List of lighthouses in South Africa

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This is a list of lighthouses in South Africa. It contains currently active lights as well as decommissioned lights of historical importance.


Lighthouses

Lighthouse Location Coordinates Year
built 		Structure Focal
height 		ALN Notes
Bird Island Bird Island[1] 33°50′29.72″S 26°17′13.55″E / 33.8415889°S 26.2870972°E / -33.8415889; 26.2870972 (Bird Island Lighthouse)[1] 1852-12-01, 1873-05-01[1] 26 m masonry tower[1] 30 m[1] D6412[2] The Doddington sank at the island in 1755.[1]
Bluff Durban, KZN 29°52′40″S 31°03′50″E / 29.87778°S 31.06389°E / -29.87778; 31.06389 (Bluff Lighthouse) 1867-01-12 concrete tower discontinued 1940-10-16, later demolished, coordinates are for the original iron tower[3][4][5]
Cape Agulhas Cape Agulhas, WC 34°49′08″S 20°00′33″E / 34.81889°S 20.00917°E / -34.81889; 20.00917 (Cape Agulhas Lighthouse) 1849-03-01 27 m tower 31 m HW D6370[6] National monument[7] Provincial Heritage Site[8]
Cape Columbine Paternoster, WC 32°48′39″S 17°51′23″E / 32.81083°S 17.85639°E / -32.81083; 17.85639 (Cape Columbine Lighthouse) 1936-10-01 15 m masonry tower 80 m HW D5810[9] [10]
Cape Hangklip 34°23′11.4″S 18°49′42.3″E / 34.386500°S 18.828417°E / -34.386500; 18.828417 (Cape Hangklip Lighthouse) 1960-11-25 22 m concrete tower 34 m HW D6280[11] [3]
Cape Hermes Port St. Johns 31°38′06″S 29°33′23″E / 31.63500°S 29.55639°E / -31.63500; 29.55639 (Cape Hermes Lighthouse) 1903-05-01, 1904-10-16 13 m stone tower 55 m D6442[12] [13]
Cape Infanta 34°28′18.76″S 20°50′47.09″E / 34.4718778°S 20.8464139°E / -34.4718778; 20.8464139 (Cape Infanta Lighthouse) 1979-03-15 15 m aluminium lattice tower 53 m MSL D6371[6] [14]
Cape Morgan Morgan's Bay 32°42′26″S 28°21′55″E / 32.70722°S 28.36528°E / -32.70722; 28.36528 (Cape Morgan Lighthouse) 1964-02-05 12 m aluminium tower 60 m D6434[12] [15]
Cape Point Cape Point, WC 34°21′24″S 18°30′00″E / 34.35667°S 18.50000°E / -34.35667; 18.50000 (Cape Point Lighthouse) 1860-05-01, 1919-03-11 9 m masonry tower 87 m HW D6120[16] [16][17]
Cape Recife Algoa Bay, EC 34°01′43.97″S 25°42′03.90″E / 34.0288806°S 25.7010833°E / -34.0288806; 25.7010833 (Cape Recife Lighthouse) 1851-04-01 24 m masonry tower 28 m D6390[2] [18]
Cape Seal Plettenberg Bay 34°06′27.6″S 23°24′22.83″E / 34.107667°S 23.4063417°E / -34.107667; 23.4063417 (Cape Seal Lighthouse) 1950-05-11 6 m tower 146 m D6384[19] [14]
Cape St. Blaize Mossel Bay 34°11′09.45″S 22°09′25.14″E / 34.1859583°S 22.1569833°E / -34.1859583; 22.1569833 (Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse) 1864-03-15 20.5 masonry tower 73 m D6378[19] [20]
Cape St. Lucia 28°30′54″S 32°24′00″E / 28.51500°S 32.40000°E / -28.51500; 32.40000 (Cape St. Lucia Lighthouse) 1906-12-15, 1915 8 m cast iron tower 113 m D6484 [21][22][23]
Cape St. Martin St Helena Bay, WC 32°42′53″S 17°55′18.53″E / 32.71472°S 17.9218139°E / -32.71472; 17.9218139 (Cape St. Martin Lighthouse) 1977-12-12 10 m aluminium lattice tower 18 m D5801[9] [24]
Cape Vidal Cape Vidal Forestry Reserve, KZN 28°08′51.98″S 32°33′10.77″E / 28.1477722°S 32.5529917°E / -28.1477722; 32.5529917 (Cape Vidal Lighthouse) 1985-07-08 23 m concrete tower 64.5 m MSL D6485[23] painted yellow[25]
Castle Point East London, CC 1860-08-25 wood decommissioned 1895[22][24]
Cooper Light Brighton Beach, Durban, KZN 29°56′05″S 31°00′15″E / 29.93472°S 31.00417°E / -29.93472; 31.00417 (Cooper Light) 1953-07-31 21 m concrete tower 134 m D6458[26] [27]
