

thanks - i'm a bit of a sucker for piers so understand my disaapointment that this one cant be longer.

any idea if there are any functions planned to celebrate the opening? if so how about organizing a Pier to Pier race ie:

boats start off uShaka and sail past Umhlanga - the boats will be a great spectacle if they cruise past the new pier with their spinnakers up.

cool idea! I'm sure there will being an opening cocktail event as it has won a few awards with many in the pipeline that the opening needs to be grand. and it is perfect for evening events with the fantastic lights

cool idea! I'm sure there will being an opening cocktail event as it has won a few awards with many in the pipeline that the opening needs to be grand. and it is perfect for evening events with the fantastic lights

any idea who i should speak to arrange something? All i need really is a date and i will make an effort to arrange for some boats to be in the vicinity......weather permitting of course.Maybe the organizer could get the lifesavers to do a sail past in their rubber ducks and surf rowinging boats. The NSRI may also be interested in doing a run past the pier at a set time.

Durban needs to boost its image as a maritime city with lots to offer - a few yachts buzzing past may help this cause.......

I would contact Durban Africa (tourist body) and Randeer Kasserchun (kasserchunr@durban.go.za) he is the project director for water management systems

Thanks for the pictures, Jerome! I'm glad it's finally starting to look like the renders. I've never been head over heels for the design, but I still say that the view of Umhlanga (and Durban for that matter) from the pier will be great.

Thanks for finding this thread, Umhlanga.

Cross post from the Pearls thread, but where these pics should have been posted...

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The Pier with the Pearls development to the left.


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Almost-complete pier now resembling a whale's skeleton

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Pier looks about 50% too short and bearly clears the rocks, feels undercooked me thinks when one compares it to Durbans piers

Agreed. Honestly, I think the pier will be good only for views of the town and stormwater discharge. (By the way, does anyone know where the discharge pipe will be located on the pier? Will the water come gushing from the end of the pier, just under the walkway, falling a few metres into the sea? If so, that will not help Umhlanga's tourism.) The design is absolutely hideous, and as you point out, stubby. I also worry about vagrants congregating under the pier near the Promenade retaining wall. There's enough of a litter problem (broken bottles, fish hooks, food waste, etc.) on the rocks near the lighthouse as is. Hopefully the cops and security guards will make sure no one camps under the pier the way they do in the bush near the lagoon.

I wonder how will it look t night. Will there be lights on the pier? I actually thought that it was bigger than that.

Its a midget pier, lmao

Does anyone know when it is going to be finished??..

The official timetable called for completion before Christmas. Last Christmas. :) But judging by the recent pictures, it doesn't look too far from completion. Hopefully it will be open before Christmas. This Christmas. :lol:

Launch party is on the 8th Dec

Fantastic! Can't wait to be there...

Launch party is on the 8th Dec

tides for the day are:

first high - 0257.
first low - 0852.
2nd high - 1500.

it may be an idea to suggest that the party be held in the afternoon when at least some of the pier will be over the water.

Its a midget pier, lmao

its new name is stumpy?:lol::lol::lol::lol:

The pier is looking great.. Will really add to the area:

The pier is looking great.. Will really add to the area:

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Are those tiny lights I see at the tops of every 3rd or 4th rib?

very tiny lights:( but maybe just maybe there are only there for construction and will new cool lights installed after. Otherwise a very cool pier. Something similiar should of been built at Ushaka. The pier there is a little bland.

every rib plus the underside is to be lit. the underside still needs to be covered in the moulded layers that will fit over the concrete

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Still a midget pier

Still a midget pier

Its a bridge not a pier.

Definition of a pier : seaside structure: a platform built on stilts jutting out into a body of water.

Aint much water under this one ........

Dam straight... or should i say sea straight... aaaaaaaaaahhhhh thats so bad

Who on earth allowed a pier to be built that doesn't reach the water? What a bugger-up.

so what would one do on this bridge

Maybe they were thinking ahead for when polar sea-ice melts due to climate change?

I still dont get why they built it if it doesnt take you much farther out into the sea than you'd be by just standing at the foot of it...

Port Elizabeth's pier is a proper (though rather bland and ugly) one. One can see dolphins underneath. They once ate my sister's ice cream.

