In 1964 the lighthouse was connected to the public electricity grid and a 3,000W lamp was installed, which gave it a range of 60 nautical miles.

[1][2] In 2001, because they were no longer of great interest for navigation, all radio transmissions to shipping from Portuguese lighthouses were ended.

It consists of a white conical tower, in reinforced concrete, with narrow black stripes separating the ten floors, as well as accompanying buildings.

In one annex building there is a small museum, with an exhibition of parts and mechanisms related to the theme of lighthouses.

[1] Its white light reaches approximately 28 nautical miles (52 kilometres) and its illumination system consists of a rotating directional crystal optic with six lenses.