Sydney Harbour to Pittwater and Broken Bay

Northbound coastal passage | Approximately 22 to 26 nautical miles | Usually completed in one day No departure date selected: Live weather, warnings, tides and marine notices have not been loaded.

Hey sailors. We put this passage guide together because Sydney Harbour to Pittwater is one of those trips people talk about all the time. It looks short on a map, it can fit comfortably into a day, and it is a brilliant introduction to coastal sailing. But the moment you leave Sydney Heads, it becomes a real open-water passage.

Use this guide as a strong planning head start, not as the final word. Weather changes. Swell changes. Navigation marks, notices, marina availability, fuel access, closures and local conditions can all change. Check the current official chart, Notices to Mariners, Bureau forecasts and warnings, Harbour Master's information and actual conditions before you leave.

Please do your own route work and make your own decision about whether the boat, crew and conditions are suitable. Talk to local sailing clubs, marina staff, instructors and sailors who have completed the passage recently. Facebook sailing and cruising groups can be excellent for current local knowledge, but check when a comment was posted, what vessel it relates to and whether the information can be confirmed from an official source.

This is community information. It is not an instruction to depart, a guaranteed safe track or a replacement for the skipper's judgement. If the forecast, the boat or the crew does not feel right, staying inside the Harbour is still a successful passage decision.

This route takes a yacht from the protected waters of Sydney Harbour, through Sydney Heads, north along the open coast past Long Reef, and into Broken Bay. From there, the skipper can turn south into Pittwater, continue west towards the Hawkesbury and Cowan Creek, or arrange a marina berth farther inside Pittwater.

The offshore part is relatively short, but it is still a genuine open-water passage. Once clear of Sydney Heads, there is no proper all-weather harbour between Sydney and Broken Bay. The plan therefore depends on choosing a suitable weather window, leaving enough daylight, carrying the required open-water equipment, and deciding in advance when returning to Sydney is still the better option.

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Important: Distances on this page are indicative planning distances. The skipper must plot the intended route on a current official chart and recalculate the distance from the vessel's actual berth to the selected destination.

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The passage has three distinct characters.

First comes the departure through Sydney Harbour. This section is protected from ocean swell but can be busy with ferries, commercial ships, recreational boats, racing fleets and other traffic. A yacht leaving from the western or central harbour may spend its first hour simply reaching Sydney Heads.

The second section begins outside the Heads. The route runs north along an exposed coastline with North Head, Dee Why, Long Reef, Narrabeen and the northern beaches to port. There is no harbour entrance along this stretch that should be treated as a routine refuge for a cruising yacht.

The final section begins at Broken Bay. The yacht enters between the Barrenjoey side of the entrance and the northern side of Broken Bay, then follows the properly charted route towards the selected destination. Pittwater branches south behind Barrenjoey. Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury continue west, with Cowan Creek opening farther inside.

This is not a technically long passage, but it teaches several essential coastal-planning skills:

• Harbour traffic management
• Coastal weather-window selection
• Swell and sea-state assessment at two exposed entrances
• Distance and ETA monitoring
• Passage planning without an intermediate harbour
• Arrival planning in a busy waterway containing ferries, moorings, racing yachts, tenders and small craft

How the day normally unfolds

The Harbour feels like the easy part. The boat is still in protected water, coffee is still possible and the coast ahead can look straightforward. This is where the crew should settle in, gear should be secured and anything that needs fixing should be discovered before the Heads.

Sydney Heads is where the passage becomes real. The wind and swell outside can be very different from conditions at the berth. This is the natural moment to slow down, look outside, compare reality with the forecast and decide whether to continue.

Long Reef is the working part of the trip. Sydney Harbour is behind you, Broken Bay is still ahead and there is no convenient marina or harbour halfway along the coast. Speed, ETA, crew condition, fuel and the developing weather all matter here.

