Nõva sadam
Lääne county · Soome laht
At a glance
- 1.5 mPermitted draughtpilot book
- 45.6 mMaximum lengthregister
- 3 mMaximum beamregister
- 2.3 mQuay depthregister
- All yearNavigation periodregister
Permitted draught is the limit the sailing directions publish for entering; quay depth is the register's figure for the deepest quay — other quays may be shallower. Neither guarantees a berth that suits your boat.
Services
- SlipwayUnknown
- ParkingUnknown
Prices and availability
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Arrival
Lääne maakond, Lääne-Nigula vald, Rannaküla, Sadama, 91104
Harbour surroundings
Not for navigation. See every harbour on the map.
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Official navigation charts and markers, for information only — not a primary navigation aid.
Sailing directions
Based on a published sailing directions guideUse together with an up-to-date nautical chart and navigational warnings.
- Nõva sadam — aerial panorama (2020)Joel Tammet, estonia360.ee[1]
Depths and dimensional restrictions
The maximum permitted draught is 1.5 m. Published depths alongside are quay 1: 1.3 m, quay 2: 2.3 m, quay 3: 2.0 m, quay 4: 1.4 m and quay 5: 2.0 m. Depths are referenced to EH2000.[2]
Depths quay by quay (5)
| quay 2 | 2.3 m |
|---|---|
| quay 3 and 5 | 2.0 m |
| quay 4 | 1.4 m |
| quay 1 | 1.3 m |
Sources
- Sailing directions Lootsiraamat 4.1 — Põõsaspea neemest Suurupi poolsaareni
- Sailing directions Lootsiraamat 4.1 — Põõsaspea neemest Suurupi poolsaareni
Published 12 Sept 2026 · revision 4
Historical wind statistics
Prevailing winds
How often the wind blew FROM each direction, May–September 2021–2025.
Modelled data, not measured at the harbour
Rings: May (inside) → Sep (outside). Figure at the edge: share of the whole season.
The wind most often came from SW (10 % of the season's hours).
- under 3 %
- 3–6 %
- 6–9 %
- 9–13 %
- 13–20 %
- 20 % or more
Regional model data cannot show how sheltered the harbour is, or how the wind moves around its piers and breakwaters.
Data as a table
| Wind from | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 5.3 % | 4.6 % | 3.0 % | 3.6 % | 6.6 % | 4.6 % |
| NNE | 4.2 % | 3.2 % | 3.1 % | 2.5 % | 3.8 % | 3.4 % |
| NE | 5.5 % | 3.2 % | 6.5 % | 3.7 % | 2.6 % | 4.3 % |
| ENE | 4.4 % | 2.6 % | 5.6 % | 4.8 % | 3.7 % | 4.2 % |
| E | 3.9 % | 3.5 % | 2.4 % | 3.4 % | 4.9 % | 3.6 % |
| ESE | 3.0 % | 2.5 % | 2.8 % | 4.2 % | 6.1 % | 3.7 % |
| SE | 2.6 % | 3.1 % | 3.7 % | 5.8 % | 9.5 % | 4.9 % |
| SSE | 3.5 % | 3.6 % | 3.3 % | 5.4 % | 10 % | 5.2 % |
| S | 6.3 % | 5.9 % | 4.2 % | 9.4 % | 6.7 % | 6.5 % |
| SSW | 8.0 % | 7.6 % | 6.9 % | 9.2 % | 8.9 % | 8.1 % |
| SW | 7.5 % | 11 % | 14 % | 10 % | 8.3 % | 10 % |
| WSW | 8.9 % | 11 % | 13 % | 10 % | 7.3 % | 10 % |
| W | 9.8 % | 10 % | 9.8 % | 8.3 % | 4.0 % | 8.5 % |
| WNW | 11 % | 12 % | 8.5 % | 7.4 % | 5.4 % | 8.9 % |
| NW | 9.5 % | 9.3 % | 8.3 % | 6.8 % | 6.0 % | 8.0 % |
| NNW | 5.8 % | 6.3 % | 4.7 % | 4.3 % | 6.2 % | 5.4 % |
| calm | 0.4 % | 0.4 % | 0.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.1 % | 0.4 % |
| % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
Calm: below 0.5 m/s; counted in the total, not in any direction. 18360 valid hours of 18360 expected.
Source: ERA5 reanalysis (ECMWF / Copernicus Climate Change Service), ~25 km grid · model grid point 4.9 km east of the harbour (59.250, 23.750) · May–September 2021–2025, UTC · 18360 valid hours of 18360 expected · Data retrieved 2026-10-07 · Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5), CC BY 4.0
Data: port register, record updated 10 Jul 2026.
Visitor observations
Sailors' experiences, not the harbour's official information.
Practical details and harbour documents
- Address
- Lääne maakond, Lääne-Nigula vald, Rannaküla, Sadama, 91104
- Navigation period
- 1. jaanuar - 31. detsember
- Harbour master
- Aivar Oruste
- Position
- 59.24679° N, 23.66363° E
- Phone
- +372 56688219
- nova@laanenigula.ee
- Website
- www.laanenigula.ee
All services in the register
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