Pier 21 Marina in North Fremantle

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Pier 21 Marina location and waterway

Pier 21 Marina is listed by YouSail in North Fremantle, WA, in the Perth Metro region, on Swan River. 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 Pier 21 Marina

Sheltered private marina at North Fremantle with roughly 174-176 wet pens and powered jetty access.

Pier 21 Marina provides protected Swan River berthing close to Fremantle. Berths are commonly described in the 7 m to 24 m range, with power and clean jetty access.

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

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Pier 21 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

Swan River

YouSail region

Perth Metro

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

wet pens

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

174

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

24 m

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 Pier 21 Marina

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

• rentable mooring pens
• wide jetty access
• power at berths

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

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The marina offers around 175 rentable pens, a mixture of fixed and floating berths sized for vessels from 7 to 24 metres, all reached by wide, clean jetty walkways. Every pen has a permanent 15-amp single-phase power connection and water, and free ice is available to pen holders, a small but practical touch for boats heading offshore. Parking is a genuine differentiator: a 24-hour secure car park with electronic key access sits beside the marina, so owners can leave vehicles for extended periods while away on the boat. Showers, toilets and laundry facilities serve pen holders, free wifi covers the site, and the office is staffed during the week for arrivals, maintenance coordination and security oversight. Pens are let on both short-term and long-term arrangements, which makes the marina one of the more accessible casual berthing options on the lower Swan for visiting craft under 24 metres. Fuel is listed among the marina's services in published directories; in practice the nearest full fuelling berth is Molfetta Quay in the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour just downstream, where Baileys Marine Fuels dispenses diesel and unleaded petrol around the clock on a fuel-card system (phone 1300 224 539). There is no travel lift, slipway or hardstand within Pier 21 itself; haul-outs and refit work are handled a kilometre or two away at the Northport marine services precinct at Rous Head, where SFM Marine operates lift, launch, spray-down and refit facilities, or at the boat lifters in the Fishing Boat Harbour such as Blue HQ. The adjoining Pier 21 Apartment Hotel effectively extends the amenity list: pen holders and their guests can use the breakfast lounge, restaurant, pools and gym, and family can stay on site during boat works. A redevelopment of the marina site has been flagged by the owner, though berthing operations continue as normal in the meantime.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Swan River

The run to sea from Pier 21 could hardly be simpler. Three kilometres downstream the Swan meets the Indian Ocean between the North and South Moles; from there Rottnest Island is roughly 25 kilometres across Gage Roads, with Carnac and Garden islands to the south. The river reach past the marina carries commercial traffic, including tugs, barges and ships manoeuvring to the Inner Harbour berths, so skippers should keep a proper lookout and mind their wash near the marina's fixed pens. Upstream, the Swan offers days of sheltered cruising past East Fremantle's yacht clubs, Bicton, Point Walter and on to Perth Water, but mast-up yachts need to check air draft against the bridges; the old Fremantle Traffic Bridge in particular limits what can pass, and its replacement project has altered navigation arrangements in recent years. Speed limits apply along much of the river and are policed. Ashore, North Fremantle has become a good provisioning stop: cafes and small bars line Queen Victoria Street and Stirling Highway within walking distance, the North Fremantle train station connects to both Fremantle and Perth, and the Cottesloe and Leighton beach strip is a short hop for a swim. For larger shopping runs, central Fremantle is a few minutes by car over the bridge. Visiting crews often use the marina as a base for the islands: fuel and ice on the way out, an overnight anchor at Rottnest's Thomson Bay or a booked mooring at Carnac, then back into the pen with the secure car park waiting. Winter fronts can send surge up the lower river, and the fixed-pen berths feel it more than the floating ones, so lines and fenders deserve attention ahead of strong westerly weather.

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

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Pier 21 Marina gallery

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BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Pier 21 Marina before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Pier 21 Marina?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Swan River?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (wet pens) is available for my stay?
4. Who maintains the mooring, what vessel limits apply, and how is tender access handled?
5. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Pier 21 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.