Barrenjoey feels like the finish, but the passage is not over. The crew still has to enter Broken Bay, identify the Pittwater branch, deal with local traffic and complete the final mooring, anchoring or marina approach. Lines, fenders and the arrival plan should be ready before entering the busy inner waterway.

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Recent local information can add useful context to the official plan. Ask questions that produce specific answers rather than a general opinion about whether the passage is easy.

Useful questions for local sailors

• When did you last complete this passage?
• What type of yacht, length and draft were you sailing?
• What were the forecast wind, actual wind, sea and swell?
• How far offshore did you choose to pass North Head and Long Reef?
• Were there fishing vessels, racing fleets, commercial traffic or temporary exclusion areas?
• What time did you leave Sydney Heads and enter Broken Bay?
• Where did you berth, moor or anchor, and was space available?
• Were fuel, water, pump-out or marina services operating when you arrived?
• What would you do differently next time?

Places to ask

• Sydney Harbour sailing and cruising Facebook groups
• Pittwater, Broken Bay and Hawkesbury boating groups
• Local yacht-club cruising divisions and noticeboards
• Marina dockmasters and waterfront teams
• Marine Rescue NSW
• Sailing instructors and delivery skippers who use the route regularly

Useful local organisations include RANSA, Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay.

Community advice should be time-stamped and treated as an observation, not permanent truth. Safety-critical information still needs to be checked against current official sources.

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The departure berth changes the real passage distance. A yacht leaving from Rushcutters Bay or Rose Bay has a shorter Harbour leg than a yacht leaving from Balmain, Drummoyne, Cabarita or farther west.

Marina details and availability can change quickly. Contact the marina directly before relying on a casual berth, mooring, fuel berth, pump-out facility, operating time or maximum vessel size.

Sydney Harbour departure marinas

Other Sydney Harbour marinas may also work. Browse the YouSail marina and marine-services directory and calculate the complete distance from the actual berth.

There is no halfway marina

Once outside Sydney Heads, there is no normal coastal marina or all-weather harbour between Sydney and Broken Bay. A marina inside Sydney Harbour is a departure or return option. A marina inside Pittwater is an arrival option. Neither creates an intermediate refuge along the exposed coastal leg.

Nearby ports and waterways

Pittwater arrival marinas

Continuing beyond Pittwater

d'Albora Akuna Bay is an inner-waterway marina in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It advertises wet berthing, 24-hour fuel, dock assistance, guest amenities, a boatyard and waterfront dining. It is not a simple Pittwater arrival and requires additional route, distance, tide, daylight and communications planning through Broken Bay and Cowan Creek.

Marina selection fields

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Option 1: Direct one-day passage

This is the standard plan for a cruising yacht already berthed in Sydney Harbour.

Option 2: Relaxed two-day repositioning plan

The offshore passage itself is not normally split because there is no proper intermediate harbour. Instead, the yacht can reposition inside Sydney Harbour on the first day.

This plan reduces the offshore day's distance and makes an early departure easier. It does not divide the exposed coastal section into two legs.

Option 3: Three-day Sydney and Broken Bay cruise

This turns the passage into a short cruising itinerary rather than merely a delivery.

The return to Sydney is a new passage plan. The weather that made the northbound trip suitable may not make the southbound trip suitable.

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The example route is now divided into individual planning points. Every point is shown in both degrees and decimal minutes and decimal degrees.

Coordinate standard: WGS84 datum. Bearings are approximate initial degrees true. Distances are approximate geodesic planning distances calculated between the listed coordinates. The route begins at the Fort Denison planning reference, so the distance from the vessel's actual berth must be added.

Navigation status: These positions describe an illustrative route corridor, not a surveyed safe track and not a set of instructions for an electronic autopilot. The skipper must plot each proposed position on a current official chart, examine depths, dangers, navigation marks, traffic requirements and Notices to Mariners, then move, replace or delete the point as required. The number of decimal places displayed does not prove equivalent positional accuracy.

