Hillarys Boat Harbour marina in Hillarys

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Hillarys Boat Harbour location and waterway

Hillarys Boat Harbour is listed by YouSail in Hillarys, WA, in the Perth Metro region, on Indian Ocean (Sorrento Quay). 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 Perth and Fremantle marina guide for local waterway context, or compare all marinas in Western Australia. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Hillarys Boat Harbour

Major recreational boating harbour at Hillarys with launching, pens/moorings, visitor precinct services and dedicated marine fuel.

Hillarys Boat Harbour combines a government-managed harbour, public boat-launching facilities and a busy visitor precinct. The fuel jetty is positioned just inside the harbour entrance and supports both local and visiting boats.

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

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Hillarys Boat Harbour berth dimensions and facilities

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

full-service marina

Water body

Indian Ocean (Sorrento Quay)

YouSail region

Perth Metro

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

wet pens, moorings

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

473

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

35 m

Boatyard

Recorded as present

Travel lift

YES

Showers

Recorded as present

Fuel

Recorded as 24/7

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 Hillarys Boat Harbour

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

• boat launching
• pens and moorings
• 24/7 fuel
• visitor amenities

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

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The department-managed harbour provides approximately 473 pens for vessels up to 35 metres, with power and water and two toilet and shower blocks reserved exclusively for pen holders; casual berthing is available alongside the permanent pen licences. The fuel berth is a 50-metre jetty just inside the harbour entrance on the north side, dispensing diesel and unleaded petrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a credit-card self-service basis. Six concrete launching ramps with catwalks on both sides handle the trailer fleet, backed by a wash-down facility, a lay-by mooring area and fee-paid parking, with annual passes sold through the department's Hillarys office. Haul-out and hardstand work is done at Hillarys Marina Lifting Services at 65 Northside Drive beside the ramps, which runs boat lifting, storage and maintenance along with a chandlery and access to mechanical repair services. Hillarys Yacht Club adds its own layer: about 270 on-water pens, boat lifting and racking, a junior clubhouse, and a two-storey clubhouse with restaurant, function room and ocean-view bar. Practical details round out the picture: expired flares can be disposed of at the harbour, disabled-accessible toilets are distributed through the precinct and the Sorrento Quay boardwalk, and the shops, cafes and tavern of the quay supply everything from ice and bait to a proper meal. What the harbour lacks is an on-site fuel attendant or full shipyard; heavy refit work goes to the lifting services yard or down to Fremantle, but for day-to-day fuelling, launching, slipping and chandlery the harbour is self-contained.

• Dry storage: Yes (Hillarys Marina Lifting Services boat storage)

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Indian Ocean (Sorrento Quay)

The harbour sits on an exposed Indian Ocean coast about 13 nautical miles north of Fremantle, tucked behind substantial breakwaters with a short, well-marked entrance that copes with most weather, though westerly swell can make the outer leads lively. Offshore, the reefs of Marmion Marine Park, declared in May 1987 and running from Burns Beach to Trigg, provide the local fishing and diving ground, and the harbour is the main mainland departure point for Rottnest ferries, so pens and ramps alike run at capacity through summer. The Fremantle Doctor arrives here hard and early on summer afternoons; locals plan ramp queues and bar crossings accordingly, and winter north-westerlies test the breakwaters. Ashore, the precinct is unusually complete: Sorrento Quay's restaurants and the Breakwater Tavern, AQWA, sheltered swimming beaches inside the harbour arms and barbecues along the northern wall. Dogs are banned throughout the harbour, a rule that catches visitors out. Fishing from the marina walls near the aquarium produces herring, tailor and squid, and the sea rescue and volunteer groups are active in the area. Provisioning is easy with the Westfield Whitford City shopping centre a short drive inland. For visiting yachts, the harbour makes a convenient northern stop before the run to Mindarie or Two Rocks, and its pens are a refuge when the coast is untenable; book ahead in summer, because Perth's northern boat population discovered the place long ago and never left. Skippers crossing to Rottnest from here save several miles on the Fremantle departure, and the deep water outside the entrance holds dhufish and breaksea cod for those who know the grounds. Visiting crews with children should allow a half day for the aquarium alone, and the harbour office on site handles pen enquiries, ramp passes and the practical paperwork that keeps a facility of this size functioning.

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

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Hillarys Boat Harbour gallery

Images are supplied through the YouSail record. Satellite views are orientation aids only and must not be used for navigation.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Hillarys Boat Harbour before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Hillarys Boat Harbour?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Indian Ocean (Sorrento Quay)?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (wet pens, 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. What lift or slipway capacity, hardstand terms and contractor rules apply to my vessel?
6. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Hillarys Boat Harbour

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.