For many recreational boat users, the port is a gateway to Rottnest Island, Cockburn Sound and beyond.
If you are a recreational boat user, please read the Navigating Fremantle Waterways Guidelines. The guidelines highlight some of the special considerations recreational vessels should be aware of to safely navigate Fremantle Port waters.
It is important that recreational boat owners understand the operational limitations of large vessels in restricted waters, such as the port's shipping channels.
Department of Planning and Infrastructure regulations require small boats to keep clear of commercial shipping in all Western Australian ports.
Fremantle Port is Western Australia's major trading gateway. The port operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and there are more than 4,000 shipping movements annually.
Fremantle Ports is responsible for the safe navigation of shipping in the port's 383 square kilometres of water and the safety of shipping and recreational boating is critically important.
Weather
Live wave and current data is available at this website's local sea observations.
For the latest weather forecast, see the Bureau of Meteorology.