Suiderstrand (Afrikaans for "southern beach") is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Suiderstrand
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Coordinates: 34°48′54″S 19°57′29″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Cape Agulhas
Area [1]
• Total	1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	44
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	6.8%
• White	93.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	88.6%
• English	11.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Suiderstrand is surrounded by the Agulhas National Park, home to vast diversity of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and world-famous endemic fynbos.

Pristine beaches, interesting rockpools, a marine lagoon, pebbly bays, a historic beach home and archaeological fish traps, are all visual treats that await the coastline hiker of casual walker. Over the past few years avifauna has flourished in this area. Numbers of rare coastal birds, such as the African black oystercatcher, have after many years of near extinction now increased in numbers. It has since been removed as critically threatened from the Red Data List.

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