Seal Point Lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in Cape St Francis, South Africa

Seal Point Lighthouse is a circular masonry tower with white and red vertical stripes, standing about 28 meters tall. The structure includes two residential wings and is equipped with modern navigation gear such as a radio beacon and fog signal.

The lighthouse was built in 1878 when there were no roads and all materials had to be transported by ox cart from Humansdorp. Each journey to deliver supplies took about two weeks across difficult terrain.

The lighthouse houses a museum, and public access to the top of the tower is allowed only in the company of a guide. For a time the tower was used by SANCOB to house penguins and other birdlife, a practice that ended when the facility closed in recent years. The area around the lighthouse has since been developed into bike paths.

Visitors can reach this structure by walking along a path that leads directly to the tower on the clifftop. Be prepared for windy conditions and rough weather, as the location sits exposed on the coast.

The lantern's original three-wick burner gave 15,000 candles and one white flash every 20 seconds; on 17 May 1906 it was changed to flash every 5 seconds and the wicks were replaced by a petroleum vapour burner. The light now reaches 28 nautical miles at 2,750,000 candelas.