Main route point register

P01 uses the published Fort Denison tide-gauge position. It identifies the geographic reference only. It must not be interpreted as a route around the island or through Harbour traffic.

Main-route leg calculations

The total example route from P01 to P11 is approximately 21.69 nm. A central Sydney Harbour departure west of Fort Denison will normally increase the complete passage distance.

Newport and Bayview branch points

The final destination should be selected before departure. Facility coordinates identify the general location of the destination, not an entrance line or allocated berth.

Indicative distance from P01 Fort Denison is approximately 25.0 nm to the Newport Anchorage reference and approximately 25.3 nm to the Bayview approach-area reference. The exact distance changes with the actual berth, traffic route, charted offshore clearance and allocated arrival position.

Coordinate fields stored for every route point

Indicative route shape

1. Depart the selected Sydney Harbour berth. 2. Follow the lawful harbour route towards Sydney Heads while remaining clear of commercial traffic. 3. Clear the Heads using the current chart, actual sea state and Harbour Master's requirements. 4. Establish the planned northbound coastal track with charted clearance from headlands, reefs and off-lying dangers. 5. Pass the Long Reef sector at the clearance selected during chart work. 6. Continue towards Broken Bay while monitoring ETA, wind, swell and the arrival plan. 7. Enter Broken Bay using the current chart and actual traffic conditions. 8. Turn towards Pittwater or the selected Broken Bay destination.

The public route map should show an indicative route corridor, not downloadable navigation waypoints.

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The table uses a 22 nm finish near Coasters Retreat and a 26 nm finish farther down Pittwater. It does not include time spent waiting for traffic, raising sails, anchoring, collecting a mooring or entering a marina berth.

Time that should be added

• Harbour manoeuvring and traffic delays
• Getting sails up or down
• A slower-than-planned section outside the Heads
• Adverse current or headwind
• Time spent identifying and collecting a public mooring
• Anchorage assessment and setting the anchor
• Marina entry and berthing
• A conservative daylight and contingency margin

Planner fields

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Northbound passage

The yacht is travelling generally north. The effect of the wind depends on its exact direction and the vessel's selected offshore track.

Sydney often experiences east to northeasterly afternoon winds in the warmer part of the year. An early departure can sometimes avoid the strongest afternoon effect, but the actual Bureau forecast and observations must control the plan. A southerly change may create favourable northbound sailing while also bringing a rapid increase in wind and sea. It should never be selected only because it produces a following wind.

The weather window must cover the entire passage

The planning window should extend from before departure until after the latest credible arrival time. It must include:

• Sydney Harbour departure conditions
• Conditions at Sydney Heads
• Sydney Coastal Waters wind, sea and swell
• Expected conditions at Broken Bay around arrival
• Pittwater conditions for anchoring, mooring or berthing
• Any forecast change expected during the passage

Forecasts to check

1. Sydney Enclosed Waters: Sydney Harbour, Pittwater and Botany Bay 2. Sydney Coastal Waters: Broken Bay to Port Hacking 3. Hunter Coastal Waters: Seal Rocks to Broken Bay, particularly if the plan extends north or conditions near the Broken Bay boundary differ 4. NSW marine wind warnings 5. Bureau MetEye and latest coastal observations 6. Rain, thunderstorm, visibility and severe-weather warnings

The Bureau states that marine wind and wave forecasts describe average conditions. Gusts can be around 40 percent stronger than the forecast average, with stronger gusts possible in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can also be substantially larger than the forecast significant wave height.

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YouSail should not invent one safe wind or swell limit for every yacht. The skipper enters limits appropriate to the boat, crew and experience.

