Hondeklip Bay is a coastal village in Kamiesberg Local Municipality and the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
Hondeklip Bay lies approximately 95 km south-west of the district capital Springbok.
The village’s name Hondeklip Bay is written as Hondeklipbaai in Afrikaans, which translates as “dog stone bay”.
This village was originally used as a harbor to export copper ore from the mines around Springbok but was later surpassed by Port Nolloth, which had a safer harbor as well as a railway line.
Today, Hondeklip Bay is a popular regional holiday destination and serves the fishing and diamond-mining community. Holiday accommodation ranges from camping at the municipal caravan park to self-catering chalets at the Honnehokke Resort.
Attractions include ship wrecks like the Jahleel and the Aristea which ran aground in 2003 and 1945 respectively. In July 2016, the Jahleel started breaking up and split in two.
The mouth of the Spoeg River is located about 18 km south-east down the coast from Hondeklip Bay. There are caves of archaeological interest there.