Hope Shoal Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hope Shoal Lighthouse
Also known as: Hope Shoal (Wellington Entrance Range Rear)
Hope Shoal Lighthouse is a 17-meter tall steel structure built in 1915. It stands in Somes Sound, New Zealand, approximately 2.1 kilometers north of the front light and 700 meters southwest of Makaro Island. The lighthouse features a cylindrical steel caisson topped by a round, barbell-shaped steel tower. Its light displays a cycle of white, red, and green, with a 4-second period for each color change. The tower is painted with horizontal bands of orange and yellow, serving as a visual marker. The site is accessible by boat, but the tower itself is not open to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation through Somes Sound, warning vessels about the Hope Shoal. Its color-changing light system helps mariners determine their precise position relative to the shoal and nearby Makaro Island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Isophase
- Light Color
- White, Red, Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Iso WRG 4s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1915
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with a daymark in the form of orange and yellow horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: round steel caisson topped by a round barbell-shaped steel tower
Location
- City
- Lower Hutt
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington
- Sea Region
- Somes Sound, about 2.1 km north of the front light and 700 m southwest of Makaro (Ward) Island, New Zealand
- Latitude
- -41.2964°
- Longitude
- 174.8641°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Wellington(2.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K4010.1
- NGA No.
- 4596
- ARLHS No.
- NZL-047
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