LMAO that's so random. A dolphin of all things

:rofl: Ive got to see that.

a dolphin ate your sisters ice cream?? whats the odds?

O come on. It's not THAT outlandish. The thing fell in the water and the dolphins went for it like fuckin' piranhas.

Oh that makes sense haha. I thought the dolphin decided lunch wasn't coming to it so it went to the lunch instead.

^^ you mean dessert.

That thing is still craking me up :lol:

Launch party is on the 8th Dec

hi Dysan1 - did the launch party happen? :cheers:

These are SPECTACULAR images from www.durbanvibes.tv They offer a website we should all support for they are focussing on development in Durban. and their images are amazing... as you can see!

http://durbanvibes.tv/img/u/umhlanga/umhlanga-6.jpg

http://durbanvibes.tv/img/u/umhlanga/umhlanga-5.jpg

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Holy! I take back anything nasty I said about the pier. Those are wow! Thanks Dysan!

looks good but still maintain its too short to have a dramatic effect in the day.

Will fishing be allowed on this pier?

Holy! I take back anything nasty I said about the pier. Those are wow! Thanks Dysan!

I'm joining you bro.

Fishing wont be allowed.

They still have to finishe the "ribs" in the new year. they will be coated in a silver finish

i also truly thought this thing looked nasty still does bt at night it looks like a totally different creature

Hi Dysan,

Thanks for linking to the site, I'm really glad you like the pictures. Unfortunately that night, due to short notice, the camera batteries ran out before
I could get all the pictures I wanted, but rest assured I'll be returning to take more pictures of the pier again shortly.

Out of curiosity, how did you find the site? Also, don't hesitate to request locations you'd like to have pictures taken of!

Hey DV, maybe some great ariel pics of the airport site like were done of the point recently.

good to show not only the terminal progress but also the runways etc
Nice to have you join us
Cheers

^^ those aerial shots were taken by someone else giles.

DV, would be great to have you adding your voice in here more often too, its always great to have new passionate forumers.

Please introduce yourself in the Intro's thread in the Shebeen section

You welcomed Durban Vibes, those photos are stunning. Please keep us up to date with street life of Durbs and the projects going on there.

Welcome, Durban Vibes!! You have taken out some fantastic pics!! Good to see another passionate Durbanite posting pics and promoting the city!

Durban Vibes, thanks so much for the pictures. Tremendous colours!

I almost like the pier. :lol:

Thanks for all the kind responses! I'm glad I can do my part to promote the city. :D

Comments and suggestions are always welcomed, feel free to contact me at any point.

Fishing wont be allowed.

They still have to finishe the "ribs" in the new year. they will be coated in a silver finish

hi Dysan - any idea when the pier will be completed? Since a brief opening over the Xmas period it has been closed to the public.........

^^ it has been closed cos they are now building steps off the sides of it, these were not part of the original design, and as such cant allow the public to use it while it is once again a construction site. The steps are not too far from completion, so it should not be too long i dont think

Have got a few pics of the pier, taken on Monday, the one shows a bit of construction of the steps

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ey u turning into a super snapper mate. good stuff. yeh also had a walk past there this wknd. have you guys noticed how dramatically the promenade is changing? the widening is great and the new pause spots will be really cool once complete

Mike, is it pram friendly? wil be back in July and keen to walkt the promenade with the family

grant u beauty! thanx for the snaps!

Yup am making a concerted effort to take my camera everywhere ! First time I have been on the promenade in about 10 years (and I live in Durban) tsk tsk

Mike, is it pram friendly? wil be back in July and keen to walkt the promenade with the family

well i not one for carrying a pram around with me, but the way it has been done it is alot smoother than before and wider, and i have seen a good few momma's doing the pram run. it should be complete in the coming month or 2, as only sections are finished now.

ta buddy

From Flickr

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wow that second photo is really fantastic! especially with those lovers at the end. kudos to the photographer

This pier is a good looking pier and will be very photogenic no matter what..... but why make it so bloody short man.....:ohno:

WOW!! Beautiful photos from Flickr!! Thanks for posting, KS!!

This pier is a good looking pier and will be very photogenic no matter what..... but why make it so bloody short man.....:ohno:

as said many times, not allowed to go any further.

thanx for the great pics!

as said many times, not allowed to go any further.

thanx for the great pics!

so why build the useless thing? if you design a rocket to go to the moon but are restricted to 100 000 ft then you dont waste money on the 100 000 ft option .....something fishy about why this one was built .....the truth will out eventually ........apparently the journos are on track....

