Westbrook, South Africa

29°35′32″S 31°09′23″E / 29.59222°S 31.15639°E / -29.59222; 31.15639CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalMunicipalityeThekwiniArea • Total1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi)Population • Total1,526 • Density970/km² (2,500/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African20.5% • Coloured2.9% • Indian/Asian30.3% • White46.0% • Other0.3%First languages (2011) • English69.3% • Zulu14.1% • Afrikaans11.7% • Xhosa1.9% • Other3.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)PO boxArea code032

Westbrook, also known as Westbrook Beach is a coastal village on the North Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Durban and 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of oThongathi.

Situated just south of the uThongathi River, Westbrook is the northernmost coastal suburb of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. It is a quiet and small coastal village covered in dense milkwood trees typical of this coastline with very limited public facilities. The nearest urban centres are oThongathi (7 km), Ballito (10 km) and uMhlanga (19 km).^[2]

Although statistically recognised as a separate main place from oThongathi, Westbrook is often included as part of the Greater oThongathi area and shares the same postal code as the town.^[3][4]

Westbrook lies just off the N2 toll freeway to the west, connecting KwaDukuza in the north with Durban in the south. The area is connected to the N2 through Ushukela Drive at the exit 202. The M4 (Leo Boyd Highway) runs through Westbrook heading north from uMhlanga to Ballito and is an untolled alternative route to the N2. The M43 (Ushukela Drive) originates from the traffic circle with the M4 and heads west towards oThongathi.