The first tower was completed in 1884 – a cylindrical 55 metres (180 ft) tall brick structure, that—at the time—was the tallest lighthouse in Latvia.

A German optical device – a 1.76 metres (5 ft 9 in) tall, fixed belt lens – was installed in the new wooden tower.

In 1941, during its retreat, the Red Army blew up the wooden lighthouse to keep it out of German hands.

The present-day Miķeļbāka lighthouse was built in 1957, documented in the sign above its front door.

Two hundred and ninety-three steps lead to the top of the lighthouse, offering a view overlooking the surrounding Kurzeme coast of the Baltic Sea and a lighthouse on the Sõrve Peninsula of Saaremaa that can be seen in fine weather at a distance of 35 kilometres (22 mi).