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.

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Lighthouses

LighthouseLocationCoordinatesYear
built		StructureFocal
height		ALNNotes
Bird Island Bird Island [1] 33°50′29.72″S26°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″S31°03′50″E / 29.87778°S 31.06389°E / -29.87778; 31.06389 (Bluff Lighthouse) 1867-01-12concrete towerdiscontinued 1940-10-16, later demolished, coordinates are for the original iron tower [3] [4] [5]
Cape Agulhas Cape Agulhas, WC 34°49′08″S20°00′33″E / 34.81889°S 20.00917°E / -34.81889; 20.00917 (Cape Agulhas Lighthouse) 1849-03-0127 m tower31 m HWD6370 [6] National monument [7] Provincial Heritage Site [8]
Cape Columbine Paternoster, WC 32°48′39″S17°51′23″E / 32.81083°S 17.85639°E / -32.81083; 17.85639 (Cape Columbine Lighthouse) 1936-10-0115 m masonry tower80 m HWD5810 [9] [10]
Cape Hangklip 34°23′11.4″S18°49′42.3″E / 34.386500°S 18.828417°E / -34.386500; 18.828417 (Cape Hangklip Lighthouse) 1960-11-2522 m concrete tower34 m HWD6280 [11] [3]
Cape Hermes Port St. Johns 31°38′06″S29°33′23″E / 31.63500°S 29.55639°E / -31.63500; 29.55639 (Cape Hermes Lighthouse) 1903-05-01, 1904-10-1613 m stone tower55 mD6442 [12] [13]
Cape Infanta 34°28′18.76″S20°50′47.09″E / 34.4718778°S 20.8464139°E / -34.4718778; 20.8464139 (Cape Infanta Lighthouse) 1979-03-1515 m aluminium lattice tower53 m MSLD6371 [6] [14]
Cape Morgan Morgan's Bay 32°42′26″S28°21′55″E / 32.70722°S 28.36528°E / -32.70722; 28.36528 (Cape Morgan Lighthouse) 1964-02-0512 m aluminium tower60 mD6434 [12] [15]
Cape Point Cape Point, WC 34°21′24″S18°30′00″E / 34.35667°S 18.50000°E / -34.35667; 18.50000 (Cape Point Lighthouse) 1860-05-01, 1919-03-119 m masonry tower87 m HWD6120 [16] [16] [17]
Cape Recife Algoa Bay, EC 34°01′43.97″S25°42′03.90″E / 34.0288806°S 25.7010833°E / -34.0288806; 25.7010833 (Cape Recife Lighthouse) 1851-04-0124 m masonry tower28 mD6390 [2] [18]
Cape Seal Plettenberg Bay 34°06′27.6″S23°24′22.83″E / 34.107667°S 23.4063417°E / -34.107667; 23.4063417 (Cape Seal Lighthouse) 1950-05-116 m tower146 mD6384 [19] [14]
Cape St. Blaize Mossel Bay 34°11′09.45″S22°09′25.14″E / 34.1859583°S 22.1569833°E / -34.1859583; 22.1569833 (Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse) 1864-03-1520.5 masonry tower73 mD6378 [19] [20]
Cape St. Lucia 28°30′54″S32°24′00″E / 28.51500°S 32.40000°E / -28.51500; 32.40000 (Cape St. Lucia Lighthouse) 1906-12-15, 19158 m cast iron tower113 mD6484 [21] [22] [23]
Cape St. Martin St Helena Bay, WC 32°42′53″S17°55′18.53″E / 32.71472°S 17.9218139°E / -32.71472; 17.9218139 (Cape St. Martin Lighthouse) 1977-12-1210 m aluminium lattice tower18 mD5801 [9] [24]
Cape Vidal Cape Vidal Forestry Reserve, KZN 28°08′51.98″S32°33′10.77″E / 28.1477722°S 32.5529917°E / -28.1477722; 32.5529917 (Cape Vidal Lighthouse) 1985-07-0823 m concrete tower64.5 m MSLD6485 [23] painted yellow [25]
Castle Point East London, CC 1860-08-25wooddecommissioned 1895 [22] [24]
