LOCATION | MAP | ANCHORAGE | |
Hamilton Island | Hamilton Harbour | C22 | Inside Harbour (Booking required) |
Hook Island | Macona Inlet | C10a | 1, 2 (Caution, extensive reef) |
Hook Island | Nara Inlet C10b | 1, 2, 3 (Caution, extensive reef) | |
Whitsunday Island | Gulnare Inlet | C20 | 1. May only enter on a rising tide |
Long Island | Palm Bay | C 4 | Inside Lagoon (booking required) |
Mainland | Abel Pt | C1 | Inside marina |
LOCATION | MAP | ANCHORAGE | |
Daydream Island | Mooring outside Marina | C8 | Moorings only (Booking required) N/NE winds up to 20 knts |
Whitsunday Island | Beach 25 | C20 | 2 |
Whitsunday Island | Chance Bay | C25 | 1, 2 (caution extensive reef) |
Whitsunday Island | Turtle Bay | C24 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Whitsunday Island | Dugong Inlet | C19 | 3 |
Hook Island | Mackerel Bay | C14/15 | 4 (uncomfortable over 15 knots) |
Hook Island | Saba Bay | C14/15 | 6 (caution extensive reef) |
Hook Island | Stonehaven | C12 | 1, 2 in N/E only |
Lindeman Island | Plantation Bay | S2 | 1 |
Shaw Island | Billbob Bay | S3 | 4, 5 (vessel survey may not allow) |
Shaw Island | Neck Bay | S3 | 2 N/E winds only |
Shaw Island | S3 | 1, 2 N/E winds only | |
Thomas Island | Anchorage 2 | S6 | 3 (vessel survey may not allow) |
LOCATION | MAP | ANCHORAGE | |
Border Island | Cateran Bay | C29 | 1 Moorings or anchorage (uncomfortable in winds over 20 knts) |
Daydream Island | Daydream Moorings | C8 | Moorings only (Booking required) Light SE winds up to 15 knots |
Haslewood Island | Chalkie’s Beach | C26 | 2 Deep and difficult to anchor |
Haslewood Island | Windy Bay | C31 | 3 |
Hayman Island | Blue Pearl Bay | C13b | 2 (caution deep anchorage) or on moorings |
Hook Island | Butterfly Bay | C14/15 | 2 or on moorings |
Hook Island | Maureen’s Cove | C14/15 | 3 or on moorings |
Hook Island | Observatory | C17 | 1 Only anchor well west of the observatory jetty |
Hook Island | Stonehaven | C12 | 1 or on moorings 2 or on moorings 3 Best in strong winds |
Lindeman Island | Boat Port | S1 | 3 Light conditions |
Lindeman Island | Gap Beach | S1 | 5 (ok up to 15 to 20 knots) |
Long Island | Happy Bay | C4 | 1 or on moorings |
Long Island | Palm Bay Resort | C4 | Moorings only, booking essential |
Mainland | Double Bay West | N12 | 2 |
Mainland | Double Bay East | N13 | 1, 2 (caution reef) |
Mainland | Funnel Bay | C2 | 1, 2 (shallow in areas) |
Mainland | Woodwark Bay | N14 | 1, 2, 3 |
Mainland | Airlie Beach | C1 | 1, 2, 3 & Whitsunday Escape moorings usually available outside marina (contact office) |
Shaw Island | Burning Point | S3 | 3 |
Shaw Island | Neck Bay | S2 | 2 (strong current) |
South Molle Island | Bauer Bay (Resort) | C9a | 1 Eastern side of the jetty Moorings available |
Whitsunday Island | Cid Harbour | C19 | 1, 2 |
Whitsunday Island | Mays Bay | C18 | 1 |
Whitsunday Island | Tongue Bay | C27 | 1 or on moorings (caution beach access not possible at low tide) |
Whitsunday Island | Apostle Bay | C28 | May have side swell |
Whitsunday Island | Whitehaven Beach | C26 | 1 |
Whitsunday Island | Beach 25 | C20 | 2 Shallow close inshore |
LOCATION | MAP | ANCHORAGE | |
Black Island | C12 | Moorings only (Caution Reef) | |
Esk Island | C27 | Moorings only | |
Dumbell Island | C29 | Moorings only | |
Henning Island | C20 | Moorings only | |
Langford Reef | C12 | Moorings or anchorage (caution reef is close to moorings) | |
Hook Island | False Nara | C11 | Moorings only (Caution Reef) |
Hook Island | Curlew Beach | C10 | Anchorage only |
Hook Island | Manta Ray Bay | C14/15 | Moorings ONLY (Caution some moorings are for dinghies only and are in shallow water). |
Hook Island | Pinnacle Bay | C14/15 | Moorings only |
Hook Island | Luncheon Bay | C14/15 | Moorings only |
Hazelwood Island | Katie’s Cove | C26 | Anchorage only (shallow areas) |
Maher Island | West Side only | S2 | Light conditions only |
Whitsunday Island | Betty’s Beach | C27 | Anchor Outside Hill Inlet |
Whitsunday Island | Whitehaven Beach | C27 | Anchor anywhere along beach |