Slovenia: Harbours, bridges and formalities for sailors
14 harbours
Slovenia: 14 harbours, clearing in, papers and fees. Plan your trip with weather, tides and route.
Formalities
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Clearing in: No clearance within the Schengen area, not even from Croatia (in Schengen since 2023) or Italy. From a non-Schengen country: border control and customs declaration in a port with a border crossing point (Koper, Izola, Piran).
Documents: Licence according to your home country's rules, SRC for the radio, boat papers and third-party insurance.
Fees: Harbour dues per night in Koper, Izola, Portorož and Piran.
Fairway: Northern Adriatic with a tidal range of around one metre at springs; Bora with violent gusts from the north-east, high water in Piran and Koper with Scirocco. Off Koper there are a traffic separation scheme and the cargo port's anchorage.
Nature: Strunjan Landscape Park and Cape Madona natural monument (Piran) with restrictions on anchoring and fishing.
Emergency: 112; MRCC Koper, VHF channel 16 and DSC.
Sources: Uprava za pomorstvo (Maritime Administration), Finančna uprava (customs) (as of 2026-10-20)
Local winds
- Bora: falls in gusts from the mountains of the eastern shore and often sets in suddenly; gusts are often twice the mean wind and stronger than the models show, fiercest close inshore near Trieste and in the Kvarner; on the Italian coast it builds high seas across the Adriatic
- Jugo (Adriatic Scirocco): humid and hazy, slowly builds high, long seas along the whole length of the Adriatic and pushes water into the northern Adriatic (flooding in Venice); often rain and poor visibility
Harbours by cruising area
Slovenian coast (Koper, Izola, Piran, Portorož)
- Bernardin
- Droga
- Jadralni klub Pirat
- Mandrač Badaševica
- Mandrač Molet / Mandracchio Moleto
- Mandrač Valdoltra / Mandracchio di Valdoltra
- Marina Izola / Marina Isola
- Marina Koper
- Marina Portorož
- Pomol Adria Ankaran
- Pristanišče Koper / Porto di Capodistria
- Pristanišče Piran
- Pristanišče Portorož
- Pristanišče Sveta Katarina / Mandracchio di Santa Caterina
Frequently asked questions
Slovenia: Do I need to clear in?
No clearance within the Schengen area, not even from Croatia (in Schengen since 2023) or Italy. From a non-Schengen country: border control and customs declaration in a port with a border crossing point (Koper, Izola, Piran).
Slovenia: Which documents do I need on board?
Licence according to your home country's rules, SRC for the radio, boat papers and third-party insurance.
Slovenia: What fees apply?
Harbour dues per night in Koper, Izola, Portorož and Piran.
Slovenia: What is the emergency number at sea?
112; MRCC Koper, VHF channel 16 and DSC.
Slovenia: Which local winds blow there?
Bora, Jugo (Adriatic Scirocco).
Slovenia: How many harbours does Sailseer cover?
Sailseer covers 14 harbours with harbour info, weather and route planning.