Automatic review triggers

• Active marine wind warning
• Forecast value exceeds a skipper-entered limit
• Forecast change expected before the latest arrival
• Northerly conditions produce an ETA beyond the daylight limit
• Sea and swell direction make Sydney Heads or Broken Bay entrance unacceptable to the skipper
• Required forecast or observation is unavailable or stale
• Engine, steering, rig, bilge pump, navigation lights, radio or safety equipment has an unresolved defect
• Arrival berth, mooring or anchorage has not been selected
• Fuel is insufficient for the full-motoring and contingency calculation

The final status should say one of the following:

• Missing critical information
• Outside your entered limits
• Review required
• Within your entered limits

"Within your entered limits" is not a declaration that the passage is safe.

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This passage is not normally tide-gated for a typical cruising yacht, and there is no coastal bar on the standard route into Pittwater. Tides still matter.

Check tides for

• The actual departure berth
• Sydney Harbour and Sydney Heads
• Broken Bay arrival time
• The selected Pittwater anchorage or marina
• Under-keel clearance at the final destination
• Current through narrow or busy sections
• The direction in which the yacht will lie when approaching a mooring or anchoring

Planner fields

Do not estimate tidal-stream direction merely from the time of high water. Use an authorised tidal-stream source or verified local information.

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1. Commercial and recreational traffic in Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour carries ferries, cruise ships, commercial vessels, racing fleets and recreational traffic. Monitor current shipping movements and comply with Harbour Master's Directions. Port Authority of NSW advises vessels in Sydney Harbour to monitor VHF Channel 13 for expected shipping movements.

Plan: Check movements before departure, maintain a proper lookout, avoid impeding constrained commercial shipping and do not use AIS as a substitute for looking outside.

2. Sydney Heads

Conditions outside the Heads can be markedly different from conditions at the berth. Ocean swell, reflected waves, wind against current and vessel traffic can combine at the entrance.

Plan: Assess the sea before fully committing. Prepare sails, lifejackets and loose equipment while still in protected water. Retain the option to return inside.

3. No intermediate harbour

The beaches and headlands between Sydney Heads and Broken Bay do not provide a normal refuge for a cruising yacht.

Plan: Treat Sydney Harbour and Broken Bay as the principal safe-water options. Do not list beaches, lagoons or open roadsteads as equivalent refuges.

4. Long Reef and other charted dangers

The Long Reef sector includes reef and shallow-water hazards extending from the coast. The safe clearance depends on the yacht's route, draft, sea state and the current chart.

Plan: Plot the required clearance before departure. Do not rely on a generic website waypoint.

5. Lee-shore risk

An easterly component can push the yacht towards the coast. A strong westerly can push the yacht offshore and make a return towards the coast more difficult.

Plan: Consider the consequence of engine or steering failure on every leg, not just the sailing comfort.

6. Broken Bay entrance

Broken Bay is an open entrance rather than a coastal bar, but it remains exposed to ocean wind, swell and traffic. The skipper must identify Barrenjoey, West Head, Box Head, Lion Island and the selected inner route correctly on the current chart.

Plan: Complete arrival pilotage before departure. Recheck it before reaching the entrance. Avoid an improvised first arrival after dark.

7. Pittwater traffic and mooring fields

Pittwater contains ferries, yachts, tenders, paddlecraft, racing fleets, marina traffic, divers and extensive mooring areas. Some channels are narrow or congested, especially farther south.

Plan: Reduce speed, minimise wash, watch for unlit moored vessels and trailing dinghies, and have lines and fenders ready before entering a marina.

8. Mooring and anchoring restrictions

NSW public courtesy moorings are identified by pink buoys and are generally available for a maximum 24-hour period. Yellow buoys are private moorings and cannot be used without authorisation. Anchoring is prohibited in navigation channels, where it obstructs access, and within 200 metres of underwater cables. Local no-anchoring zones must be checked on current maps and signs.

Plan: Select a legal backup anchorage in case public moorings are occupied. Do not assume a visible yellow mooring is available.

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Before leaving Sydney Heads

Remain inside Sydney Harbour if:

• Actual conditions outside differ materially from the forecast
• A required system fails
• Crew members are already unwell or unprepared
• Shipping or visibility makes departure inappropriate
• The latest ETA no longer provides the required arrival margin

Between Sydney Heads and Long Reef

Sydney Harbour will often remain the most obvious return option, but the decision depends on wind, sea, vessel capability and actual position.

