Cullen Bay Marina in Larrakeyah

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Cullen Bay Marina location and waterway

Cullen Bay Marina is listed by YouSail in Larrakeyah, NT, in the Darwin region, on Darwin Harbour. This helps you place it on a shortlist, but it does not confirm a suitable berth or a safe approach for your vessel.

Use the Darwin marina guide for local waterway context, or compare all marinas in Northern Territory. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Cullen Bay Marina

Protected lock-access Darwin marina with 10-25 m powered berths, water, security patrols, fuel outside the lock and a waterfront precinct.

Cullen Bay Marina is Darwin central lock-access marina precinct, close to the CBD. It offers 10-25 m berths with power and water, lock access generally 6am-11pm, security patrols/video surveillance and fuel outside the lock at the ferry jetty.

This is the factual YouSail directory layer used as the primary reference for the Find Marinas review above.

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Cullen Bay Marina berth dimensions and facilities

YouSail classification?The category published on the source profile; confirm what services are operating today.

full-service marina

Water body

Darwin Harbour

YouSail region

Darwin

Berth types?A source-level summary, not confirmation that a particular berth type is currently available.

lock-access wet berths

Wet berths?A marina-wide figure where supplied; it does not indicate vacancies.

250

Maximum vessel length?A marina-wide limit where supplied, not the dimensions of an available berth.

25 m

Maximum draft?A sourced limit where supplied. Confirm the controlling depth for the route and exact berth.

3 m

Showers

Recorded as present

Fuel

Available during business hours

Liveaboard

Restrictions apply

Pets

Not allowed

Laundry

Recorded as available

Security

Recorded as available

A marina-wide maximum is not an available-berth offer. Unlisted facts are unknown, not absent. Values and services can change.

Y O U S A I L / PUBLIC PROFILE

Facilities recorded for Cullen Bay Marina

YouSail’s public profile lists the following items. Some may be rules or arrangements rather than services; ask the operator what applies today.

• 10m to 25m berths
• power and water
• lock access
• security patrols
• video surveillance
• fuel outside lock/ferry jetty
• restaurants/cafes/gym/laundry nearby

These are YouSail-sourced notes, not a live availability feed or a Find Marinas endorsement.

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

Berths from 10 to 25 metres are offered for long and short-term rental, all with power and water, under 24-hour staffing with security patrols and CCTV. The lock runs on the hour from 6am to 11pm seven days a week (after-hours by special arrangement), taking vessels to 25 metres LOA, 8.5 metres beam and 2.5 to 3 metres draft depending on tide; the lockmaster answers 0419 421 363 and VHF channel 11 ('Cullen Bay Lock'), wants at least an hour's notice and a reconfirmation 15 minutes out. Entry paperwork includes a prior berth booking, $10 million third-party liability insurance, an aquatic biosecurity clearance (0413 381 094) and a one-off marina administration and entry fee that cruisers report at around $250. Permanent liveaboard is not permitted, though crew of visiting vessels may stay aboard up to about a month on application for a modest daily surcharge. Yacht maintenance services operate within the basin, including an internal slipway that has hauled everything from cruising yachts to the Darwin Port pilot boat, plus a waste pump-out facility. Fuel is deliberately kept outside the lock: the ferry jetty in the outer basin carries an independently managed Ausfuel 24-hour self-service diesel and petrol dock, card-operated and strictly bump-and-go, shared with ferries and fishing charter vessels that have priority berthing rights. Shore amenities include a shower and toilet block, self-service laundry and dry cleaning, wifi, public transport and hire scooters at the gate, and a precinct of restaurants, bars, cafes, a gym and an ice-cream parlour fringing the water. An external waiting pontoon doubles as the Border Force and biosecurity inspection berth.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Darwin Harbour

Approaching Cullen Bay is the least tide-bound entry in Darwin but not without traps. The outer basin and fuel pontoon are usable at all tides, yet at big spring lows the channel in is flanked by shoals and sandbars and deep-draft boats are wise to wait for water; the fuel pontoon takes one vessel at a time, so a queue forms in the busy dry-season mornings and you cannot leave the boat unattended there. The lock is about nine metres wide, so broad multihulls approaching the 8.5-metre beam limit should confirm fit with the lockmaster. Inside, positions in the lock are managed from the port-side wall, fenders are wanted on both sides and crews tend lines continuously as the water moves. Ashore, Mindil Beach, its casino and the famous dry-season sunset markets are a 10 to 15-minute walk, and the CBD is half an hour on foot, which makes Cullen Bay the most convenient Darwin marina for crew changes and provisioning without a car. Anchoring options outside include Fannie Bay, and the marina is a standard clearance point for yachts departing for Indonesia or heading down the Kimberley coast. Book well ahead for the June-to-September season: berths over 15 metres are described by regulars as almost unobtainable then. Darwin's wet-season squalls and the October-to-May cyclone window are the weather realities; the locked basin with a controllable water level is the estate's cyclone defence, and the marina is listed among the harbour's designated safe refuges. Wet-season visitors should note the lock still runs to schedule through the build-up, but afternoon storms can hold traffic briefly; the lockmasters will advise. Duty-free fuel for departing international vessels is arranged through the Fishermans Wharf dock across the harbour rather than at the Ausfuel pontoon.

Use current charts, forecasts, warnings and the operator’s latest arrival instructions before navigating.

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Cullen Bay Marina gallery

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BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Cullen Bay Marina before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Cullen Bay Marina?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Darwin Harbour?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (lock-access wet berths) is available for my stay?
4. Which fuel grades are available, when is the fuel berth open, and can my vessel access it?
5. What shore-power supply, connector, current limit and metering apply at the assigned berth?
6. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Cullen Bay Marina

Directory details are for discovery. For a passage, use current official charts, weather, warnings and Notices to Mariners for the exact waterway. Confirm the marina’s latest entry procedure directly; advice here can be wrong.