Breaksea Island Lighthouse, heritage listed building in Albany, Western Australia

Breaksea Island Lighthouse is a cylindrical granite tower on Breaksea Island in King George Sound, 12 kilometres from Albany. It replaced an 1858 cast iron lighthouse that had stood at the centre of an octagonal stone keeper's cottage. The tower remains active and in good condition after a 21-week refurbishment completed in early 2020.

The first lighthouse was built in 1858 by English convicts from pre-made cast iron sheeting, set at the centre of an octagonal stone keeper's cottage. Two keeper's cottages were added in 1889. In 1901 a cylindrical granite tower replaced it and remains active. A 21-week refurbishment under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority was completed in early 2020.

The name Breaksea refers to the broken water where waves break over rocks in King George Sound. Keepers lived on the island with their families: Robert Wilkinson Howe arrived in 1906 from Cape Leeuwin with his wife Hannah and daughter Faye; Hannah died there in 1914, and Faye cared for her father until she left in 1916.

The island lies in King George Sound, 12 kilometres from Albany, and the light is an active aid to navigation maintained under contract from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The tower is not open to the public, so the granite cylinder and its lantern are seen from the water. A 21-week refurbishment was carried out in early 2020.

Keeper William Hill served from August 1860 until 23 March 1864, when he suffered a mental breakdown and is believed to have jumped into the sea. Robert Wilkinson Howe took over in 1906 after a posting at Cape Leeuwin; his wife Hannah died on the island in 1914, and his daughter Faye left with him in 1916.