Long Reef decision point

Recalculate:

• Distance back to Sydney Heads
• Distance remaining to Broken Bay
• Expected course and sea state in each direction
• Remaining daylight
• Crew condition
• Fuel and engine status
• Whether the selected Pittwater arrival remains usable

This must be a real decision. The nearest place by distance is not automatically the safest place to reach.

After entering Broken Bay

Possible plans include:

• Continue into Pittwater
• Use a verified Pittwater anchorage or public mooring
• Enter a pre-booked marina
• Continue towards Cowan Creek or another Hawkesbury destination using a separate inner-waterway plan
• Hold in a suitable legal location while reassessing the destination

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The passage page should let the user choose the finish rather than treating all of Pittwater as one destination.

Arrival plan fields

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This passage should not use a simplistic minimum boat length. A smaller properly equipped coastal yacht may be more suitable than a larger yacht with unreliable systems.

Core capability questions

• Is the vessel designed, maintained and equipped for open coastal water?
• Is the engine reliable enough to manoeuvre at Sydney Heads, Broken Bay and the selected marina or mooring field?
• Can the yacht motor the complete route if the wind is unsuitable?
• Are steering, rigging, sails and reefing systems serviceable?
• Are navigation equipment and an independent backup available?
• Is the anchor ready for emergency use, with suitable chain and rode?
• Can the crew reduce sail safely before conditions build?
• Are communications and distress equipment compliant and accessible?
• Can the vessel maintain enough speed to arrive before the selected cut-off?

Boat profile

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Suggested classification

Level 3: Competent coastal passage

The skipper should be comfortable with:

• Leaving and entering major harbours
• Coastal navigation and chart work
• Weather and swell interpretation
• Reefing and sail reduction
• Engine use in traffic and entrances
• VHF radio procedure
• Man-overboard recovery
• Aborting or changing the plan before conditions become serious

A developing skipper could use this as a supervised passage with an experienced coastal sailor in benign conditions. It should not be marketed as a solo beginner passage.

Crew fields

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The passage is short enough to sail in one day, but the boat should be able to motor the planned route and manage harbour manoeuvring, delays and a reasonable contingency selected by the skipper.

Calculation

`route engine hours = route distance / expected motoring speed`

`planning engine hours = route engine hours + manoeuvring allowance + contingency allowance`

`calculated fuel = planning engine hours x measured fuel burn`

`required departure fuel = calculated fuel + protected reserve selected by skipper`

Example only

For a 26 nm route at 5 knots:

• Route motoring time: 5.2 hours
• Harbour and berthing allowance: 0.5 hours
• Contingency allowance entered by skipper: 1.5 hours
• Planning engine time: 7.2 hours

The planner must use measured consumption from the actual engine and boat. Tank capacity is not the same as usable fuel.

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NSW requires 2 litres of fresh drinking water per person on open waters. For practical passage planning, the skipper should carry more than the legal minimum to cover the complete day, delays, cooking and an unexpected overnight stay.

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This page should generate the equipment list from vessel type, length, operating area and distance offshore. For a typical cruising yacht using this route, the skipper should verify current NSW requirements including:

• Approved lifejacket for every person aboard
• Correct circumstances in which lifejackets must be worn
• Suitable anchor and rode
• Bilge pump or pumps
• Compass and appropriate chart for open waters
• Two orange smoke and two red hand flares for open waters
• Waterproof floating torch
• Sound signal
• V sheet
• Required fire extinguisher or extinguishers
• At least 2 litres of drinking water per person
• Marine radio when more than 2 nm from shore
• Registered 406 MHz EPIRB when more than 2 nm from shore
• Navigation lights if darkness is possible

A mobile phone does not replace the required marine radio.

