Valgeranna Beach is a 500-metre stretch of pale white sand on the eastern shore of Pärnu Bay, sheltered from behind by a wall of tall Scots pines. The water is shallow and warms up relatively quickly in summer, making it one of the better swimming beaches on Estonia's west coast. Unlike the busier Pärnu beach a few kilometres to the east, Valgeranna rarely feels crowded, and the pine-backed setting is more attractive.
The beach has basic facilities — changing huts, volleyball nets, a small café in summer — but no commercial clutter. It's the kind of beach where people bring a book and stay all afternoon. Outside July and August, you can often have large stretches of it to yourself, with only the wind in the pines and the occasional wading bird for company.