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Hastings & Stony Point

Official Victorian sources for this areaParks Victoria Western Port Recreational Boating Guide (PDF)Ports Victoria notices to mariners (Melbourne, Geelong, Hastings)Parks Victoria notices to mariners (Port Phillip & Western Port)Bureau of Meteorology: tide predictionsFree official pages and PDFs from the Victorian port managers. Read the current notices before you go. Not for navigation.
Commercial port · Harbour Control at Stony Point · Western Port Marina · big tides and mud flatsLast checked: 28 October 2026Report a correction

Hastings is Western Port's working side: a commercial port with oil and gas terminals up North Arm, ships at all hours, and Western Port Marina, the main place in the bay to fuel up. Stony Point, further south, is where the Western Port ferry leaves the Mornington Peninsula. It's sheltered from the ocean swell but has big tides, and a lot of the bay dries.

Map of Hastings and Stony Point with markers for Western Port Marina, the Hastings yacht club and Stony Point Pier.
Hastings (north) and Stony Point (south). Navy: marinas and pier. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Positions are approximate and for orientation only. Not a chart. Not for navigation.
  1. 1Western Port Marina, Hastings (Coast Guard VF4) · OSM (marina area; name from Nominatim).
  2. 2Hastings yacht club · OSM (Nominatim).
  3. 3Stony Point Pier · OSM (Nominatim).

At a glance
What it is Commercial port and marina on the west side of Western Port
Port control Harbour Control at Stony Point (NGA)
Tides Rise at Stony Point 2.8 m at MHHW (NGA); up to 3 m range (Parks Victoria)
Fuel Western Port Marina (Hastings) and Yaringa Marina (Parks Victoria)
Rescue Westernport Coast Guard (VF4) at Western Port Marina; Volunteer Marine Rescue Hastings

Ships and channels

Ships. Parks Victoria says large ships use the Western Port channels day and night and sometimes leave the fairways. Their blind spot can be hundreds of metres long. Keep clear of them at all times, never anchor in a shipping channel (it's the law), don't assume a ship can see you, and never tie up to a buoy or beacon.

Harbour Control. NGA says Western Port Harbour Control at Stony Point directs all port operations. It lists VHF 14 for pilots and Harbour Control, with 6, 8 and 16 also listed for Harbour Control. NGA's contact details for the port are dated, so check the current Ports Victoria notices for the port before relying on them. Ports Victoria issued new Harbour Master's Directions for Hastings in August 2026 (Ports Victoria NtM 404-2026).

Hanns Inlet. Between Sandy Point and Stony Point, Hanns Inlet is a drying flat with a narrow, winding channel (NGA least depth 2.1 m) to the naval depot at its head. A red beacon about 0.6 mile north of Stony Point marks the edge of the flat.

Tides and mud

Western Port's tides can range up to 3 m, and at low tide much of the bay becomes unnavigable mud. Stay in the channels: boats that stray can be stuck for eight hours or more (Parks Victoria). NGA gives streams of about 2 kn in North and East Arms.

Berths and facilities

  • Marina. OpenStreetMap shows Western Port Marina at Hastings, the base of Westernport Coast Guard (flotilla VF4).
  • Fuel. At Western Port Marina, Hastings, and Yaringa Marina, Somerville (Parks Victoria).
  • Pump-out. Yaringa Marina (Parks Victoria).
  • Public berths. The Western Port guide lists Hastings Pier in its berthing table; check the signs for time limits. Ferries run from Stony Point Wharf, with stops at Cowes Jetty and Tankerton Jetty on French Island.
  • Speed. 5 kn within 50 m of swimmers, other boats and structures, within 100 m of a dive flag, in 5-knot zones and in mooring grounds.

Safety and radio

Westernport Coast Guard (VF4) and Volunteer Marine Rescue Hastings cover Western Port and offshore waters out to 30 nm (vic.gov.au). Marine Radio Victoria monitors VHF 16 (67 alternative) around the clock. In an emergency call on VHF 16 or ring 000.