Cooper Light Brighton Beach, Durban, KZN 29°56′05″S31°00′15″E / 29.93472°S 31.00417°E / -29.93472; 31.00417 (Cooper Light) 1953-07-3121 m concrete tower134 mD6458 [26] [27]
Danger Point 34°37′48.8″S19°18′10.9″E / 34.630222°S 19.303028°E / -34.630222; 19.303028 (Danger Point Lighthouse) 1895-01-01masonry tower45 mD6320 [6] [28]
Dassen Island Dassen Island, WC 33°25′54″S18°05′22″E / 33.43167°S 18.08944°E / -33.43167; 18.08944 (Dassen Island Lighthouse) 1893-04-1528 m iron tower47 mD5860 [29] [30]
Deal Light Papenkuils river mouth 33°54′56″S25°36′52″E / 33.91556°S 25.61444°E / -33.91556; 25.61444 (Deal Light Lighthouse) 1973-11-0122 m aluminium lattice tower26.9 mD6400 [2] [1]
Doringbaai Doringbaai 31°49′00″S18°14′00″E / 31.81667°S 18.23333°E / -31.81667; 18.23333 (Doringbaai Lighthouse) [31] 1963-04-0221 m aluminum lattice tower36 mD5734 [31] [32]
Durnford Port Durnford Forestry Reserve 28°55′00″S31°55′30″E / 28.91667°S 31.92500°E / -28.91667; 31.92500 (Durnford Lighthouse) 1916-03-0112 m steel tower49 mD6482 [33] [34]
Great Fish Port Alfred 33°31′10″S27°06′34″E / 33.51944°S 27.10944°E / -33.51944; 27.10944 (Great Fish Lighthouse) 1898-07-019 m masonry tower85 mD6416 [12] [35]
Green Point Green Point, WC 33°54′04″S18°24′02″E / 33.90111°S 18.40056°E / -33.90111; 18.40056 (Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town) 1824-04-1216 m masonry tower20 m HWD5900 [16] [36] [37] National monument and Provincial Heritage site [38]
Green Point Umzinto, KZN 30°14′56.1″S30°46′38.9″E / 30.248917°S 30.777472°E / -30.248917; 30.777472 (Green Point Lighthouse, Natal) 190521 m cast iron tower86 mD6454 [26] [39] [40]
Groenriviermond 30°51′53″S17°34′49″E / 30.86472°S 17.58028°E / -30.86472; 17.58028 (Groenriviermond Lighthouse) 1988-11-2117.2 m concrete tower27.3 mD5720 [31] [41]
The Hill Port Elizabeth, EC1861-06-01decommissioned 1973-10-31 [30]
Hondeklipbaai 30°18′30.7″S17°16′17.8″E / 30.308528°S 17.271611°E / -30.308528; 17.271611 (Hondeklipbaai Lighthouse) 1936-02-15, 1956-02-158 m steel tower29 mD5704 [31] [32]
Hood Point East London, EC 33°02′25.96″S27°53′55.00″E / 33.0405444°S 27.8986111°E / -33.0405444; 27.8986111 (Hood Point Lighthouse) 1895-06-0419 m masonry tower55 mD6420 [12] [42]
Ifafa Beach 30°27′46.7″S30°39′08.4″E / 30.462972°S 30.652333°E / -30.462972; 30.652333 (Ifafa Beach Lighthouse) 1980-02-0423 m tower35.1 m MSLD6452 [26] [43]
Jesser Point Sodwana Bay, KZN 27°32′41.35″S32°33′40.81″E / 27.5448194°S 32.5613361°E / -27.5448194; 32.5613361 (Jesser Point Lighthouse) 1986-04concrete tower61 m MSLD6486 [23] [25]
M'bashe Point 32°14′27.1″S28°54′54″E / 32.240861°S 28.91500°E / -32.240861; 28.91500 (M'bashe Point Lighthouse) [12] 1926-12-0314 m lattice steel tower47 mD6438 [12] [44]
Milnerton Milnerton, WC 33°52′53.47″S18°29′18.52″E / 33.8815194°S 18.4884778°E / -33.8815194; 18.4884778 (Milnerton Lighthouse) 1960-03-1021 m concrete tower28 mD5910 [45] [46]