Danger Point 34°37′48.8″S 19°18′10.9″E / 34.630222°S 19.303028°E / -34.630222; 19.303028 (Danger Point Lighthouse) 1895-01-01 masonry tower 45 m D6320[6] [28]
Dassen Island Dassen Island, WC 33°25′54″S 18°05′22″E / 33.43167°S 18.08944°E / -33.43167; 18.08944 (Dassen Island Lighthouse) 1893-04-15 28 m iron tower 47 m D5860[29] [30]
Deal Light Papenkuils river mouth 33°54′56″S 25°36′52″E / 33.91556°S 25.61444°E / -33.91556; 25.61444 (Deal Light Lighthouse) 1973-11-01 22 m aluminium lattice tower 26.9 m D6400[2] [1]
Doringbaai Doringbaai 31°49′00″S 18°14′00″E / 31.81667°S 18.23333°E / -31.81667; 18.23333 (Doringbaai Lighthouse)[31] 1963-04-02 21 m aluminum lattice tower 36 m D5734[31] [32]
Durnford Port Durnford Forestry Reserve 28°55′00″S 31°55′30″E / 28.91667°S 31.92500°E / -28.91667; 31.92500 (Durnford Lighthouse) 1916-03-01 12 m steel tower 49 m D6482[33] [34]
Great Fish Port Alfred 33°31′10″S 27°06′34″E / 33.51944°S 27.10944°E / -33.51944; 27.10944 (Great Fish Lighthouse) 1898-07-01 9 m masonry tower 85 m D6416[12] [35]
Green Point Green Point, WC 33°54′04″S 18°24′02″E / 33.90111°S 18.40056°E / -33.90111; 18.40056 (Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town) 1824-04-12 16 m masonry tower 20 m HW D5900[16] [36][37] National monument and Provincial Heritage site[38]
Green Point Umzinto, KZN 30°14′56.1″S 30°46′38.9″E / 30.248917°S 30.777472°E / -30.248917; 30.777472 (Green Point Lighthouse, Natal) 1905 21 m cast iron tower 86 m D6454[26] [39][40]
Groenriviermond 30°51′53″S 17°34′49″E / 30.86472°S 17.58028°E / -30.86472; 17.58028 (Groenriviermond Lighthouse) 1988-11-21 17.2 m concrete tower 27.3 m D5720[31] [41]
The Hill Port Elizabeth, EC 1861-06-01 decommissioned 1973-10-31[30]
Hondeklipbaai 30°18′30.7″S 17°16′17.8″E / 30.308528°S 17.271611°E / -30.308528; 17.271611 (Hondeklipbaai Lighthouse) 1936-02-15, 1956-02-15 8 m steel tower 29 m D5704[31] [32]
Hood Point East London, EC 33°02′25.96″S 27°53′55.00″E / 33.0405444°S 27.8986111°E / -33.0405444; 27.8986111 (Hood Point Lighthouse) 1895-06-04 19 m masonry tower 55 m D6420[12] [42]
Ifafa Beach 30°27′46.7″S 30°39′08.4″E / 30.462972°S 30.652333°E / -30.462972; 30.652333 (Ifafa Beach Lighthouse) 1980-02-04 23 m tower 35.1 m MSL D6452[26] [43]
Jesser Point Sodwana Bay, KZN 27°32′41.35″S 32°33′40.81″E / 27.5448194°S 32.5613361°E / -27.5448194; 32.5613361 (Jesser Point Lighthouse) 1986-04 concrete tower 61 m MSL D6486[23] [25]
M'bashe Point 32°14′27.1″S 28°54′54″E / 32.240861°S 28.91500°E / -32.240861; 28.91500 (M'bashe Point Lighthouse)[12] 1926-12-03 14 m lattice steel tower 47 m D6438[12] [44]
Milnerton Milnerton, WC 33°52′53.47″S 18°29′18.52″E / 33.8815194°S 18.4884778°E / -33.8815194; 18.4884778 (Milnerton Lighthouse) 1960-03-10 21 m concrete tower 28 m D5910[45] [46]
Mouille Point 33°54′00″S 18°25′19″E / 33.90000°S 18.42194°E / -33.90000; 18.42194 (Mouille Point Lighthouse)[47] 1842-07-01, 1865 Discontinued in 1908, demolished on or after 1921.[48]
North Head Saldanha Bay, WC 33°03′00″S 17°54′42″E / 33.05000°S 17.91167°E / -33.05000; 17.91167 (North Head Lighthouse) 1939-07-12, 1969-12-02 21 m aluminum tower 33 m D5830[9] [31][49]
Port Edward Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 31°03′24″S 30°13′33″E / 31.05667°S 30.22583°E / -31.05667; 30.22583 (North Sand Bluff Lighthouse) 1968-07-17 21 m alumunium lattice tower 38 m D6448[12] [50]
