The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves' erosion.

[2] For this reason, the first coastal reinforcement – a dense log wall was constructed to secure the lighthouse's location in 1910.

Later, fir-tree baskets filled with gravel, and big boulders to absorb the waves' energy.

The original tower of the Užava lighthouse was destroyed by artillery shells during World War I.

The inscription of the year 1924 on the nearby weather vane on the lightower's dome roof marks the beginning of construction works of the lighthouse.