Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina) in Wirrina Cove

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina) location and waterway

Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina) is listed by YouSail in Wirrina Cove, SA, in the Fleurieu Peninsula - Gulf St Vincent region, on Gulf St Vincent. 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 South Australia guide to compare the waterway context. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina)

Wirrina Cove marina on Gulf St Vincent with casual berthing, boat-ramp access and serviced berths.

Marina St Vincent / Wirrina Marina is a state-managed marina at Wirrina Cove. It supports casual berthing and boat-ramp use, with berth services such as power and water referenced in marina sources.

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

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Marina St Vincent (Wirrina 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

Gulf St Vincent

YouSail region

Fleurieu Peninsula - Gulf St Vincent

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

wet berths, casual berths

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

210

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

20 m

Pump-out

Recorded as present

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 Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina)

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

• casual berthing
• boat ramp
• power and water at berths
• CCTV/security context

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

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The state government resumed management in March 2020, spent two years restoring pontoons, CCTV coverage and fire emergency capability, and from 1 July 2022 reintroduced fees collected by the contracted on-site manager, MSV Management, whose office takes card and cash payments during business hours. The 2023-24 published schedule charges casual berthing by length: vessels to 14.9 metres pay $50 overnight, with weekly rates from $125 for under 10 metres rising to $193 for 17 to 20 metres, and monthly rates from $244 to $319. Larger casual vessels of 15 metres and over pay $67 overnight. Every berthing fee includes berth mooring, water, power, garbage disposal, pump-out and temporary car parking, which makes the marina comparatively good value against Adelaide facilities. Permanent berthing is also available by arrangement with the marina manager, Doug Chapman, on (08) 8598 3115 or 0473 881 525. The double concrete boat ramp operates on a ticketing machine at $10 per single use, with annual commercial ramp access at $525 for fishing businesses and $1,050 for charter operators berthing in the marina. A fuelling station serves the basin, waste oil disposal is provided, and there are working pontoons for loading and maintenance alongside the main berthing arms. Amenities include toilets, showers and a laundry, with CCTV covering berth locations around the clock and gated access to the piers. There is no travel lift, slipway or hardstand within the marina, so haul-outs mean a passage north to Adelaide yards or arrangements with contractors at nearby ramps. Long-term berth holders should confirm current conditions with MSV Management, as fee reviews follow the state budget cycle each July.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Gulf St Vincent

The entrance sits at roughly 35 degrees 30 minutes south, 138 degrees 14.35 minutes east, cut straight into the coast with rock breakwaters; the published position is for reference, not a waypoint, but the harbour is visible from well offshore and entry is uncomplicated in normal conditions. Once inside there is shelter from all directions, though strong south-westers funnel a noticeable surge through the entrance, and extra fenders are worth rigging in a blow. The surrounding coast is open roadstead, which is why the marina earns its keep: Second Valley, a few minutes south, anchors comfortably in 6 metres over sand in north-east through east to south weather, and Rapid Bay further on offers the same pattern with the caveat of violent offshore gusts pouring down the valley. Adelaide sailors bound for Kangaroo Island, about 70 nautical miles across Backstairs Passage and Investigator Strait from the metro coast, commonly stage through Wirrina, and the Cape Jervis ferry terminal lies a short run south. There are no shops at the marina itself; the New Terry Hotel and golf resort up the hill provides meals, and the Wirrina Cove Holiday Park takes overflow crew, while Normanville, about seven kilometres north, has the nearest supermarket, bakery and fuel. A daily bus to Adelaide has historically passed on the highway, but it is a long walk up from the marina and cruisers should not plan around it. Fishing from the ramp and marina is productive, with squid over the inshore weed, whiting on the sand flats of Yankalilla Bay and the gulf's broader grounds within easy trailer-boat range. The HMAS Hobart lookout on the Normanville road commemorates the destroyer scuttled off Yankalilla Bay as a dive wreck.

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

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina) gallery

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BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina) before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Marina St Vincent (Wirrina Marina)?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Gulf St Vincent?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (wet berths, casual berths) is available for my stay?
4. Is pump-out operating on my dates, and what access or vessel limits apply?
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 Marina St Vincent (Wirrina 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.