Ah well who cares. I'd rather have an expensive, yet useless piece of pier that looks damn awesome that nothing at all!

nice for a music video

so why build the useless thing? if you design a rocket to go to the moon but are restricted to 100 000 ft then you dont waste money on the 100 000 ft option .....something fishy about why this one was built .....the truth will out eventually ........apparently the journos are on track....

flip dude u a miserable bugger hey. it serves its purpose, u dont need a 100m pier to do its job

wow that second photo is really fantastic! especially with those lovers at the end. kudos to the photographer

lol, I didnt even see those 2 at the end, was admiring the pier..... yeh I got issues :ohno:

Seems like it hey? :p

what is the point of the pier? normally piers are built in order to facilitate the built up of sand banks. this one seems to short, i.e. why rocks are still visible. was the initial intention to create a beach? or is it merely a yuppie vaalie lookout point (i.e. the lovers on the 1 pic)?

Looks like a lookout point to me. Seems pretty romantic haha.

.....this was built for stormwater drainage......not for fishing or lookout or romance......

^^ first correct bloke here :) It was also design specifically so that people can walk under it

^^ first correct bloke here :) It was also design specifically so that people can walk under it

hi Dysan - the pier has been open for a while now and i can honestly say that i love it; especially the view south. Although it looks too short at low tide, you can see all the way down the beach when you stand at the end.

Now try and convince me that the SCH is a good idea!

Hi water rat I think that the view North from the SCH will be just as interesting. Remember how stunning the view was from the old North Pier

I have yet to get down to the pier, so didnt know its been re-opened to be honest. I am sure the views are great tho, look at the pics we got of the pearls from it

The pier is now open and it looks amazing. The council is now finsihing off wide stairs that lead from the pier to the beaches on either side of it.

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Flickr - ossewa

love the lights!!! that pic just shows off modern beach umhlanga so well

kool!

& with the Pearls in the background, it looks even more awesome.

That is FANNYTASTIC !

The lights do wonders for it.

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Nice shot.

Looks like a lookout point to me. Seems pretty romantic haha.

This last pic shows that it is, indeed, a romantic spot!

:fiddle:

oh dear, a porno pier

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Its amazing how far the water goes out at low tide

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Hmm...it should have been a tad longer.

why? it was not allowed

what a view

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c128/dysan1/umpier1.jpg

why? it was not allowed

At low tide it's pretty pointless.

Its primary role is to function as a stormwater drain-pipe, not look-out point.

However, I agree: I wish it were longer. In my opinion, it's not the same length as Ushaka's pier, even though they are supposedly the same length.

what a view

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c128/dysan1/umpier1.jpg

Yummy! That's from Beverley Hills Hotel, right? That's why its rooms rank as the most expensive in Durbs.

Its primary role is to function as a stormwater drain-pipe, not look-out point.

However, I agree: I wish it were longer. In my opinion, it's not the same length as Ushaka's pier, even though they are supposedly the same length.

Just a few extra metres would have been awesome. But it still looks nice nonetheless.

Yummy! That's from Beverley Hills Hotel, right? That's why its rooms rank as the most expensive in Durbs.

Yip from Berverly Hills, well been there once or twice and can understand why its that expensive besides the nice views :)

Love the beverly hills, especially my morning breakfast in that corner closer to the beach, bliss!

weak ass pier imo, not even a wave breaking off it. lame

weak ass pier imo, not even a wave breaking off it. lame


Are you making an informed opinion on this because you have actually been to the pier in high tide? I suspect not.

In case you are unaware, there is a lighthouse less than 100 metres away from the pier. It doesn't serve an ornamental purpose. It's there to warn ships of the rocks and the often volatile waves that strike this part of the coastline.

