The present 52.3 metre high square tower was built after the Second World War on the site of the old lighthouse to a design by Chief Government Architect Gijsbert Friedhoff. It is a concrete skeleton with brick cladding. Iron rods from the old lighthouse were used in the construction. In 1950 the light was lit for the first time.
In 1989 a radar antenna was installed on the tower. The walmbol had to make way for this. It is now on a column in a park at the Oosterweg at the entrance to the village of Ouddorp.
In 2018-2019 the tower was restored and repainted. The shaft of the national monument has since been purple-red. The Municipal Executive has agreed to this striking colour because it most resembles the original 'lighthouse red' colour, which was no longer available. The paintwork was part of the restoration of the tower.
In 2007, the lighthouse was recognized as a national monument. The tower is manned irregularly and has been open to the public since 2019.
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