Victorian rules in brief

  • Heightened risk. On vessels up to 12 m underway, the Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook counts these among the times of heightened risk: crossing an ocean bar, boating in a Designated Hazardous Area (Port Phillip Heads is one), boating from an hour after sunset to an hour before sunrise, in restricted visibility, or where a gale, storm force or severe weather warning is current. Lifejacket rules are tighter then; check the handbook's tables for your boat.
  • Warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology issues strong wind (26 to 33 kn), gale (34 to 47 kn) and storm force (48 kn and over) warnings. Safe Transport Victoria strongly advises small craft not to go out when one is current.
  • Radio. Marine Radio Victoria monitors VHF 16 (67 alternative) 24/7 out to 20 nm, gives forecasts twice daily, and broadcasts current warnings on VHF 67 at 48 minutes past every even hour (the first at 00:47), eastern standard time (handbook).

Ashore

What's within about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km) of each marina, ramp or landing on this page, measured along streets and footpaths in OpenStreetMap. Addresses are from OpenStreetMap where it has one; where it doesn't, we show the name and distance only. Listings as fetched from OpenStreetMap on 28 October 2026; check opening hours before you walk.

From Western Port Marina, Hastings (Coast Guard VF4) (marina)

NameTypeWalkStreet address (OSM)
Bars, pubs and clubs
Yacht ClubYacht/boat club720 m–
Westernport HotelPub980 m16 High Street, 3915
Hastings Bowling ClubBowls club1.2 km–
Restaurants and cafes
Deoro by the BayRestaurant250 m–
Pelican SocietyCafe800 m2 Marine Parade, Hastings VIC 3915
Geonbae Korean BBQ BuffetRestaurant1.0 km27 Marine Parade
Steaming MugsCafe1.0 km24 High Street, Hastings VIC 3915
Entertainment
Hastings MuseumMuseum740 m7 Marine Parade, Hastings VIC 3915
Supermarkets and provisioning
WoolworthsSupermarket1.0 km23 Victoria Street, Hastings VIC 3915

Nothing mapped within the 15-minute walk of: Stony Point Pier.

No marine stores or chandlers are mapped in OpenStreetMap within the walk.

Places, types, addresses and walking distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), fetched 28 October 2026.

About this page

These are free planning notes written by a working delivery skipper from public sources. They are not for navigation. Use the official chart, the current notices to mariners from the Victorian port managers, official tide tables and local advice. Spotted something out of date? Please use Report a correction below.

Official links

Check these before you go. They beat anything on this page.

Sources & credits

Written in our own words from the Parks Victoria Western Port Recreational Boating Guide (6th edition, January 2025), Ports Victoria notices to mariners and Parks Victoria notices, NGA Pub. 127 Sailing Directions (Enroute) South and East Coasts of Australia, 16th edition (2025, corrected to 30 July 2026), the Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook (Safe Transport Victoria, 2024 edition), the vic.gov.au Marine Search and Rescue unit list and OpenStreetMap, all read on 28 October 2026. NGA Pub. 127 Sector 2 (2.3) for the port, its radio and the tides; its contact details are dated.

Parks Victoria. Facts from the Parks Victoria notices to mariners, the Port Phillip and Western Port Recreational Boating Guides, the boating and swimming zones pages and the Gabo Island, Refuge Cove and Wilsons Promontory pages, restated and summarised in our own words. Parks Victoria web content is CC BY 4.0 unless marked otherwise; the boating guides and notices are linked, not reproduced. Not endorsed by Parks Victoria.

Gippsland Ports. Facts from Gippsland Ports notices to mariners, navigation warnings, local navigation notices and port pages, cited for fact only and linked, not reproduced. The current notices prevail.

Ports Victoria. Notices to mariners for the ports of Melbourne, Geelong and Hastings, cited for fact only.

Safe Transport Victoria. Facts from the Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook (2024 edition), restated in our own words and linked, not reproduced. The handbook and the Marine Safety Act 2010 and its regulations prevail.

Bureau of Meteorology. Tide, tidal stream and forecast pages are linked, not reproduced; the Port Phillip Heads slack-water guidance is summarised.

NGA. Background from NGA Pub. 127, Sailing Directions (Enroute) South and East Coasts of Australia, U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a US Government work in the public domain. Parts of it are old; where a page leans on it, we say so. Not endorsed by NGA.

OpenStreetMap. Map tiles, facility positions and the Ashore lists © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Victorian Government. Marine search and rescue units from the vic.gov.au unit list, checked on the date shown in the rescue box.

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Last checked: 28 October 2026.

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