I strongly recommend you take a walk along the Umhlanga promenade and read the highly educational commemorate boards that have been put up in the wake of the monster 8m waves that hit the Umhlanga coastline in March 2007 (and at least once more since), which heavily damaged the Umhlanga beachfront necessitated a reconfiguring of the promenade itself. In fact, it's ironic that you are making the statement you are when right in front of the pier is big sign proclaiming that emergency repairs are currently being carried out in the area (as a result of the said monster waves that actually permanently reduced the width of the Umhlanga beach and caused hundreds of millions of rands worth of damage).

ecce romani. what has a 8m freak wave got to do wiff anything i said? eitherway, am i correct in saying that the pier was built to protect some pipe...???

traditionally a pier is built to build up sand deposits (forming beaches), like the classic 'ol durbs piers. this pier however does not serve the same purpose, which is a pity.

weak ass pier imo, not even a wave breaking off it. lame

I am not sure what you mean by "weak ass pier". If that comment pertained to design, you may be interested to know the pier has won design awards.

I was responding to the bolded part of your statement. You are seemingly implying it's a lame pier because it doesn't even have waves crashing against it. My response was to see the place in high tide. While the freak 8m waves were unusual, Umhlanga does have high tides everyday, which crash against the pier.

ecce romani. what has a 8m freak wave got to do wiff anything i said? eitherway, am i correct in saying that the pier was built to protect some pipe...???

traditionally a pier is built to build up sand deposits (forming beaches), like the classic 'ol durbs piers. this pier however does not serve the same purpose, which is a pity.

The pier was not "built to protect some pipe". It was built, in part, to carry the stormwater pipe over the beach and rocks so that beach visitors do not have to walk over a gushing stream when they want to walk along the beach. Its secondary purpose is to act as a lookout point.

Also, not all piers are built to build up sand deposits. For example, some are purpose-built specifically for fishing or look-out points.

this pier was actually specifically design for people to walk under it, and not disrupt beach "traffic", while filling its roll of taking storm water past the sand and not onto it

noted. but, if sand deposits built up around the area, there would be a awesome beach for swimmers/ surfers. the design is pretty cool, but if the sole purpose was for it to be a lookout point (which is not its sole purpose), rather save the effort and build a wooden deck. purely my opinion, its just a rather nice looking pointless structure imo.

noted. but, if sand deposits built up around the area, there would be a awesome beach for swimmers/ surfers. the design is pretty cool, but if the sole purpose was for it to be a lookout point (which is not its sole purpose), rather save the effort and build a wooden deck. purely my opinion, its just a rather nice looking pointless structure imo.

have a walk to the end of the pier at sunrise or sunset and look down the coast towards Durban - the view is awesome. the pier goes out just far enough to to see all the way down the beach ......

have a walk to the end of the pier at sunrise or sunset and look down the coast towards Durban - the view is awesome. the pier goes out just far enough to to see all the way down the beach ......

I agree.

noted. but, if sand deposits built up around the area, there would be a awesome beach for swimmers/ surfers. the design is pretty cool, but if the sole purpose was for it to be a lookout point (which is not its sole purpose), rather save the effort and build a wooden deck. purely my opinion, its just a rather nice looking pointless structure imo.

the current is too strong at that point with too many rocks for it to ever be a swimming beach

Umhlanga Rocks. A sandy beach would ruin the name IMO.

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/519/umhlanga_pier.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/519/blue_pier_web.jpg

i never thought i would ever say a pier was sexy lol

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/522/DPP_089_Frame.jpg

Even making its way into wedding shoots...

Sorry, i keep finding more stunners

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/IMG_9861.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/New-Pier-Umghlanga-Rocks.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/IMG_5088-1odp_1.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/medium/IMG_2883.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/AJ_20080712_28198.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/Sunrise_Solitude.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/518/The-Rocks-with-Andre.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/524/IMG_8304_small.jpg

http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/photopost/data/524/New-Pier.jpg

dysan1 : you can't do hotlinking to outdoorphoto pictures... you'll need to link to the thread itself...

^^ too much hassle, will find another way

There you go!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4417/newpierz.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/680/img8304smallh.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7278/therockswithandreh.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8876/sunrisesolitudee.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/993/aj2008071228198p.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/650/img2883j.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/373/img50881odp1.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8277/newpierumghlangarocks.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/148/img9861.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4379/dpp089frame.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7205/bluepierweb.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7583/umhlangapier.jpg

damn those blue lights :drool:

thanks mmoosa

Damn! These pics are just stunning! I love the 3rd one. Thanks for posting, mm (not to be confused with MM [Moses Mabida]).

shot mate!!