| Saldanha Bay North Head Saldanhabaai | |
| Location: | Saldanha, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.0506°N 17.9109°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1939 (first) |
| Yearlit: | 2005 (current) |
| Construction: | masonry tower |
| Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern |
| Marking: | tower with black and white spiral bands, white lantern |
| Height: | 21m (69feet) |
| Focalheight: | 32m (105feet) |
| Lens: | 250 mm catadioptric |
| Intensity: | 511,000 cd |
| Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 20s. |
The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on December 7, 1939.[1] [2] [3] [4] It had a small diaphone fog signal.
A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02, about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse. The fully automatic revolving electric optic is powered by triple mutual diesel/alternator sets. The lighthouse is monitored at Cape Columbine.