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Before departure

• Log on with Marine Rescue NSW using the app or VHF Channel 16
• Provide vessel details, persons aboard, destination, route and estimated arrival
• Select live tracking where available
• Give the complete plan to a shore contact
• Define the overdue time and what the shore contact should do

During the passage

• Maintain a listening watch appropriate to the area
• Monitor VHF Channel 13 for Sydney Harbour shipping movements while operating in Sydney Harbour
• Monitor VHF Channel 16 for distress and calling
• Update Marine Rescue if the destination or ETA changes materially
• Log off after safely arriving

Marine Rescue Broken Bay is based at Bayview and recommends logging on by VHF Channel 16, telephone or the Marine Rescue NSW app.

Passage report

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Seven days before

• [ ] Select destination and backup destination
• [ ] Plot the route on current official charts
• [ ] Check chart corrections and current marine notices
• [ ] Confirm marina booking or identify legal mooring and anchoring alternatives
• [ ] Check engine, steering, rigging, sails, reefing and bilge systems
• [ ] Verify open-water safety equipment and expiry dates
• [ ] Confirm crew and experience level
• [ ] Begin monitoring the broad weather pattern

Seventy-two hours before

• [ ] Compare forecast trends for Sydney Enclosed Waters and Sydney Coastal Waters
• [ ] Check wind, gusts, sea, swell, rain, visibility and warnings
• [ ] Calculate departure and arrival tides
• [ ] Calculate conservative, expected and delayed ETAs
• [ ] Calculate full-motoring fuel and reserve
• [ ] Confirm the final daylight margin
• [ ] Prepare food, water and seasickness plan

Twenty-four hours before

• [ ] Refresh weather, warnings, observations and notices
• [ ] Confirm actual departure berth and route distance
• [ ] Reconfirm arrival and backup destination
• [ ] Download charts and passage information for offline use
• [ ] Charge radios, phones, tablets and backup batteries
• [ ] Brief crew on the route, hazards and decision points

Immediately before departure

• [ ] Check actual conditions in the harbour and outside Sydney Heads
• [ ] Check latest Bureau forecast and marine warnings
• [ ] Check Sydney Harbour shipping movements
• [ ] Confirm engine oil, coolant, fuel and charging
• [ ] Confirm steering and controls
• [ ] Confirm bilge is dry and pumps operate
• [ ] Confirm seacocks and raw-water flow
• [ ] Confirm navigation lights
• [ ] Secure loose equipment
• [ ] Put required safety equipment where it can be reached
• [ ] Record actual fuel and persons aboard
• [ ] Log on with Marine Rescue NSW
• [ ] Record actual departure time

Underway

• [ ] Confirm sea state before committing beyond Sydney Heads
• [ ] Record position and time at Sydney Heads
• [ ] Compare actual speed with the passage plan
• [ ] Recalculate ETA near Long Reef
• [ ] Review continue-or-return decision
• [ ] Monitor wind, sea, swell, visibility and crew condition
• [ ] Prepare the Broken Bay arrival before reaching the entrance
• [ ] Update destination or ETA with Marine Rescue if required
• [ ] Log off after arrival

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YOUR PASSAGE SUMMARY

Route: `[Actual departure]` to `[Selected destination]` Distance: `[Calculated from selected route]` Departure: `[Date and time]` Expected arrival: `[Time]` Delayed arrival: `[Time]` Daylight remaining at delayed arrival: `[Hours and minutes]` Weather status: `[Missing / Review / Outside limits / Within limits]` Tide status: `[Result]` Fuel required: `[Litres plus protected reserve]` Water required: `[Litres]` Primary arrival: `[ ]` Backup arrival: `[ ]` Long Reef decision time: `[Calculated]` Marine Rescue: `[Not logged on / Logged on]`

Flags requiring attention

1. `[Example: Latest coastal forecast has not been refreshed.]` 2. `[Example: Delayed ETA is after the skipper's daylight cut-off.]` 3. `[Example: Backup arrival has not been selected.]` 4. `[Example: Fuel burn has not been measured.]`

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Help us keep this passage current

If you sail this route, tell the YouSail community what you actually found. A recent, specific report from a yacht that completed the passage is far more useful than somebody simply saying that the trip was easy or rough.

