Gladstone Marina in Gladstone

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Gladstone Marina location and waterway

Gladstone Marina is listed by YouSail in Gladstone, QLD, in the Gladstone / Capricorn region, on Port Curtis (Auckland Point). 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 marinas in Queensland guide to compare the waterway context. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Gladstone Marina

Large Gladstone Ports Corporation marina with around 320 berths, fixed wharf and pontoon moorings, diesel fuel and harbour visitor services.

Gladstone Marina is the main Gladstone Harbour marina complex operated by Gladstone Ports Corporation. It accommodates private, charter and service vessels across fixed wharf and pontoon moorings, with fuel and marina visitor services.

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

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Gladstone Marina berth dimensions and facilities

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

government/transport wharf-marina

Water body

Port Curtis (Auckland Point)

YouSail region

Gladstone / Capricorn

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

fixed wharf moorings, pontoon moorings

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

320

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

45 m

Travel lift

YES

Pump-out

Recorded as present

Showers

Recorded as present

Fuel

Available during business hours

Liveaboard

Restrictions apply

Pets

Restrictions apply

Laundry

Recorded as available

Chandlery

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 Gladstone Marina

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

• 320 mooring berths
• fixed wharf moorings
• pontoon moorings
• diesel fuel dock
• sullage/pump-out context
• visitor services

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

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The marina is a fully floating complex of concrete pontoons with generous manoeuvring room in each pen, rated by its operator as a four-star facility, and it caters to long-term private vessels, charter fleets and commercial service boats alike. Berth infrastructure includes wet pens from 8 to 27 metres, pile moorings in Auckland Inlet, swing moorings and four floating dry docks for vessels up to three tonnes, a distinctive offering for trailerable and small craft. Power is available to 63 amp three phase at berth, with 125 amp capacity flagged as coming soon, and water is supplied at the pens. Services on site include a sullage pump-out facility, oil and oil-filter disposal, fuel, ice and LPG gas refills, and general rubbish and recycling; an environmental levy covering regulated waste is built into mooring charges. The marina office, open seven days and contactable on 07 4976 1399 or VHF channel 82, administers a published schedule of rates with casual daily and weekly berthing charged per metre, and annual, six-monthly and monthly terms; indicative 2026-27 casual rates start around $46.50 a day for a 10-metre berth, and three hours of free loading and unloading is allowed on marina pontoons by booking. Insurance covering damage to other vessels, salvage and environmental damage is compulsory for all vessels, including transients, and live-aboard arrangements are available by application. An amenities access pass, $22 daily, covers vessels being lifted out in Gladstone. Commercial vessels have their own wharf and pontoon arrangements at the Fisherman's Base and Auckland Creek wharf, with crane and product-lift use built into weekly and longer commercial rates. The O'Connell Wharf pontoon and the public boat-ramp pontoon at the western end of the marina are reserved for launching and retrieving, with a 15-minute maximum stay unless the marina office agrees otherwise, and mooring refunds attract a $175 administration fee.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Port Curtis (Auckland Point)

Gladstone Harbour is a working port first, and skippers arriving from sea should monitor Gladstone Harbour VTS on VHF channel 13 and give shipping a wide berth in the main channel; the marina monitors channel 82. Tidal range in Port Curtis exceeds four metres on springs, and the harbour currents run hard enough to matter when berthing. The marina basin itself is well protected, and the operator notes that the combination of the basin design and the sheltered waters of Port Curtis allows safe mooring even in poor weather. Cruising boats bound for the reef use Gladstone as their provisioning port: the city centre with supermarkets and marine suppliers is a short taxi ride away, the Compleat Angler tackle store in town arranges secure parking for Heron Island-bound boats, and Auckland Creek beside the marina holds the wharves and pile moorings used by the local fishing fleet. Passage distances are friendly: Heron Island lies about 72 kilometres offshore, Lady Musgrave is reachable via the Bunker group, and the inshore islands of the harbour, including Facing Island and Curtis Island, offer sheltered anchorages without leaving port limits. Race crews know the marina best at Easter, when the Brisbane to Gladstone fleet pours in over a few hectic days, but through the winter the pace is slower and the marina fills with southbound and northbound cruisers swapping reef stories over fuel wharf conversations. Visitors should time arrival for daylight on a first visit, because the harbour's aids to navigation serve the shipping channels rather than small craft, and the final approach past Auckland Point is easy once identified. The marina parklands beside the pens have a cafe and picnic lawns that double as the informal crew muster point.

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

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Gladstone Marina gallery

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BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Gladstone Marina before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Gladstone Marina?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Port Curtis (Auckland Point)?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (fixed wharf moorings, pontoon moorings) is available for my stay?
4. Which fuel grades are available, when is the fuel berth open, and can my vessel access it?
5. Is pump-out operating on my dates, and what access or vessel limits apply?
6. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Gladstone 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.