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Varbla sadam — Pärnu county and the Gulf of Riga

Varbla sadam

Pärnu county and the Gulf of Riga · Liivi laht

Arriving

At a glance

  • 2.5 mPermitted draughtpilot book
  • 36 mMaximum lengthregister
  • 4 mMaximum beamregister
  • 2.7 mQuay depthregister
  • 1 May – 31 OctoberNavigation 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

  • Shore powerUnknown
  • WaterUnknown
  • ShowerUnknown
  • WCUnknown
  • CaféUnknown
  • FuelUnknown
  • Wi-FiUnknown
  • WasteUnknown
  • LaundryUnknown
  • SlipwayUnknown
  • ParkingUnknown
  • Bike hireUnknown

Prices and availability

Price not published — ask the harbour. Confirm prices and availability for your dates with the harbour, including which services the price covers.

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Arrival

Pärnu maakond, Lääneranna vald, Rannaküla, Tamme 1, 88228

Harbour surroundings

Not for navigation. See every harbour on the map.

View in Nutimeri (Transpordiamet, opens in a new tab) — Transpordiamet

Official navigation charts and markers, for information only — not a primary navigation aid.

Sailing directions

Based on a published sailing directions guide

Use together with an up-to-date nautical chart and navigational warnings.

Varbla sadam — soundings and harbour plan (2025)
Varbla sadam — soundings and harbour plan (2025)Transpordiamet, kartograafia osakond[1]
Varbla sadam — orthophoto (2020)
Varbla sadam — orthophoto (2020)Maa-amet (Eesti lootsiraamat, Transpordiamet)[1]

Depths and dimensional restrictions

The maximum permitted draught is 2.5 m. Published depths alongside are quay 1: 2.7 m, quay 2: 2.7 m, quay 3: 2.7 m, quay 4: 2.7 m and quay 5: 2.7 m. Depths are referenced to EH2000.[2]

Depths quay by quay (5)
Depths alongsideEH2000
quay 1, 2, 3, 4 and 52.7 m

Sources

  1. Sailing directions Lootsiraamat 1.3 — Väinamere S lootsikohast Sorgu lõunapoiniTranspordiamet · part 1 · 1.3 · lk 25 · edition 2026-08
  2. Sailing directions Lootsiraamat 1.3 — Väinamere S lootsikohast Sorgu lõunapoiniTranspordiamet · part Osa 1 · 1.3 · lk 23-25 · edition 2026-08

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

May · N: 6.0 %May · NNE: 4.5 %May · NE: 3.4 %May · ENE: 4.2 %May · E: 4.0 %May · ESE: 3.7 %May · SE: 4.2 %May · SSE: 3.9 %May · S: 7.5 %May · SSW: 9.1 %May · SW: 9.5 %May · WSW: 9.5 %May · W: 6.7 %May · WNW: 5.3 %May · NW: 10 %May · NNW: 7.9 %Jun · N: 4.5 %Jun · NNE: 3.1 %Jun · NE: 1.6 %Jun · ENE: 1.9 %Jun · E: 3.8 %Jun · ESE: 3.8 %Jun · SE: 3.4 %Jun · SSE: 4.8 %Jun · S: 6.2 %Jun · SSW: 8.0 %Jun · SW: 14 %Jun · WSW: 13 %Jun · W: 7.6 %Jun · WNW: 6.5 %Jun · NW: 10 %Jun · NNW: 7.9 %Jul · N: 3.0 %Jul · NNE: 2.4 %Jul · NE: 3.9 %Jul · ENE: 5.1 %Jul · E: 3.7 %Jul · ESE: 4.1 %Jul · SE: 3.5 %Jul · SSE: 4.1 %Jul · S: 5.2 %Jul · SSW: 6.3 %Jul · SW: 18 %Jul · WSW: 14 %Jul · W: 7.4 %Jul · WNW: 6.8 %Jul · NW: 5.9 %Jul · NNW: 6.0 %Aug · N: 3.3 %Aug · NNE: 2.5 %Aug · NE: 3.1 %Aug · ENE: 4.5 %Aug · E: 2.8 %Aug · ESE: 4.0 %Aug · SE: 5.9 %Aug · SSE: 5.9 %Aug · S: 9.0 %Aug · SSW: 9.0 %Aug · SW: 13 %Aug · WSW: 10 %Aug · W: 7.0 %Aug · WNW: 7.8 %Aug · NW: 6.1 %Aug · NNW: 5.2 %Sep · N: 5.7 %Sep · NNE: 4.4 %Sep · NE: 2.4 %Sep · ENE: 3.6 %Sep · E: 4.7 %Sep · ESE: 7.4 %Sep · SE: 9.1 %Sep · SSE: 8.2 %Sep · S: 7.4 %Sep · SSW: 7.1 %Sep · SW: 9.6 %Sep · WSW: 7.4 %Sep · W: 5.8 %Sep · WNW: 4.1 %Sep · NW: 4.9 %Sep · NNW: 7.4 %0.6 %calmNNNENEENEEESESESSESSSWSWWSWWWNWNWNNW

Rings: May (inside) → Sep (outside). Figure at the edge: share of the whole season.

The wind most often came from SW (13 % 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
How often the wind blew FROM each direction, May–September 2021–2025.
Wind fromMayJunJulAugSepSeason
N6.0 %4.5 %3.0 %3.3 %5.7 %4.5 %
NNE4.5 %3.1 %2.4 %2.5 %4.4 %3.4 %
NE3.4 %1.6 %3.9 %3.1 %2.4 %2.9 %
ENE4.2 %1.9 %5.1 %4.5 %3.6 %3.9 %
E4.0 %3.8 %3.7 %2.8 %4.7 %3.8 %
ESE3.7 %3.8 %4.1 %4.0 %7.4 %4.6 %
SE4.2 %3.4 %3.5 %5.9 %9.1 %5.2 %
SSE3.9 %4.8 %4.1 %5.9 %8.2 %5.4 %
S7.5 %6.2 %5.2 %9.0 %7.4 %7.1 %
SSW9.1 %8.0 %6.3 %9.0 %7.1 %7.9 %
SW9.5 %14 %18 %13 %9.6 %13 %
WSW9.5 %13 %14 %10 %7.4 %11 %
W6.7 %7.6 %7.4 %7.0 %5.8 %6.9 %
WNW5.3 %6.5 %6.8 %7.8 %4.1 %6.1 %
NW10 %10 %5.9 %6.1 %4.9 %7.5 %
NNW7.9 %7.9 %6.0 %5.2 %7.4 %6.9 %
calm0.5 %0.3 %0.9 %0.7 %0.4 %0.6 %
%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 8.6 km north-east of the harbour (58.500, 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 19 Jun 2025.

Visitor observations

Sailors' experiences, not the harbour's official information.

Practical details and harbour documents
Address
Pärnu maakond, Lääneranna vald, Rannaküla, Tamme 1, 88228
Navigation period
1. mai - 31. oktoober
Harbour master
Heino Sabiin
Phone
+3725060892

All services in the register

Veesõiduki sildumise võimaldamine · WC · Joogivesi · Kohvik/Restoran · Veesõidukitelaenutus · Prügivastuvõtt · Pesupesemise võimalus · Dušš · Wi-Fi · Parkla · Jalgrattalaenutus · Elekter · Slipp · Kütus

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