Community reports appear below the verified passage information and never silently change official guidance. They provide a dated layer of local experience that other sailors can compare with forecasts, charts and notices.

Each report should include:

• Date and time of observation
• Exact area
• Vessel type, length and draft
• Wind, sea, swell and tide observed
• Mooring, anchorage, debris, navigation-aid or facility issue
• Marina visited, berth availability and services actually used
• Fuel or water availability and the time it was checked
• Any difference between published marina information and the actual experience
• Photograph where useful
• Contributor experience
• Moderation status
• Expiry date for time-sensitive information

Example display:

COMMUNITY REPORT: Awaiting verification Area: `[ ]` Observed: `[Date and time]` Vessel: `[Type, length and draft]` Report: `[ ]`

Information that should expire quickly

• Fuel availability and fuel-wharf operating times
• Casual berth or public-mooring availability
• Temporary navigation marks
• Debris, dredging or construction reports
• Local closures, events and exclusion zones
• Ferry, race or commercial-traffic observations
• Marina telephone, VHF and after-hours instructions

The original report remains in the moderation record, but stale information should not continue appearing as current passage advice.

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The exact chart set must be confirmed using the current Australian Hydrographic Office Chart Explorer. Commonly relevant products for this area include the official charts covering Port Jackson, the Sydney coastal approach and Broken Bay. A planner may identify AUS 197, AUS 200 and AUS 204 as potentially relevant, but the skipper must confirm the latest edition, coverage and corrections before departure.

Useful supporting maps and sources include:

• Australian Hydrographic Office Chart Explorer
• Australian Notices to Mariners
• Transport for NSW coastal boating map covering Broken Bay to Garie Beach
• Transport for NSW Map 9A for Pittwater
• Transport for NSW Map 8B for Brisbane Water and Broken Bay where relevant
• Bureau Sydney Enclosed Waters forecast
• Bureau Sydney Coastal Waters forecast: Broken Bay to Port Hacking
• NSW marine warnings and latest observations
• Port Authority NSW Sydney Harbour shipping movements and Harbour Master's Directions
• Marine Rescue NSW log-on service
• NSW current marine notices, restrictions and closures

Transport for NSW boating maps are useful supporting references but carry their own limitations. Use the current official navigational chart for route planning and navigation.

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• Sydney Coastal Waters forecast
• Sydney Enclosed Waters forecast
• NSW tide tables
• Fort Denison tide-gauge station position
• Australian Hydrographic Office Chart Explorer
• Australian Notices to Mariners
• NSW boating maps
• NSW Pittwater boating map 9A
• NSW essential safety equipment
• NSW lifejacket rules
• NSW mooring and anchoring rules
• Sydney Harbour shipping movements
• Sydney Harbour pilotage and Harbour Master's Directions
• Marine Rescue NSW log on
• Marine Rescue Broken Bay
• The Basin campground and access information
• d'Albora Rushcutters Bay marina information
• Middle Harbour Yacht Club casual berthing information
• Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club marina and storage information
• Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay marina information
• Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay fuel information
• Bayview Anchorage
• The Quays Marine Centre
• d'Albora Akuna Bay marina information
• YouSail marine services in Sydney
• YouSail marine services around Central Coast, Broken Bay and Gosford

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This page is a planning aid and educational guide. It is not a nautical chart, pilot book, weather service, instruction to depart or substitute for the skipper's judgement. Conditions, depths, navigation aids, notices, closures, facilities and regulations can change. The skipper remains responsible for using current official charts and publications, checking the latest forecasts and warnings, observing actual conditions, carrying the required equipment and deciding whether the vessel and crew should undertake the passage.