Clifton is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, found in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is an exclusive residential area and is home to some of the most expensive real estate in South Africa, with dwellings nestled on cliffs that offer marvelous sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Clifton has a set of 4 beaches which are frequently used destinations for both locals and tourists. The beaches, which are named from 1st to 4th, are separated by falls of granite boulders and have almost pure white granitic sand. The four beaches of Clifton are well protected from the notorious south-easterly wind while a fifth beach, before First Beach, called Moses, appears and disappears as the sand is washed in and out with the seasons.