Since 1999, the Blue Flag has been flying on Ventspils beach during the swimming season, indicating that the sea water meets international environmental quality standards and that the beach is fully equipped:

• The beach is accessible only by boardwalks.
• At each footbridge there is a license plate, water temperature, and a sign indicating whether swimming is permitted or prohibited.
• Boardwalk 4 or the central entrance to the beach is significant.
• On the beach side, there is a stand with information about the Blue Flag, a map of the beach and the surrounding area, the results of bathing water analyses, as well as beach rules, the location of lifeguard equipment, and an explanation of safety signs.
• You should pay attention to what is and is not allowed on the beach, for example, you should not drink alcohol, smoke, bring drinks in glass containers, and you should also leave your pets at home. 
• When thinking about the health of vacationers, in most Blue beach areas Smoking is prohibited. Special waste bins with appropriate markings have been installed in places where smoking is permitted.

The white, fine sand beach has an almost 80 m wide shore and dunes, the height of which in places reaches even 9 m. The total length of the Blue Flag beach is 1,2 km. The beach equipment allows people with mobility impairments to relax by the sea, approaching along the boardwalks and staying on specially designed platforms.

The large dunes of Ventspils beach create natural "sunbathing areas" that provide excellent protection from the wind and allow the sunbathing season to begin earlier than in other places. 

During the summer season, beach volleyball and football fields are available here, as well as cafes.

There are several drinking water points or outdoor taps in Ventspils, where clean and high-quality water from the centralized water supply system is available. One of them is installed on the beach. The city's free drinking water taps operate seasonally - from May to October.

FOR CHILDREN 

Children can try out various play structures, slides, and swings.

How safe is the beach for children?

Having experienced cases where even the smallest children can disappear from their parents' sight on the beach and are confused and no longer able to orient themselves in the vast beach space, so that the child, in case of loss, can understand where they are - when entering the beach, a sticker with a picture of an animal that is easily recognizable to the child is placed on each entrance stand. Parents are invited to show these drawings to their children at the entrance to the beach.

Each beach entrance is assigned its own animal – Entrance 1 – Bunny; Entrance 2 – Cat; Entrance 3 – Fox; Entrance 4 – Bear; Entrance 5 – Lion; Entrance 6 – Hedgehog.

What should parents remember when going to the beach with their children?

You can always ask for help from the rescue service staff, who work all day;

Children should wear bright inflatable bracelets when near water. They will help them stay afloat and make them more easily recognizable among others;

You should discuss with your child what to do in case of getting lost – explain that the safest place to always go is the lifeguard station, where parents will also go to look for them. If there is no lifeguard station on the beach, you can agree with your child on another clearly visible place where the child can go if they get lost and wait for their parents there.

What should parents remember about child safety around water?

Do not let a child into the water alone. Parents should be present at all times, as the child can easily fall under the water;

Do not leave a child alone with a swimming ring or on an inflatable mattress. A swimming ring can be overturned by a wave, and the child will hardly be able to turn over on his own, and the mattress can easily be blown far out to sea;

Do not choose a resting place next to the volleyball court.

To ensure maximum safety for children's physical health, children are only allowed to visit the beach under adult supervision.

We urge beach visitors not to remain indifferent – ​​if you see or witness that the life or health of a child or adult is in danger, immediately seek help from others and inform the Ventspils City Municipality Police by phone at 63680808 or 28680808.

RESCUE SERVICE 

There is also a professional rescue service operating on Ventspils beach:

• Throughout the swimming season, from May 15 to September 15, lifeguards are on duty from 10 a.m. to 22 p.m. and are ready to rush to help if someone has an accident, but remember that everyone must first take care of their own safety and that of their children.   

What do the red-yellow flags at the lifeguard towers mean?These are swimming safety signs according to the standard set by the International Lifesaving Federation.

• Red over yellow – swimming allowed;
• Yellow over red – swimming prohibited;
• Red over yellow with a yellow flag – dangerous to swim.
• The sea can sometimes be treacherous and on a hot summer day you can see a sign saying “no swimming”. Cold currents from the north can come to our side, bringing very cold water (even 4-5 degrees in mid-July). If a person goes swimming in such hot weather, it causes a shock to the body and can end very sadly. Therefore, if there is a sign saying “no swimming” or “dangerous swimming”, as well as appropriate flags, then swimming is really not allowed.

Is it really necessary to look at what flags are displayed?

Visitors to the beach are informed about the permission or prohibition of swimming by means of a corresponding sign at each boardwalk at the entrance to the beach, where, together with the water temperature, the relevant color indicates whether swimming is allowed – green with the inscription “Swimming allowed”, yellow with the inscription “Swimming dangerous” or red with the inscription “Swimming prohibited”. The inscription “Swimming prohibited” means that you are not allowed to go into the water and there is a current reason for this – most often – dangerous weather conditions. The inscription “Swimming dangerous” means that you are allowed to swim, but the Rescue Service warns that you should be more careful than usual. Most often this is related to large waves and currents, which can cause you to go under water, so you should be especially careful.

An observation tower (19 m above sea level) has been installed next to the beach at the South Pier. On the beach There is also a separate area for nudists and a specially landscaped Surfers' Beach 500 m long with appropriate equipment for preparing, storing and drying surfing equipment.

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Is it safe to swim at the pier as well? Approximately 100 m before the southern pier, a beach boundary sign has been installed with the inscription that swimming is prohibited in the distance. Such a warning is also posted on the wall of the pier itself in several languages. Swimming in this area is dangerous even in calm weather conditions - sea currents, hitting the pier, create whirlpools and not every strong swimmer can get out of them. Therefore, swimming in this area is prohibited.

The beach area is so large, how do you navigate it?

Access to the beach is provided by boardwalks, which are numbered. For example, the central access at the end of Medņu Street is number 4. Changing cabins are also numbered with the appropriate number of circles. 4. On both sides of the boardwalk and changing cabins, which have four yellow circles. This makes it easier to navigate not only for children, but also for adults. Therefore, you can arrange a meeting at a specific boardwalk.

To make it easier for windsurfers to get to the sea, a car park has been created right next to the sea. The Ventspils yacht port is located next to the beach.

For lovers of untouched nature and walks with your four-legged friend, the recently built 10th wooden boardwalk, located at the end of Saulrieta Street, is well suited. The newly built infrastructure paths to the sea cross protected areas of European importance The gray dunes area.  The newest Ventspils tourism and military heritage object is also located there – the fire control tower of the Ventspils 46th Coastal Defense Battery.