Cape Beale Light, Active lighthouse in Area A Bamfield, Canada

Cape Beale Light is an active staffed lighthouse on Vancouver Island, at the entrance to Barkley Sound. The current tower, built in 1958, is a 10-metre, four-storey pyramidal structure of galvanised steel, painted white, with a gallery and a red octagonal lantern. Its focal plane is 48 metres above sea level, and it emits a white and red flash every 15 seconds.

The Canadian government established the lighthouse at this location in 1874 to mark the entrance to Barkley Sound and support ships along Vancouver Island's coast. This early investment in navigation infrastructure reflected the region's growing importance for maritime trade during the late 1800s.

Cape Beale was named by Captain Charles William Barkley of the Imperial Eagle for his ship's purser, John Beale. The name has stayed with the headland and its light since 1874. In 1906, keeper's wife Minnie Paterson helped rescue all hands from the wrecked barque Coloma in a severe storm; Ottawa awarded her a gold watch, a silver plate and a silver tea service.

The lightstation stands in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve at the entrance to Barkley Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It is reached by boat from Bamfield or by hiking the West Coast Trail; road access to Bamfield includes long stretches of gravel logging road. The site has an oceanic climate with heavy rain and mild temperatures, so waterproof gear is needed year-round.

Cape Beale Light was one of the shore stations of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, recording water temperature and salinity daily for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans from 1971 to 1998, a run of 27 years. The station is staffed, and the light marks the entrance to Barkley Sound.