Port Nolloth Port Nolloth, NC 29°14′58.36″S 16°52′08.48″E / 29.2495444°S 16.8690222°E / -29.2495444; 16.8690222 (Port Nolloth Lighthouse) 1909 11 m aluminium lattice tower 17 m D5660[31] [21]
Port Shepstone Port Shepstone, KZN 30°44′30.1″S 30°27′33.0″E / 30.741694°S 30.459167°E / -30.741694; 30.459167 (Port Shepstone Lighthouse) 1895, ~1905 8 m cast iron tower 24 m D6450[12] [35]
Quoin Point 34°46′49.77″S 19°38′24.91″E / 34.7804917°S 19.6402528°E / -34.7804917; 19.6402528 (Quoin Point Lighthouse) 1955-03-02, 1990-10 21 m steel tower 32 m D6332[6] [48]
Richards Bay Richards Bay, KZN 28°46′30.3″S 32°07′41.1″E / 28.775083°S 32.128083°E / -28.775083; 32.128083 (Richards Bay Lighthouse) 1979-05-22 11 m concrete tower 72 m MSL D6483[23] [34]
Robben Island Robben Island, WC 33°48′52.20″S 18°22′29.25″E / 33.8145000°S 18.3747917°E / -33.8145000; 18.3747917 (Robben Island Lighthouse) 1865-01-01 18 m masonry tower 47 m D5870[29] [51]
Roman Rock Simon's Town, WC 34°10′54″S 18°27′42″E / 34.18167°S 18.46167°E / -34.18167; 18.46167 (Roman Rock Lighthouse)[16] 1845,[52] 1861-09-16 cast iron tower 17 m HW D6140[53] [54]
Seal Point Cape St. Francis, EC 34°12′44.79″S 24°50′11.92″E / 34.2124417°S 24.8366444°E / -34.2124417; 24.8366444 (Seal Point Lighthouse) 1878-07-04 27.75 m masonry tower 36 m D6386[19] National monument[55] Provincial Heritage site[56] Construction started in 1875.[57]
Slangkop Kommetjie 34°08′54.59″S 18°19′11.89″E / 34.1484972°S 18.3199694°E / -34.1484972; 18.3199694 (Slangkop Lighthouse) 1919-03-04 33 m iron tower 41 m HW D6110[16] [58]
South Head Saldanha Bay, WC 33°06′19.44″S 17°57′18.01″E / 33.1054000°S 17.9550028°E / -33.1054000; 17.9550028 (South Head Lighthouse) 1969-12-02 21 m aluminum tower 34 m D5831[9] [49]
South Sand EC 31°19′38.10″S 29°57′41.11″E / 31.3272500°S 29.9614194°E / -31.3272500; 29.9614194 (South Sand Lighthouse) 1931-08-21 21 m steel tower 82 m D6446[12] [50]
Tugela 29°13′19.8″S 31°30′15.9″E / 29.222167°S 31.504417°E / -29.222167; 31.504417 (Tugela Lighthouse) 1972-11-22 21 m aluminium lattice tower 36 m D6481[33] [43]
uMhlanga Rocks uMhlanga, KZN 29°43′41.57″S 31°05′18.20″E / 29.7282139°S 31.0883889°E / -29.7282139; 31.0883889 (Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse) 1954-11-25 21 m concrete tower 25 m D6480[33] [15]
Ystervarkpunt 34°23′26″S 21°43′05″E / 34.39056°S 21.71806°E / -34.39056; 21.71806 (Ystervarkpunt Lighthouse) 1964-08-04 21 m aluminium tower 51 m D6374[6] [46]

See also

  • Mouille Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
    Mouille Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
  • Seal Point Lighthouse
    Seal Point Lighthouse
  • Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
    Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
  • The lighthouse at Milnerton, Cape Town. It is situated on Woodbridge Island
    The lighthouse at Milnerton, Cape Town. It is situated on Woodbridge Island

References

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  • "Section 1 - List of Lights and Radio Signals". List of Lights, Fog Signals, Radio Navigational Aids and Radio Services (2008 ed.). South African Navy, Hydrographic Office. 4 September 1991. ISBN 9780958407175.
  • Williams, Harold A. (1993). Southern lights: lighthouses of Southern Africa. Rivonia: William Waterman publications. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
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