Mouille Point 33°54′00″S18°25′19″E / 33.90000°S 18.42194°E / -33.90000; 18.42194 (Mouille Point Lighthouse) [47] 1842-07-01, 1865Discontinued in 1908, demolished on or after 1921. [48]
North Head Saldanha Bay, WC 33°03′00″S17°54′42″E / 33.05000°S 17.91167°E / -33.05000; 17.91167 (North Head Lighthouse) 1939-07-12, 1969-12-0221 m aluminum tower33 mD5830 [9] [31] [49]
Port Edward Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 31°03′24″S30°13′33″E / 31.05667°S 30.22583°E / -31.05667; 30.22583 (North Sand Bluff Lighthouse) 1968-07-1721 m alumunium lattice tower38 mD6448 [12] [50]
Port Nolloth Port Nolloth, NC 29°14′58.36″S16°52′08.48″E / 29.2495444°S 16.8690222°E / -29.2495444; 16.8690222 (Port Nolloth Lighthouse) 190911 m aluminium lattice tower17 mD5660 [31] [21]
Port Shepstone Port Shepstone, KZN 30°44′30.1″S30°27′33.0″E / 30.741694°S 30.459167°E / -30.741694; 30.459167 (Port Shepstone Lighthouse) 1895, ~19058 m cast iron tower24 mD6450 [12] [35]
Quoin Point 34°46′49.77″S19°38′24.91″E / 34.7804917°S 19.6402528°E / -34.7804917; 19.6402528 (Quoin Point Lighthouse) 1955-03-02, 1990-1021 m steel tower32 mD6332 [6] [48]
Richards Bay Richards Bay, KZN 28°46′30.3″S32°07′41.1″E / 28.775083°S 32.128083°E / -28.775083; 32.128083 (Richards Bay Lighthouse) 1979-05-2211 m concrete tower72 m MSLD6483 [23] [34]
Robben Island Robben Island, WC 33°48′52.20″S18°22′29.25″E / 33.8145000°S 18.3747917°E / -33.8145000; 18.3747917 (Robben Island Lighthouse) 1865-01-0118 m masonry tower47 mD5870 [29] [51]
Roman Rock Simon's Town, WC 34°10′54″S18°27′42″E / 34.18167°S 18.46167°E / -34.18167; 18.46167 (Roman Rock Lighthouse) [16] 1845, [52] 1861-09-16cast iron tower17 m HWD6140 [53] [54]
Seal Point Cape St. Francis, EC 34°12′44.79″S24°50′11.92″E / 34.2124417°S 24.8366444°E / -34.2124417; 24.8366444 (Seal Point Lighthouse) 1878-07-0427.75 m masonry tower36 mD6386 [19] National monument [55] Provincial Heritage site [56] Construction started in 1875. [57]
Slangkop Kommetjie 34°08′54.59″S18°19′11.89″E / 34.1484972°S 18.3199694°E / -34.1484972; 18.3199694 (Slangkop Lighthouse) 1919-03-0433 m iron tower41 m HWD6110 [16] [58]
South Head Saldanha Bay, WC 33°06′19.44″S17°57′18.01″E / 33.1054000°S 17.9550028°E / -33.1054000; 17.9550028 (South Head Lighthouse) 1969-12-0221 m aluminum tower34 mD5831 [9] [49]
South Sand EC 31°19′38.10″S29°57′41.11″E / 31.3272500°S 29.9614194°E / -31.3272500; 29.9614194 (South Sand Lighthouse) 1931-08-2121 m steel tower82 mD6446 [12] [50]
Tugela 29°13′19.8″S31°30′15.9″E / 29.222167°S 31.504417°E / -29.222167; 31.504417 (Tugela Lighthouse) 1972-11-2221 m aluminium lattice tower36 mD6481 [33] [43]
uMhlanga Rocks uMhlanga, KZN 29°43′41.57″S31°05′18.20″E / 29.7282139°S 31.0883889°E / -29.7282139; 31.0883889 (Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse) 1954-11-2521 m concrete tower25 mD6480 [33] [15]
Ystervarkpunt 34°23′26″S21°43′05″E / 34.39056°S 21.71806°E / -34.39056; 21.71806 (Ystervarkpunt Lighthouse) 1964-08-0421 m aluminium tower51 mD6374 [6] [46]

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