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

Lighthouses

LighthouseLocationCoordinatesYearbuiltStructureFocalheightALNNotesBird IslandBird IslandPortnet (1991), p.26.1852-12-01, 1873-05-0126 m masonry tower30 mD6412SA Navy (2008), p.21.The Doddington sank at the island in 1755.BluffDurban, KZN1867-01-12concrete towerdiscontinued 1940-10-16, later demolished, coordinates are for the original iron towerPortnet (1991), p.32.Cape AgulhasCape Agulhas, WC1849-03-0127 m tower31 m HWD6370SA Navy (2008), p.19.National monument,Portnet (1991), p.19. Provincial Heritage SiteCape ColumbinePaternoster, WC1936-10-0115 m masonry tower80 m HWD5810SA Navy (2008), p.14.Portnet (1991), p.31.Cape Hangklip1960-11-2522 m concrete tower34 m HWD6280SA Navy (2008), p.18.Cape HermesPort St. Johns1903-05-01, 1904-10-1613 m stone tower55 mD6442SA Navy (2008), p.22.Portnet (1991), p.37.Cape Infanta1979-03-1515 m aluminium lattice tower53 m MSLD6371Portnet (1991), p.22.Cape MorganMorgan's Bay1964-02-0512 m aluminium tower60 mD6434Portnet (1991), p.14.Cape PointCape Point, WC1860-05-01, 1919-03-119 m masonry tower87 m HWD6120SA Navy (2008), p.17.Portnet (1991), p.33.Cape RecifeAlgoa Bay, EC1851-04-0124 m masonry tower28 mD6390Portnet (1991), p.27.Cape SealPlettenberg Bay1950-05-116 m tower146 mD6384SA Navy (2008), p.20.Cape St. BlaizeMossel Bay1864-03-1520.5 masonry tower73 mD6378Portnet (1991), p.23.Cape St. Lucia1906-12-15, 19158 m cast iron tower113 mD6484SA Navy (2008), p.26.Cape St. MartinSt Helena Bay, WC1977-12-1210 m aluminium lattice tower18 mD5801Cape VidalCape Vidal Forestry Reserve, KZN1985-07-0823 m concrete tower64.5 m MSLD6485painted yellowPortnet (1991), p.34.Castle PointEast London, CC1860-08-25wooddecommissioned 1895Williams (1993), p.x.Portnet (1991), p.30.Cooper LightBrighton Beach, Durban, KZN1953-07-3121 m concrete tower134 mD6458SA Navy (2008), p.23.Portnet (1991), p.9.Danger Point1895-01-01masonry tower45 mD6320Portnet (1991), p.25.Dassen IslandDassen Island, WC1893-04-1528 m iron tower47 mD5860SA Navy (2008), p.15.Portnet (1991), p.42.Deal LightPapenkuils river mouth1973-11-0122 m aluminium lattice tower26.9 mD6400DoringbaaiDoringbaaiSA Navy (2008), p.13.1963-04-0221 m aluminum lattice tower36 mD5734Portnet (1991), p.20.DurnfordPort Durnford Forestry Reserve1916-03-0112 m steel tower49 mD6482SA Navy (2008), p.24.Portnet (1991), p.40.Great FishPort Alfred1898-07-019 m masonry tower85 mD6416Green PointGreen Point, WC1824-04-1216 m masonry tower20 m HWD5900Williams (1993), p.1.Portnet (1991), p.17. National monument and Provincial Heritage siteGreen PointUmzinto, KZN190521 m cast iron tower86 mD6454Williams (1993), p.93.Portnet (1991), p.11.Groenriviermond1988-11-2117.2 m concrete tower27.3 mD5720Portnet (1991), p.21.The HillPort Elizabeth, EC1861-06-01decommissioned 1973-10-31Hondeklipbaai1936-02-15, 1956-02-158 m steel tower29 mD5704Hood PointEast London, EC1895-06-0419 m masonry tower55 mD6420Portnet (1991), p.39.Ifafa Beach1980-02-0423 m tower35.1 m MSLD6452Portnet (1991), p.18.Jesser PointSodwana Bay, KZN1986-04concrete tower61 m MSLD6486M'bashe Point1926-12-0314 m lattice steel tower47 mD6438Portnet (1991), p.29.MilnertonMilnerton, WC1960-03-1021 m concrete tower28 mD5910SA Navy (2008), p.16.Portnet (1991), p.6.Mouille Point1842-07-01, 1865Discontinued in 1908, demolished on or after 1921. North HeadSaldanha Bay, WC 1939-07-12, 1969-12-0221 m aluminum tower33 mD5830Portnet (1991), p.16.Port EdwardPort Edward, KwaZulu-Natal1968-07-1721 m alumunium lattice tower38 mD6448Port NollothPort Nolloth, NC190911 m aluminium lattice tower17 mD5660Portnet (1991), p.36.Port ShepstonePort Shepstone, KZN1895, ~19058 m cast iron tower24 mD6450Portnet (1991), p.38.Quoin Point1955-03-02, 1990–1021 m steel tower32 mD6332Portnet (1991), p.24.Richards BayRichards Bay, KZN1979-05-2211 m concrete tower72 m MSLD6483Robben IslandRobben Island, WC1865-01-0118 m masonry tower47 mD5870Portnet (1991), p.41.Roman RockSimon's Town, WC1845, 1861-09-16cast iron tower17 m HWD6140SA Navy (2008), p.27.Portnet (1991), p.43.Seal PointCape St. Francis, EC1878-07-0427.75 m masonry tower36 mD6386National monument,Portnet (1991), p.15. Provincial Heritage site. Construction started in 1875.SlangkopKommetjie1919-03-0433 m iron tower41 m HWD6110Portnet (1991), p.35.South HeadSaldanha Bay, WC1969-12-0221 m aluminum tower34 mD5831South SandEC1931-08-2121 m steel tower82 mD6446Portnet (1991), p.28.Tugela1972-11-2221 m aluminium lattice tower36 mD6481uMhlanga RocksuMhlanga, KZN1954-11-2521 m concrete tower25 mD6480Ystervarkpunt1964-08-0421 m aluminium tower51 mD6374

See also List of lighthouses in Namibia (to the north-west) List of lighthouses in Mozambique (to the north-east) List of lighthouses and lightvessels Transnet National Ports Authority List of shipwrecks in South Africa

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External links

Baillie-Cooper, Simon (2006-07-23) Lighthouses of South Africa Lighthouse Map and Light Characteristics: Lighthouses, South Africa